Overdiagnosis of bipolar disorder: A critical analysis of the literature

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Ghouse, Amna A ^a   Sanches, Marsal ^a   Zunta Soares, Giovana ^a   Swann, Alan C ^a   Soares, Jair C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BORDERLINE STATE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DSM-5; DSM-IV; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MOOD DISORDER QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTPATIENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REVIEW; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; META ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84890024338     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/297087     Document Type: Review

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