Diagnosis of bipolar disorder in primary and secondary care: What have we learned over a 10-year period?

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 174, Issue , 2015, Pages 225-232

  Daigneault, Andrée ^a,b,c,d   Duclos, Catherine ^a,b,c   Saury, Sybille ^b   Paquet, Jean ^a   Dumont, Daniel ^a   Beaulieu, Serge ^b,d  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; GP; Misdiagnosis; Primary care; Referral; Secondary care

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; DEMOGRAPHY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADOLESCENT; CANADA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRY; QUEBEC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SECONDARY CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919798328     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.10.057     Document Type: Article

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