Bipolar I and II versus unipolar depression: Clinical differences and impulsivity/aggression traits

European Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 106-113

  Dervic, K ^a,b   Garcia Amador, M ^c   Sudol, K ^a   Freed, P ^f   Brent, D A ^d   Mann, J J ^a   Harkavy Friedman, J M ^e   Oquendo, M A ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA EN RED DE SALUD MENTAL CIBERSAM   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e American Foundation for Suicide Prevention   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Impulsivity; Mood; Personality disorder; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MANIA; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL HISTORY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SECOND DEGREE RELATIVE; STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84920937600     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2014.06.005     Document Type: Article

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