Apparent comorbidity of bipolar disorder in a population with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder

Military Medicine

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 157-161

  McLay, Robert N ^a   Ram, Vasudha ^b   Webb Murphy, Jennifer ^b   Baird, Alicia ^c   Hickey, Anita ^a   Johnston, Scott ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b Naval Center for Combat and Operational Stress Control   (United States)

^c Geneva Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOLDIER; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84924712920     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: 1930613X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00307     Document Type: Article

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