Bipolar disorder prevalence: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 155-161

  Clemente, Adauto S ^a   Diniz, Breno S ^b   Nicolato, Rodrigo ^b   Kapczinski, Flavio P ^c,d   Soares, Jair C ^d   Firmo, Josélia O ^a   Castro Costa, Érico ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; DSM III; DSM III R; DSM IV; Meta analysis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; DATA EXTRACTION; DSM-III; DSM-III-R; DSM-IV; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84931431072     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/1516-4446-2012-1693     Document Type: Review

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