Distinguishing bipolar from unipolar depression: The importance of clinical symptoms and illness features

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2437-2446

  Leonpacher, A K ^a   Liebers, D ^a   Pirooznia, M ^a   Jancic, D ^b   Mackinnon, D F ^a   Mondimore, F M ^a   Schweizer, B ^a   Potash, J B ^b   Zandi, P P ^a,c   Goes, F S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; diagnosis; major depressive disorder; mixed symptoms; psychosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84937010344     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291715000446     Document Type: Article

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