Detecting the Risk for Affective Spectrum Disorders in the Children of Bipolar Parents

Early Detection and Management of Mental Disorders

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 163-184

  Masi, Gabriele ^a   Akiskal, Hagop S ^b   Akiskal, Kareen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar spectrum disorders; Childhood onset bipolar disorder; Early onset bipolar disorder; Family Environment Scale (FES); Genetic anticipation; Putative "mood genes" and clinical phenotypes; Response to lithium prophylaxis; Subsyndromal bipolar disorder; Temperamental features

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948967572     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/0470010851.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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