Epidemiology and burden of bipolar disorder in Africa: a systematic review of data from Africa

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 93-100

  Esan, Oluyomi ^a   Esan, Arinola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Africa; Bipolar disorder; Burden; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; ETHIOPIA; HUMAN; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE;

AFRICA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; ETHIOPIA; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84955415894     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-015-1091-5     Document Type: Review

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