Distinguishing bipolar disorder from borderline personality disorder: A study of current clinical practice

European Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 965-974

  Saunders, K E A ^a   Bilderbeck, A C ^a   Price, J ^a   Goodwin, G M ^a  

^a WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Mania and bipolar disorder; Psychiatric assessments; Psychiatry in Europe

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BORDERLINE STATE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DSM-IV-TR; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84955475956     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2015.09.007     Document Type: Article

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