Does stress play a significant role in bipolar disorder? A meta-analysis

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 208, Issue , 2017, Pages 298-308

  Lex, Claudia ^a   Bäzner, Eva ^b   Meyer, Thomas D ^b,c  

^a Villach General Hospital   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Depression; Life event; Meta analysis; Mood episodes; Review; Stress

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILDBIRTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOOD; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEPRESSION; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; RECURRENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84993940488     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.08.057     Document Type: Review

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