Distress and disability in young adults presenting to clinical services with mood disorders

International Journal of Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Scott, Elizabeth M ^a,b   Hermens, Daniel F ^a   Naismith, Sharon L ^a   Guastella, Adam J ^a   White, Django ^a   Whitwell, Bradley G ^a   Lagopoulos, Jim ^a   Scott, Jan ^c,d   Hickie, Ian B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol and substance misuse; Bipolar; Co morbidity; Unipolar; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CANNABIS USE; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HUMAN; KESSLER PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBSTANCE USE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; VOCATION; WORK AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT SCALE; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 85015623951     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21947511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2194-7511-1-23     Document Type: Article

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