Clinical characteristics of bipolar disorder: a comparative study between Argentina and the United States

International Journal of Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Holtzman, Jessica N ^a,b   Lolich, Maria ^b   Ketter, Terence A ^a   Vázquez, Gustavo H ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Bipolar disorder; Clinical characteristics; Comparative; Early onset; Onset age; Prescription patterns; United States

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MIDDLE AGED; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE USE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85026531331     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21947511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40345-015-0027-z     Document Type: Article

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