Mixed symptoms in major depressive and bipolar disorders: A systematic review

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 225, Issue , 2018, Pages 756-760

  Vázquez, Gustavo H ^a,b,c   Lolich, María ^c   Cabrera, Casimiro ^a   Jokic, Ruzica ^a   Kolar, Dusan ^a   Tondo, Leonardo ^b,d,e   Baldessarini, Ross J ^b,d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Argentina)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Lucio Bini Mood Disorders Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Diagnosis; Hypomania; Major depression; Mania; Mixed features

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; BIPOLAR MANIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 85029375545     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.09.006     Document Type: Review

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