Prospective: Is bipolar disorder being overdiagnosed?

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2018, Pages

  Kelly, Tammas ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b The Depression and Bipolar Clinic of Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

bipolar disorders; clinicians; overdiagnosis; SCID; underdiagnosis

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVIEW; STANDARDS;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MEDICAL OVERUSE;

EID: 85052754063     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: 15570657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.1725     Document Type: Review

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