Prevalence and Associated Features of Anxiety Disorder Comorbidity in Bipolar Disorder: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression Study

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue , 2018, Pages

  Yapici Eser, Hale ^a   Kacar, Anil S ^a   Kilciksiz, Can M ^a,b,c   Yalçinay Inan, Merve ^a   Ongur, Dost ^b,c  

^a KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b McLean Hospital   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety disorders; bipolar disorder; epidemiology; panic disorder; psychosis; substance related disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 85061594015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16640640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00229     Document Type: Review

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