Comparison of depressive episodes in bipolar disorder and in major depressive disorder within bipolar disorder pedigrees
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Comparison of depressive episodes in bipolar disorder and in major depressive disorder within bipolar disorder pedigrees.
BACKGROUND Although genetic epidemiological studies have confirmed increased rates of major depressive disorder among the relatives of people with bipolar affective disorder, no report has compared the clinical characteristics of depression between these two groups. AIMS To compare clinical features of depressive episodes across participants with major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0007-1250,1472-1465
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.088823