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Focus on bipolar illness.
Manic-depression (contemporary bipolar disorder) has been known since the era of Hippocrates and Areteus. However, in light of data accumulated over the last 20 years, our understanding of this disorder has changed significantly. Kraepelin's contribution, which emphasized generally favorable outcome for this illness, needs to be revised in part due to chronic and complex clinical pictures beyon...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0007-1250,1472-1465
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.161.4.569