An approach to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with bipolar spectrum mood disorders, identifying temperaments.
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Disorders of the bipolar spectrum (including sub-threshold forms) are very common, more so than is normally considered: these pathologies are often underestimated, not diagnosed or badly treated. In this article we describe a method hereby a patient with bipolar disorder is evaluated clinically, having regard to establishing the patient's underlying temperament.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Psychiatria Danubina
دوره 24 Suppl 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012