Clinical differences between bipolar and unipolar
depression
2008 ◽
Vol 192
(5)
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pp. 388-389
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Keyword(s):
SummaryIt is commonly – but wrongly – assumed that there are no important differences between the clinical presentations of major depressive disorder and bipolar depression. Here we compare clinical course variables and depressive symptom profiles in a large sample of individuals with major depressive disorder (n=593) and bipolar disorder (n=443). Clinical characteristics associated with a bipolar course included the presence of psychosis, diurnal mood variation and hypersomnia during depressive episodes, and a greater number of shorter depressive episodes. Such features should alert a clinician to a possible bipolar course. This is important because optimal management is not the same for bipolar and unipolar depression.
2011 ◽
Vol 199
(4)
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pp. 303-309
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2021 ◽
2016 ◽
Vol 33
(S1)
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pp. S374-S374
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2011 ◽
Vol 33
(1)
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pp. 64-67
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Keyword(s):
2014 ◽
Vol 205
(4)
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pp. 268-274
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