Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: Summary Bipolar disorder is arguably a pivotal diagnosis in adult psychiatry bounded by schizophrenia on one side and unipolar depression on the other. It represents a wide spectrum of disorders, all sharing common features of elated and depressed mood. The early descriptions of symptom-free euthymia have long been dismissed and the chronic and enduring deficits associated with the disorder are beginning to be better understood. We review the current literature with regard to the course of the disorder, factors that may influence prognosis and common comorbidities.
Authors: Kate E. A. Saunders, Guy M. Goodwin
Institution: University of Oxford
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funders: Eli Lilly and Company, AstraZeneca, Sanofi, Servier
OpenAlex ID: W2151643320