Posted by sherry on March 22, 2000, at 17:40:11
In reply to Re: Me? Bipolar III citations for Sherry, posted by Noa on March 21, 2000, at 18:09:24
Thank you for taking the time to look up the citation. ~Sherry
> Here is one citation. I gotta go--you can only use the internet at the library for 30 minutes if anyone is waiting.
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> : Psychiatr Clin North Am 1999 Sep;22(3):517-34, vii
> Related Articles, Books, LinkOut
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> The evolving bipolar spectrum. Prototypes I, II, III, and IV.
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> Akiskal HS, Pinto O
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> Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, USA.
> hakiskal@ucsd.edu
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> This article argues for the necessity of a partial return to Kraepelin's broad concept of
> manic-depressive illness, and proposes definitions--and provides prototypical cases--to illustrate
> the rich clinical phenomenology of bipolar subtypes I through IV. Although considerable evidence
> supports such extensions of bipolarity encroaching upon the territory of major depressive
> disorder, further research is needed in this area. From a practice standpoint, the compelling
> reason for broadening the bipolar spectrum lies in the utility of mood stabilizers as augmentation
> or monotherapy in the treatment of major depressive disorders with soft bipolar features falling
> short of the current strict standards for the diagnosis of bipolar II and hypomania in DSM-IV and
> ICD-10.
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