Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 74, Issue 2 , Pages 197-201 , April 2003

Age onset of psychotic versus non-psychotic bipolar illness in men and in women

This work was presented as a poster at the APA Meeting, May 15, 2000, Chicago, IL

  • Aysegul Yildiz

      Affiliations

    • Dokuz Eylul Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Izmir, Turkey
    • Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Bipolar Clinic, Boston, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90-232-244-4724; fax: +90-232-259-9723
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  • Gary S. Sachs

      Affiliations

    • Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Bipolar Clinic, Boston, MA, USA

Received 18 December 2000 ,Revised 6 November 2001 ,Accepted 4 December 2001.

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doi: 10.1016/S0165-0327(02)00003-4

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 74, Issue 2 , Pages 197-201 , April 2003

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