Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 78, Issue 1 , Pages 81-84 , January 2004

Earlier onset of bipolar disorder in children by antidepressants or stimulants? An hypothesis

  • Catrien G. Reichart

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Sophia Children’s Hospital/Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, Rotterdam 3015 GD, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31-10-463-4551; fax: +31-10-463-3217.
    • ,
  • Willem A. Nolen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Utrecht and Altrecht Institute for Mental Health Care, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Received 17 January 2002 ,Revised 15 May 2002 ,Accepted 27 May 2002.

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PII: S0165-0327(02)00180-5

doi: 10.1016/S0165-0327(02)00180-5

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 78, Issue 1 , Pages 81-84 , January 2004

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