Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 80, Issue 2 , Pages 115-123 , June 2004

Capacity to consent to research among patients with bipolar disorder

  • Sahana Misra

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA
    • Mental Health Division, Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center (P3MHDC), 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-503-220-8262x51177; fax: +1-503-220-3499.
    • ,
  • Linda Ganzini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA
    • Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA
    • Mental Health Division, Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center (P3MHDC), 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA

Received 17 December 2002 ,Accepted 15 April 2003.

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PII: S0165-0327(03)00109-5

doi: 10.1016/S0165-0327(03)00109-5

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 80, Issue 2 , Pages 115-123 , June 2004

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