Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 82, Issue 1 , Pages 131-134 , 1 October 2004

Bipolar disorder: I. Temperament and character

  • Christer Engström

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroscience and Locomotion, University of Linköping, Sweden
    • ,
  • Sven Brändström

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroscience and Locomotion, University of Linköping, Sweden
    • ,
  • Sören Sigvardsson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Medicine, University of Umeå, Sweden
    • ,
  • Robert Cloninger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Washington University, St Louis, USA
    • ,
  • Per-Olof Nylander

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry, 393 59 Kalmar, Sweden. Tel.: +46-480-81000; fax: +46-480-448991.
    • Department of Neuroscience and Locomotion, University of Linköping, Sweden
    • Department of Psychiatry, 393 59 Kalmar, Sweden

Received 25 February 2002 ,Revised 18 September 2003 ,Accepted 22 September 2003.

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PII: S0165-0327(03)00231-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2003.09.004

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 82, Issue 1 , Pages 131-134 , 1 October 2004

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