Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 85, Issue 3 , Pages 293-299 , April 2005

Diagnostic stability in bipolar disorder in clinical practise as according to ICD-10

  • Lars Vedel Kessing

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9 DK 2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark. Tel.: +45 3545 6237; fax: +45 3545 6218.

Received 8 September 2004 ,Revised 2 November 2004 ,Accepted 5 November 2004.

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PII: S0165-0327(04)00378-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2004.11.001

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 85, Issue 3 , Pages 293-299 , April 2005