Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 117, Issue 3 , Pages 131-136 , October 2009

The modified SCID Hypomania Module (SCID-Hba): A detailed systematic phenomenologic probing

  • Franco Benazzi

      Affiliations

    • Hecker Psychiatry Research Center, Forli, Italy
    • Collaborative site, University of California at San Diego International Mood Center, La Jolla, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
    • Department of Psychiatry, National Health Service, Forli, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Via Pozzetto 17, 48015 Castiglione Cervia RA, Italy. Tel.: +39 335 6191 852; fax: +39 054 330 069.
    • ,
  • Hagop S. Akiskal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, USA
    • Division of International Health and Cross-Cultural Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, USA

Received 2 June 2009 ,Accepted 2 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.06.001

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 117, Issue 3 , Pages 131-136 , October 2009

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