Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 126, Issue 1 , Pages 55-60 , October 2010

Psychotic versus non-psychotic bipolar II disorder

  • Lorenzo Mazzarini

      Affiliations

    • Bipolar Disorders Programme, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    • Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Sant’ Andrea Hospital, 2nd Medical School, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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  • Francesc Colom

      Affiliations

    • Bipolar Disorders Programme, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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  • Isabella Pacchiarotti

      Affiliations

    • Bipolar Disorders Programme, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    • Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Sant’ Andrea Hospital, 2nd Medical School, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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  • Alessandra M.A. Nivoli

      Affiliations

    • Bipolar Disorders Programme, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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  • Andrea Murru

      Affiliations

    • Bipolar Disorders Programme, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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  • C. Mar Bonnin

      Affiliations

    • Bipolar Disorders Programme, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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  • Nuria Cruz

      Affiliations

    • Bipolar Disorders Programme, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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  • Jose Sanchez-Moreno

      Affiliations

    • Bipolar Disorders Programme, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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  • Giorgio D. Kotzalidis

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Sant’ Andrea Hospital, 2nd Medical School, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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  • Paolo Girardi

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Sant’ Andrea Hospital, 2nd Medical School, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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  • Roberto Tatarelli

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Sant’ Andrea Hospital, 2nd Medical School, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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  • Eduard Vieta

      Affiliations

    • Bipolar Disorders Programme, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Director Bipolar Disorders Program, Clinical Institute of Neuroscience, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Villarroel 170. 08036, Barcelona, Spain. Tel.: +34 932275401; fax: +34 932275795.

Received 12 February 2010 ,Revised 30 March 2010 ,Accepted 31 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.03.028

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 126, Issue 1 , Pages 55-60 , October 2010

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