Screening for bipolar disorder in the primary care: A Brazilian survey

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Two recent studies conducted in the US and in France found an unexpectedly high prevalence of a positive screen for bipolar disorder (BD) in primary care (PC). There are few studies of the prevalence of BD in PC and no information exists on the epidemiology of BD in Brazilian PC services. This study investigated the prevalence and correlates of a positive screen for BD among patients attending three Brazilian PC centers. METHODS: …

Authors

Castelo MS; Hyphantis TN; Macêdo DS; Lemos GO; Machado YO; Kapczinski F; McIntyre RS; Carvalho AF

Journal

Journal of Affective Disorders, Vol. 143, No. 1-3, pp. 118–124

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

12 2012

DOI

10.1016/j.jad.2012.05.040

ISSN

0165-0327

Associated Experts

Flavio Kapczinski

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences

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