Journal article
The International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) Task Force report on the nomenclature of course and outcome in bipolar disorders
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Via an international panel of experts, this paper attempts to document, review, interpret, and propose operational definitions used to describe the course of bipolar disorders for worldwide use, and to disseminate consensus opinion, supported by the existing literature, in order to better predict course and treatment outcomes.
METHODS: Under the auspices of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders, a task force was convened …
Authors
Tohen M; Frank E; Bowden CL; Colom F; Ghaemi SN; Yatham LN; Malhi GS; Calabrese JR; Nolen WA; Vieta E
Journal
Bipolar Disorders, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 453–473
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
August 2009
DOI
10.1111/j.1399-5618.2009.00726.x
ISSN
1398-5647