Association between the so-called aactivation syndromea and bipolar II disorder, a related disorder, and bipolar suggestive features in outpatients with depression

Background: Activation syndrome (AS) is a cluster of symptoms listed by the US Food and Drug Administration as possible suicidality precursors during antidepressant treatment. We aimed to clarify whether AS is associated with bipolar II disorder (BP-II) and its related disorder, i.e., bipolar disord...

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Published inJournal of affective disorders Vol. 147; no. 1-3; pp. 196 - 202
Main Authors Takeshima, Minoru, Oka, Takashi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.05.2013
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Affective disorders
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Summary:Background: Activation syndrome (AS) is a cluster of symptoms listed by the US Food and Drug Administration as possible suicidality precursors during antidepressant treatment. We aimed to clarify whether AS is associated with bipolar II disorder (BP-II) and its related disorder, i.e., bipolar disorder not otherwise specified (BP-NOS), which are often mistreated as major depressive disorder (MDD), as well as bipolar suggestive features in outpatients with depression.
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ISSN:0165-0327
DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2013.05.077