Age at onset, course of illness and response to psychotherapy in bipolar disorder: results from the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD).

BACKGROUND: The course of bipolar disorder progressively worsens in some patients. Although responses to pharmacotherapy appear to diminish with greater chronicity, less is known about whether patients' prior courses of illness are related to responses to psychotherapy. METHOD: Embedded in the...

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Main Authors: Peters, A, Sylvia, L, Magalhães, P, Miklowitz, D, Frank, E, Otto, M, Hansen, N, Dougherty, D, Berk, M, Nierenberg, A, Deckersbach, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2014