Gender differences in the clinical course of depression in bipolar disorder by N. A. Tyuvina, A. E. Stolyarova, D. V. Morozova, M. S. Verbitskaya

“…The depression in women with BD is characterized by a higher prevalence of apathy, tearfulness, self-harm, body dysmorphic disorder, decreased appetite. Both male and female patients with depression and BD have a high level of anxiety, presence of psychomotor retardation, self-accusation and irritancy, 10% had atypical features according to the DSM-V criteria. …”
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