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Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming) PLOS ONE

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Real-world clinical predictors of manic/hypomanic episodes among outpatients with bipolar disorder

Keita Tokumitsu, Yasui-Furukori Norio, Naoto Adachi, Yukihisa Kubota, Yoichiro Watanabe, Kazuhira Miki, et al.
journals.plos.org Summary & key facts 2021 12 citations

This Japanese study looked at 2,231 outpatients with bipolar disorder and found that 29.1% had a manic or hypomanic episode within one year. Lower functioning (lower GAF score), rapid cycling, a coexisting personality disorder, bipolar I diagnosis, substance abuse, and being in a manic or mixed mood at the start…

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