Major Depressive Disorder With Subthreshold Bipolarity: Exploring and Managing New Diagnoses

The article by Angst and colleagues in this issue (1) proposes an additional disorder within the spectrum of bipolar disorders, involving people who have major depressive disorder and subthreshold hypomania symptoms. This condition differs from major depression in having more familial bipolar disord...

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Published in:The American journal of psychiatry 2010-10, Vol.167 (10), p.1145-1147
Main Author: Westermeyer, Joe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bipolar disorder
Bipolar Disorder - diagnosis
Bipolar Disorder - epidemiology
Comorbidity
Depressive Disorder, Major - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder, Major - epidemiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Humans
Medical diagnosis
Mental depression
Morbidity
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - statistics & numerical data
Psychiatry - trends
Terminology as Topic
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Summary:The article by Angst and colleagues in this issue (1) proposes an additional disorder within the spectrum of bipolar disorders, involving people who have major depressive disorder and subthreshold hypomania symptoms. This condition differs from major depression in having more familial bipolar disorder, a younger age at onset, more severe symptoms, higher rates of comorbidity, and more depressive episodes.
ISSN:0002-953X
1535-7228
DOI:10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10060827