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. 2000 Oct;1(4):187-9.
doi: 10.3109/15622970009150590.

Predominant polarity of bipolar patients in Israel

Y Osher  1 , Y Yaroslavsky, R el-Rom, R H Belmaker
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Predominant polarity of bipolar patients in Israel

Y Osher et al. World J Biol Psychiatry. 2000 Oct.

Abstract

Studies in European and American populations have suggested that the course of bipolar illness is most often characterised by a predominance of depressions over manias. The current chart review study suggests that among manic-depressive patients in Southern Israel, a predominately manic course of illness is more common. Unlike some previous studies, no sex differences were noted in type of illness course. Possible explanations for the main finding, including climate-related factors, are discussed.

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