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. 1992 Jan;24(1):35-41.
doi: 10.1016/0165-0327(92)90058-e.

Course of bipolar disorder in eastern India

R Khanna  1 , N Gupta, S Shanker
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Course of bipolar disorder in eastern India

R Khanna et al. J Affect Disord. 1992 Jan.

Abstract

The life course of affective episodes was determined for 95 consecutively admitted patients from eastern India fulfilling RDC criteria for definite mania during the current episode, using SADS-L interviews. There was a significantly greater frequency of manic compared to depressive relapses. Presentation as recurrent mania was very common. The total numbers of affective and manic episodes were significantly higher among those with recurrent mania and in cases where the first illness episode was manic.

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