Bipolar disorder in later life.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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9780801885815

Bipolar disorder in later life.

Ed. by Martha Sajatovic and Frederic C. Blow.

Johns Hopkins U. Press

2007

257 pages

$50.00

Hardcover

RC516

Whether the result of simple demographics, of better treatment leading to people with the disorder surviving longer, or as an element of aging, diagnoses of bipolar disorder have increased, particularly late-onset. This collectio...

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