Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 77-82 , March 2004

Bipolar II disorder family history using the family history screen: findings and clinical implications

  • Franco Benazzi

      Affiliations

    • Outpatient Psychiatry Center, University of California at San Diego (USA) Collaborating Center, Ravenna, Italy
    • Department of Psychiatry, National Health Service, Forli, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Franco Benazzi, M.D., Via Pozzetto 17, 48010 Castiglione di Cervia RA, Italy

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doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2003.12.003

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 77-82 , March 2004

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