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Mood instability versus bipolar disorder: what to look for
Author(s) -
Harpur Catherine,
Harris Lorna,
Masson Neil
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1679
Subject(s) - mood , bipolar disorder , medicine , instability , mood disorders , psychiatry , feature (linguistics) , clinical psychology , anxiety , mechanics , linguistics , philosophy , physics
It is important to differentiate between the various disorders that feature mood instability because this has significant implications for management. In this article, the authors discuss the differential diagnosis of bipolar disorder and other types of mood instability and the current recommended treatment options.