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Affective Disorders
Published Online: 22 JUL 2003
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002202
Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Gartside, S. 2003. Affective Disorders. eLS. .
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Abstract
The affective disorders (e.g. depression and bipolar disorder) are a group of common psychiatric disorders in which pathological disturbance of mood is the primary symptom. Although the neuropathology of affective disorders is unclear, they can be treated successfully with antidepressant and mood-stabilizing drugs.
Keywords:
- depression;
- bipolar disorder;
- antidepressant;
- mood stabilizer
