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Familial overlap between bipolar disorder and psychotic symptoms in a Canadian cohort.
Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie - 1 Mar 2005
Rende Richard, Hodgins Sheilagh, Palmour Roberta, Faucher Brigitte, Allaire Jean-François
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BACKGROUND: Although they were once considered separate nosologic entities, there is current interest in the etiologic overlap between bipolar disorder (BD) and schizophrenia. A critical issue concerns the familial basis of the overlap, specifically, the possibility of a distinct familial subtype of BD with psychotic features. METHODS: We recruited individuals with BD from the community and compared them with a...
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