Schizophrenia and manic-depression: separate illnesses or a continuum?

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Schizophrenia and manic-depression: separate illnesses or a continuum?

Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie - 1 Nov 1994

Lapierre Y D

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Kraepelin proposed that schizophrenia and manic-depression were distinct and separable disorders. This hypothesis has been challenged recently by proponents of the "unitary psychosis" theory which posits a continuum from unipolar to bipolar disorder, continuing through schizoaffective and schizop...

Topics

Bipolar Disorder
Brain
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Phenotype
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychotic Disorders
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenic Psychology

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