Bipolar disorder-methodological problems and future perspectives

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Figure 1. Bipolar II disorder as a percentage of major depressive episodes. Age: 40/41 years; Zurich Cohort Study. BP-II, bipolar II; UP, unipolar

Table I. Mood disorders: MDD and BPD lifetime prevalence. 3-6 MDD, manic-depressive disorder; BPD, bipolar disorder

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