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Original Article

Screening for bipolar disorder in medicated patients treated for unipolar depression in a psychiatric outpatient clinic using the Mood Disorder Questionnaire

Yu Ting Wang Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, St. Martin De Porres Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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Tzung Lieh Yeh Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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I Hui Lee Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Kao Ching Chen Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Po See Chen Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; National Cheng Kung University Hospital and Dou-Liou Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan
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Dr Yen Kuang Yang Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; National Cheng Kung University Hospital and Dou-Liou Branch, Yunlin, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ru Band Lu Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Institute of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; National Cheng Kung University Hospital and Dou-Liou Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan
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Pages 117-121 | Received 06 Dec 2007, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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