Characterizing the experience of agitation in patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia

Abstract Background Agitation is a common manifestation of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia which includes symptoms ranging from inner tension and unease to violence and aggression. Much of the existing literature has focused on agitation in the acute setting, with the patient experience poorly de...

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Main Authors: Jenna Roberts, Alfredo Gracia Canales, Sophee Blanthorn-Hazell, Anca Craciun Boldeanu, Davneet Judge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-018-1673-3