Validity of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the bipolar spectrum diagnostic scale

OBJECTIVE: Bipolar spectrum disorders (BSDs) are prevalent and frequently unrecognized and undertreated. This report describes the development and validation of the Brazilian version of the bipolar spectrum diagnostic scale (B-BSDS), a screening instrument for bipolar disorders, in an adult psychiat...

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Main Authors: Milena S. Castelo, Eduardo R. Carvalho, Emília S. Gerhard, Danielle Silveira Macêdo, Eduardo D. Ferreira, André F. Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2010-01-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0047-20852010000400001&lng=en&tlng=en