title: Introduction to the Special Section. New advances in the understanding and treatment of bipolar disorder.
abstract: The current renewed interest in the field of bipolar disorders can be attributed to various factors which are reviewed in this Special Section of the International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. Bipolar disorders are one of the most frequent disorders in psychiatry and this Special Section presents papers on recent advances in the clinical course, epidemiology, biological models and neurobiology of bipolar disorders. Novel therapeutic approaches will be covered in a second part in Volume 6, Number 3 (September 2003).
authors.affiliation: Erasme Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Universit Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels. dsouery@arcadis.be
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Souery
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mendlewicz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged