title: Toward a clinical understanding of bipolar disorders: classification and presentation.
abstract: This review describes the clinical spectrum of bipolar disorder and its classification in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-IV and the International Classification of Diseases (IACD)-10. The development of new diagnostic trends and their clinical implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Royal London Hospital, St. Clement's, London, England. shane.peel@elcmht.nhs.uk
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cookson
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics