1988
Delusional depression and bipolar spectrum: evidence for a possible association from a family study of children.
Weissman M, Warner V, John K, Prusoff B, Merikangas K, Wickramaratne P, Gammon G. Delusional depression and bipolar spectrum: evidence for a possible association from a family study of children. Neuropsychopharmacology 1988, 1: 257-64. PMID: 3251505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressionBipolar disorderDelusional depressionBipolar spectrumOffspring of probandsDirect interview studySubgroups of interestNormal controlsPossible associationHealth professionalsDelusional subtypesDepressionDisordersCyclothymiaFamily studiesChildrenSubtypesPedigree studiesThreefold increaseFamily membersPossible relationshipSocial impairmentProbandsFindingsEarlier findings
1983
Use of a structured diagnostic interview to identify bipolar disorder in adolescent inpatients: frequency and manifestations of the disorder
Gammon G, John K, Rothblum E, Mullen K, Tischler G, Weissman M. Use of a structured diagnostic interview to identify bipolar disorder in adolescent inpatients: frequency and manifestations of the disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1983, 140: 543-547. PMID: 6846581, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.140.5.543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDSM-III diagnosesBipolar disorderAdolescent inpatientsAffective disordersStructured diagnostic methodsAtypical bipolar disorderDSM-III criteriaMajor affective disordersStructured diagnostic interviewHospital chartsSchool-Aged ChildrenEpidemiological VersionNonaffective psychosisDiagnostic InterviewInpatientsDisordersDiagnosisDiagnostic methodsSemistructured interviewsPrevious findingsPsychosisSchizophrenia