Background Predicting patients who convert to bipolar disorder is important for deciding
appropriate treatment for young adults with major depressive disorder (MDD). We focused …

Although several studies have examined a diagnostic conversion from major depressive
disorder (MDD) to bipolar disorder (BD), only a few studies specifically focused on …

Background Patients with bipolar disorder (BD) and depressive episodes are usually
diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD). It is clinically important to estimate …

BackgroundIt is clinically important to predict the conversion of major depression (MD) to
bipolar disorder (BD). Therefore, we sought to identify related conversion rates and risk …

Objective Some people with major depressive disorder (MDD) may be at a pre‐onset stage
for bipolar disorder (BD), where early identification or prevention efforts may be feasible. We …

Objectives: It is essential to clinically distinguish bipolar affective disorder from unipolar
affective disorders. However, patients previously diagnosed with unipolar affective disorder …

Objective Conversion from unipolar depression (UD) to bipolar disorder (BD) is a clinically
important event that should lead to treatment modifications. Unfortunately, recognition of this …

Background Bipolar (BP) disorder, especially BP depression is common and yet remains
enigmatic until the emergence of mania. The rates and risk factors of conversion from …

The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical characteristics of bipolar disorder I, II
(BD I and II) and not otherwise specified (BD NOS) to those of major depressive disorder …

BACKGROUND: Bipolar disorder-not otherwise specified (BD-NOS) is an imprecise,
heterogeneous diagnosis that is unstable in youth. This study reports rates of conversion …