… Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most common … be prescribed any antipsychotics
and any mood stabilizers. … we excluded 306 patients with BD misdiagnosed with MDD by …

… medications, the prescription prevalence of antipsychotics in this … Also, different prescribing
patterns might contribute to the … The symptoms of vascular dementia can be misdiagnosed …

… BP-II misdiagnosed as MDD in Chinese clinical populations [2]. … antidepressants and
combination medications. Specifically, 7 were taking mood stabilizers, 16 were taking antipsychotics…

… The disparity in prescribing patterns of BPD maintenance … governments but genetically
(Chinese vs. predominantly Caucasian) … to initial misdiagnosis of unipolar depression and hence …

… and prescription patterns of psychotropic drugs in atypical … differences in the use of
antipsychotics treatment in the study. Others … We had excluded the misdiagnosed MDD patients in …

… a mood stabilizer plus a second-generation antipsychotic, which … reported to influence
prescribing patterns and guideline … and training in China to avoid misdiagnosis and inappropriate …

… antipsychotics (APs), antidepressants, mood stabilizers, and … bipolar disorder but were
treated as having major depression… with bipolar disorder were misdiagnosed with depression …

… with MDD need antipsychotics or mood stabilizer, patients should be … misdiagnosis and
treatment of MDD in patients with bipolar … In the main analysis, antidepressant use did not show a …

… Major depressive episode (MDE) is a very common and … been conducted, especially in the
People’s Republic of China. … We found that misdiagnosis acts as a protective factor against …

… and spread of knowledge and practices related to bipolar “spectrum” disorder among Iranian
… patients with a major depressive disorder diagnosis conform to the bipolar II pattern (Angst, …