The objective of the present study was to identify the effects and relative
importance of demographic factors and psychosocial stressors on self-esteem of
psychiatric patients. The present study was carried out on a consecutive sample
of 1,190 individuals attending an open-access psychiatric outpatient clinic.
Patients were diagnosed according to DSM III-R diagnostic criteria following
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The pharmacological treatment of bipolar disorder has dramatically improved with
multiple classes of agents being used as mood-stabilizers, including lithium,
anticonvulsants, and atypical antipsychotics. However, the use of these
medications is not without risk, particularly when a patient with bipolar
disorder also has comorbid medical illness. As the physician who likely has the
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