Allostatic load in bipolar disorder: Imp
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Flavio Kapczinski; Eduard Vieta; Ana Cristina Andreazza; Benicio N. Frey; Fabian
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Article
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2008
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Current literature on the effects of chronic stress in general health converges to the concept of allostatic load (AL). AL is the bodily 'wear and tear' that emerges with sustained allostatic states. In the field of bipolar disorder (BD), AL offers an important clue as to why patients who undergo re