This study investigated medication compliance, disease recurrence and the recovery of
social function in discharged psychiatric patients with bipolar disorder. A 2-year follow-up …

Objective The purpose of this study is to determine whether patients with a discharge
diagnosis of bipolar depression were prescribed medications that are in accordance with …

What is known and objective Bipolar disorder is a common and disabling condition.
Although its negative impact may be limited in some way by the use of different treatment …

Background Complex polypharmacy (CP) is common in bipolar disorder (BD). We assessed
the associations between CP, adherence, and side effect burden, and patient traits …

The majority of patients treated for bipolar disorder receive multiple psychotropic
medications concurrently (polypharmacy), despite a lack of empirical evidence for any …

Background Oral antipsychotic (AP) medications are frequently prescribed to people with
bipolar I disorder (BD-I). A cross-sectional online survey examined the experiences of …

The American Psychiatric Association guidelines for treating bipolar disorder recommend
combination therapies to treat patients experiencing severe acute manic or mixed episodes …

Background: Many patients with bipolar disorder receive multi-drug treatment regimens, but
the distinguishing profiles of patients who receive complex pharmacologies have not been …

Objective: This study developed risk profiles of psychiatric hospitaliza-tion for veterans
diagnosed as having bipolar disorder. Methods: This study included 2,963 veterans …

Background Bipolar disorder is a mood dysregulation characterized by recurrent symptoms
and episodes of mania, hypomania, depression, and mixed mood. The complexity of treating …