Bipolar disorder is a chronic, severe, recurrent mood disorder. Traditional estimates of the
prevalence of the disorder may underestimate the actual total disease burden. The condition …

Not only is bipolar disorder a chronic, severe psychiatric disorder, it is also expensive to treat
and expensive to society. An estimate of the total cost of bipolar disorder made more than a …

This article reviews the prevalence of bipolar disorder, as well as the studies quantifying the
burden of illness and cost of illness of this condition. It also discusses barriers to treatment …

Bipolar disorder shares depressive symptoms with unipolar major depressive disorder but is
defined by episodes of mania or hypomania. Bipolar disorder in its broadest sense has a …

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Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness) is a common, recurrent, and severe psychiatric
illness. 20 Classified as a mood disorder, this illness also affects cognition and behavior and …

Bipolar disorder is a chronic, intermittent illness that is associated with high morbidity and
mortality. In addition, patients with bipolar disorder often have comorbid psychiatric …

Bipolar depression is the underrecognized and unappreciated phase of bipolar disorder.
Nevertheless, bipolar depression is responsible for much of the morbidity and mortality …

Economic Grand Rounds difficulty in regaining employment, days lost from work, and the
potential for increased interactions with the criminal justice system all contribute not only to …

Medical comorbidities are common in patients with bipolar (BP) disorder but have not been
previously examined for differences between United States and Europe. More than 900 …