Bipolar disorder (BD) is a mood disorder with subtypes characterized by episodes of mania,
hypomania, and/or depression. BD is associated with substantial economic burden, and the …

Background The current societal costs of bipolar I disorder (BDI) have not been
comprehensively characterized in the United States, as previous studies are based on data …

Objectives Recent reviews lack important information on the high costofillness worldwide
for bipolar disorder (BD). Therefore, the present study systematically analyzed those costs …

Objective: This study examined health care resource utilization and direct health care costs
among patients diagnosed with bipolar I disorder in a privately insured population. Methods …

Bipolar disorder is a chronic affective disorder that causes significant economic burden to
patients, families and society. It has a lifetime prevalence of approximately 1.3%. Bipolar …

Background: Review of published studies reveals few data regarding determinants of the
poor functional outcome and high healthcare costs that are characteristic of bipolar disorder …

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 …

INTRODUCTION:: Bipolar disorder is a common illness characterized by recurrent episodes
of pathological disturbances of mood. The aim of this study was to estimate the annual cost …

OBJECTIVE: To conduct an analysis yielding estimates of the direct and indirect costs
accruing from bipolar I and II disorders in 2009. The last analysis of these costs pertained to …