OBJECTIVES: This study measured the treatment cost of bipolar disorder (BPD),
decomposed the cost into that portion which was directly BPD-related and that attributable to …

Objective: This study assessed costs among patients with bipolar disorder for treatment
related to bipolar disorder and to comorbid conditions. Risk factors associated with costs …

Bipolar disorder is a chronic, debilitating psychiatric illness with serious ramifications for
patients, their families, and society. Despite the availability of effective treatments, this …

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 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 …

We reviewed the current literature on medical comorbidity burden in bipolar disorder.
Overall, current studies suggest that numerous medical conditions may occur …

Manic–depressive (bipolar) disorder is a severe, relapsing mental illness that shares
characterstics both with major depressive disorder and with serious mental illnesses such as …

BackgroundThe socio-economic impact of bipolar disorder in the UK is unknown. AimsTo
estimate the annual socioeconomic burden imposed by bipolar disorder on UK society …

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