Objective: Treatment of coexisting medical comorbidities may reduce the risk of adverse
outcomes among patients with bipolar disorder. We determined the prevalence of general …

OBJECTIVE: The study examined health care utilization and costs among patients treated
for bipolar-spectrum disorders in an insured population. METHODS: Computerized data on …

Background: Bipolar disorder greatly impacts health-related quality of life (HRQoL), physical
and social functioning, employment, and work productivity, and greatly increases health …

The authors review the literature on the clinical and economic impact of unrecognized and
inadequately treated bipolar disorder, highlighting the need to improve identification and …

Objectives Individuals with bipolar disorder have high rates of other medical comorbidity,
which is associated with higher mortality rates and worse course of illness. The present …

OBJECTIVE: This paper reviews the epidemiology, etiology, assessment, and management
of bipolar disorder. Special attention is paid to factors that complicate treatment, including …

BACKGROUND: Bipolar disorder (BPD) is a disabling disease with high morbidity rates. An
international (Spain, France) comparative study about hospitalizations and in-patient care …

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 …

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

Objectives To estimate the individual cost and populationlevel economic burden of Bipolar
Disorder (BD), and explore the impact of clinical and sociodemographic factors on costs in …