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 …

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 …

Objective To estimate the excess costs associated with bipolar disorders in Australia, based
on prevalence (using the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ)) and associated excess …

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 …

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 …

Purpose There is a lack of comprehensive cost-of-illness studies in bipolar disorder, in
particular studies based on patient-level data. The purpose of this study was to estimate the …

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

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: While there have been many studies comparing direct and indirect costs
engendered individually and nationally by those with unipolar (UP) and bipolar (BP) …