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The course of bipolar disorder in rural India

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: AIM: To examine the naturalistic course of bipolar disorder in a rural, community-based, partially treated cohort. METHODS: All patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder during an epidemiological survey (n=34) in a rural area in India were followed longitudinally using standardized instruments, and the life-chart method used to examine their course. RESULTS: Seven (26%) of the 27 patients evaluated directly had not received any treatment whatsoever. Four patients (15%) had experienced rapid-cycling at some time; patients without rapid-cycling had experienced a mean 0.22 episodes/year. Episodes of mania accounted for 72% of all episodes. None of the variables examined appeared to predict the total number of episodes experienced by individual patients, although rapid-cycling occurred significantly more often if the patients had not received any psychopharmacological treatment. CONCLUSIONS: A mania-predominant course was observed in this small cohort, similar to reports from other developing countries.

Source: Indian Journal of Psychiatry

DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.31559

Authors: MohitP Chopra, KV Kishore Kumar, DK Subbakrishna, Sanjeev Jain, RSrinivasa Murthy

Institution: National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

Language: English

Topic: Bipolar Disorder and Treatment

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2054473544

FWCI: 0.183

Cites: 16

Cited by: 33

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