The relationship between cognitive and social functioning in older patients with bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic mental disorder that is characterized by repeated periods of depression and mania, alternating with complaint-free periods (Clark  et al., 2002). Although the number of BD patients seems to decline with age, still 8–10% of psychiatric inpatients over age 55–60 are diagnosed with BD (Depp and Jeste, 2004). Due to our aging society, the number of patients with older age BD (OABD) is growing. Studies suggest that OABD pat ients exhibit specific clinical characteristics, differing from adult BD patients (Depp et al., 2005).

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - July 23, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Melis Orhan, Nicole Korten, Max Stek, Hannie Comijs, Sigfried Schouws, Annemiek Dols Tags: Research paper Source Type: research