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- Title
Bipolar Bozukluk Başlangıç Yaşının Klinik ve Gidiş Özellikleriyle İlişkisi.
- Authors
Tütüncü, Recep; Örsel, Sibel; Özbay, M. Haluk
- Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of age of onset on socio-demographic variables, clinical properties, prognosis and functionality in bipolar disorder. Method: The study sample consisted of 43 patients. 23 patients' age of onset was more than 20 and the rest was equal to or less than 20 years old. The patients' diagnosis was made by the help of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR (SCID-I). All patients were assessed by socio-demographic form, Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), and Global Assessment Scale (GAS). Results: Unemployment rate was detected significantly higher and children number lower in early onset patients. According to GAS scores there were moderate symptoms and some difficulties in functioning. No significant differences were found in terms of course of the disease. It is important to express that average duration of the illness is same in both groups (GROUP 1: 12,95 years; GROUP 2 12,09 years) and the average age of the groups are 28,80 years for GROUP 1, and 42,22 years for GROUP 2. Conclusion: Duration of the illness is more important than the age of onset in course of the bipolar disorder. Early age of onset might not be the subtype predictor alone.
- Subjects
BIPOLAR disorder; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; PROGNOSIS; STRUCTURED Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Dissociative Disorders; AFFECTIVE disorders
- Publication
Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi, 2007, Vol 10, Issue 2, p63
- ISSN
1302-0099
- Publication type
Article