[The impact of disease course and type of episodes in bipolar disorder on caregiver burden].

CONCLUSION: BPD-I patient caregiving, even when patients are in a euthymic state, results in considerable caregiver burden. Mixed episodes or rapid cycling increases the severity of caregiver burden, as does the number of manic episodes and the presence of subsyndromal manic features.
PMID: 24936758 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Turkish Journal of Psychiatry - June 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Erten E, Alpman N, Ozdemir A, Fıstıkcı N Tags: Turk Psikiyatri Derg Source Type: research