Older Men with Bipolar Disorder Diagnosed in Early and Later Life: Physical Health Morbidity and General Hospital Service Use

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a disabling episodic mental health disorder that is associated with increased morbidity and premature mortality (Crump et al., 2013). This excess morbidity and mortality not only persists but might become more pronounced in old age (Almeida et al., 2016b), raising concerns about the potential impact of BD on health services as the population ages. The Clinical and Health Outcomes Initiative in Comparative Effectiveness for Bipolar Disorder (Bipolar CHOICE) found that 96% of 482 participants had at least one other medical comorbidity, with cardiometabolic diseases becoming more prevalent with increasing age (Sylvia et al., 2015).

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - August 9, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Osvaldo P. Almeida, Graeme J. Hankey, Bu B. Yeap, Jonathan Golledge, Leon Flicker Source Type: research