Prevalences of comorbid anxiety disorder and daily smartphone-based self-reported anxiety in patients with newly diagnosed bipolar disorder

Background Around 40% of patients with bipolar disorder (BD) additionally have anxiety disorder. The prevalence of anxiety in patients with newly diagnosed BD and their first-degree relatives (UR) has not been investigated. Objective To investigate the prevalence of a comorbid anxiety diagnosis in patients with newly diagnosed BD and their UR, sociodemographic and clinical differences between patients with and without a comorbid anxiety diagnosis and the association between smartphone-based patient-reported anxiety and observer-based ratings of anxiety and functioning, respectively.

Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 9, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news