Citation

Reinharth J, Braga R, Serper M. J. Nerv. Ment. Dis. 2017; 205(7): 580-584.

Affiliation

*Department of Psychology, Hofstra University; †Department of Psychiatry, Hofstra University School of Medicine and Northwell Health, Hempstead; and ‡Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/NMD.0000000000000680

PMID

28657960

Abstract

Individuals with bipolar spectrum disorders experience higher morbidity and mortality rates relative to the general population because of increased commission of dangerous behaviors. Despite this impact, little is known about the overall rates of risk-taking behaviors in patients currently being treated for such illness. This study examined the frequency of a variety of risk-taking behaviors in 100 adults with bipolar spectrum disorders in an active outpatient psychiatric treatment. It was found that 70% of individuals assessed reported at least one risk-taking behavior over the preceding 7 days. Implications for assessment and intervention are discussed.

Language: en