TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - The comorbidity of anxiety disorders in bipolar I patients: prevalence and clinical correlates
JO  - Israel journal of psychiatry and related sciences
A1  - Altindag, Abdurrahman
A1  - Yanik, Medaim
A1  - Nebioglu, Melike
SP  - 10
EP  - 15
VL  - 43
IS  - 1
N2  - The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of lifetime anxiety disorders in bipolar I patients in Sanliurfa, Turkey, and to assess the association between comorbidity and several demographic and clinical variables. Seventy bipolar I patients in remission were assessed by means of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV axis I Disorders-Clinician Version (SCID-I-CV), Anxiety Disorder Module in order to detect lifetime comorbid anxiety disorders. Nineteen (27.1%) bipolar I patients were diagnosed with at least one lifetime comorbid anxiety disorder. The most common anxiety disorders in this sample were obsessive compulsive disorder (12.8%) and specific phobia (12.8%), followed by panic disorder (5.7%). Anxiety disorder comorbidity appears to be associated with greater number of hospitalizations, psychotic symptoms and suicide attempts in patients with bipolar I disorder. As comorbidity has a clear impact on the course of bipolar patients, special attention to this issue should be paid when interviewing bipolar patients.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0333-7308
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -