TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Clinical correlates of psychiatric comorbidity in bipolar I patients
JO  - Bipolar disorders
A1  - Vieta, E.
A1  - Colom, F.
A1  - Corbella, B.
A1  - Martínez-Arán, A.
A1  - Reinares, M.
A1  - Benabarre, A.
A1  - Gastó, C.
SP  - 253
EP  - 258
VL  - 3
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To ascertain the clinical implications of psychiatric comorbidity in the course and outcome of bipolar I patients.  METHODS: One hundred and twenty-nine bipolar I outpatients in remission [Young Mania Rating Scale (Y-MRS) < 7, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) < 9] were assessed by means of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R axis I and axis II (SCID-I and SCID-II) in order to detect all possible psychiatric comorbid diagnoses. The sample was split according to the presence of psychiatric comorbidity and the groups were compared.  RESULTS: Psychiatric comorbidity was detected in 31% of the sample. A higher number of mixed features, depressive episodes and suicide attempts and a predominance of depressive onset amongst comorbid bipolar patients were the most relevant differences between the two groups.  CONCLUSIONS: There is an association between depression, suicidality and comorbidity in bipolar I disorder. As comorbidity had a clear relevance in the course and outcome of bipolar illness, this issue should be specifically assessed in clinical practice.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1398-5647
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -