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Clinical outcome in bipolar disorder in a community-based follow-up study in Butajira, Ethiopia
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- Fekadu, Abebaw (författare)
- Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London
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- Kebede, D (författare)
- Community Health, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Alem, A (författare)
- Psychiatry, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Fekadu, D (författare)
- Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London
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- Mogga, S (författare)
- Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, London
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- Negash, Alemayehu, 1962- (författare)
- Psychiatry, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Medhin, G (författare)
- Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Beyero, T (författare)
- Community Health, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Shibre, T (författare)
- Psychiatry, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Wiley, 2006
- 2006
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. - : Wiley. - 0001-690X .- 1600-0447. ; 114:6, s. 426-434
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https://doi.org/10.1...
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Abstract
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- Objective: To determine the clinical outcome of bipolar disorder in a developing country setup. Method: After assessing 68 378 individuals, aged 15–49 years, in a double-sampling design in a rural community in Ethiopia, 312 patients with bipolar disorder were prospectively monitored with symptom rating scales and clinically for an average of 2.5 years. Results: Overall, 65.9% of the cohort experienced a relapse – 47.8% manic, 44.3% depressive and 7.7% mixed episodes – and 31.1% had persistent illness. Female gender predicted depressive relapse, while male gender predicted manic relapse. Being on psychotropic medication was associated with remission. Conclusion: This large community-based study confirms the relapsing nature of bipolar disorder and a tendency for chronicity. This may be partly because of lack of appropriate interventions in this setting; however, it may also indicate the underlying severity of the disorder irrespective of setting.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Psykiatri (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Psychiatry (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- antipsychotics
- bipolar disorder
- developing country
- remission
- Psychiatry
- Psykiatri
- Psychiatry
- psykiatri
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- art (ämneskategori)
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