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Introduction: the burden of bipolar depression.
ipolar disorder is a common, debilitating illness that is associated with significant morbidity and mortal
متن کاملSummaries Zarate/Manji: Bipolar Depression Section A: Bipolar depression: Clinical phenotype and course of illness Summary
Bipolar disorders have a long history. Depression and mania are mankind’s oldest known mental disorders, and they were the first mental disorders conceptualised by Hippocrates as a part of medicine. Mania and depression as part of one and the same disease – what we today call bipolar disorder – was first described by the famous Greek physician of the first Century AD, Aretaeus of Cappadocia. Th...
متن کاملHippocampal volumes in bipolar disorders: opposing effects of illness burden and lithium treatment.
OBJECTIVE Hippocampal volume decrease associated with illness burden is among the most replicated findings in unipolar depression. The absence of hippocampal volume changes in most studies of individuals with bipolar disorder (BD) may reflect neuroprotective effects of lithium (Li). METHODS We recruited 17 BD patients from specialized Li clinics, with at least two years of regularly monitored...
متن کاملBurden of illness.
The burden of affective disorders includes costs and the pain and suffering of affected individuls. Burden can be perceived from social and private perspectives. Although no ideal measure of burden exists, ample evidence documents the extensive cost and other negative impacts of affective disorders. Affective disorders are associated with disruptive family relations, higher health care costs fo...
متن کاملFocus on bipolar illness.
Manic-depression (contemporary bipolar disorder) has been known since the era of Hippocrates and Areteus. However, in light of data accumulated over the last 20 years, our understanding of this disorder has changed significantly. Kraepelin's contribution, which emphasized generally favorable outcome for this illness, needs to be revised in part due to chronic and complex clinical pictures beyon...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Primary Care Companion to The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1523-5998
DOI: 10.4088/pcc.v07n0601