The effect of pandemic as a trigger for first episode bipolar disorders

Introduction The traumatic effects of COVID-19 pandemic is well studied in community and fragile groups. association between infection development severe mood disorders have not studied. Objectives Nonetheless the casual relation or stressor Covid-19 on chronic psychiatric illness known yet. present study aimed to investigate as a triggering factor first episode Bipolar disorder (BD) patients that onset after pandemic. Methods included total sample 55 diagnosed with BD according DSM-5 criteria. two groups was before (BP)and (AP), were investigated compared for psychopathology life evet stressors. Impact Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) PTSD symptoms, Generalize Anxiety Disorder scale anxiety Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) examine depressive symptoms; Young Mania rating (YMRS) manic Brief Psychiatric Scale-18 (BPRS) used psychotic symptoms. Results statistical analyses performed using Statistical Package Social Science, version 26. Thirty-five 20 compared. significant differences come up some clinical features alcohol substance abuse higher AP group. severity symptoms hospitalization number events more group also. Conclusions seems role BD. This effect whether cause biological psychological stress phenomenon should be future studies. Disclosure Interest None Declared