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Age at onset of first episode and time to treatment in in-patients with bipolar disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Gunnar Morken ,
Arne E. Vaaler ,
Gunn E. Folden ,
Ole A. Andreassen  and
Ulrik F. Malt
Gunnar Morken*
Affiliation:
⊘stmarka Psychiatric Department, St Olavs Hospital and Institute of Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Technology and Science, Trondheim
Arne E. Vaaler
Affiliation:
⊘stmarka Psychiatric Department, St Olavs Hospital and Institute of Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Technology and Science, Trondheim
Gunn E. Folden
Affiliation:
⊘stmarka Psychiatric Department, St Olavs Hospital and Institute of Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Technology and Science, Trondheim
Ole A. Andreassen
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Ulleval University Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry, University of Oslo
Ulrik F. Malt
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Rikshospitalet University Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry, University of Oslo, Norway
*
Gunnar Morken, ⊘stmarka Psychiatric Department, St Olavs Hospital, Box 3008 Lade, 7441 Trondheim, Norway. Email: gunnar.morken@ntnu.no
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Summary

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between age at onset and time to first pharmacological treatment in patients with either bipolar I or II disorder. A total of 146 consecutive in-patients acutely admitted from the same catchment area were included. Patients were divided into four age groups: 0–12 years (23%); 13–18 years (32%); 19–29 years (26%); and 30 years (18%). Mean age at first affective episode was 20.2 years (s.d.=11.8). This represents a similar pattern to the age at onset seen in out-patients in the USA. Early age at onset predicted a longer time to first pharmacological treatment (ρ =0.695, P <0.01).

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 194 , Issue 6 , June 2009 , pp. 559 - 560
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2009 

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