Clinicodemographic correlates of psychotic features in bipolar disorder - a multicenter study in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychotic symptoms are prevalent in patients with bipolar disorder (BD). However, nearly all previous studies on differences in sociodemographic and clinical factors between patients with (BD P +) and without (BD P-) psychotic symptoms were conducted in Western populations, and limited information is known in China.

Method

A total of 555 patients with BD from seven centers across China were recruited. A standardized procedure was used to collect patients' sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. The patients were divided into BD P + or BD P- groups based on the presence of lifetime psychotic symptoms. Mann-Whitney U test or chi-square test was used to analyze differences in sociodemographic and clinical factors between patients with BD P + and BD P-. Multipl

SUBMITTER: Zhang ZF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10210479 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature