Rates and associations of relapse over 5 years of 2649 people with bipolar disorder: a retrospective UK cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence regarding the rate of relapse in people with bipolar disorder (BD), particularly from the UK, is lacking. This study aimed to evaluate the rate and associations of clinician-defined relapse over 5 years in a large sample of BD patients receiving routine care from a UK mental health service.

Method

We utilised de-identified electronic health records to sample people with BD at baseline. Relapse was defined as either hospitalisation, or a referral to acute mental health crisis services, between June 2014 and June 2019. We calculated the 5-year rate of relapse and examined the sociodemographic and clinical factors that were independently associated with relapse status and the number of relapses, over the 5-year period.

Results

Of 2649 patients diagnos

SUBMITTER: Hett D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10313572 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature