Patterns of pharmacotherapy for bipolar disorder: A GBC survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To understand treatment practices for bipolar disorders (BD), this study leveraged the Global Bipolar Cohort collaborative network to investigate pharmacotherapeutic treatment patterns in multiple cohorts of well-characterized individuals with BD in North America, Europe, and Australia.

Methods

Data on pharmacotherapy, demographics, diagnostic subtypes, and comorbidities were provided from each participating cohort. Individual site and regional pooled proportional meta-analyses with generalized linear mixed methods were conducted to identify prescription patterns.

Results

This study included 10,351 individuals from North America (n = 3985), Europe (n = 3822), and Australia (n = 2544). Overall, participants were predominantly female (60%) with BD-I (60%; vs.

SUBMITTER: Singh B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10794603 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature