Treatment Patterns Among Patients with Bipolar Disorder in the United States: A Retrospective Claims Database Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Bipolar disorder is a chronic and complex disorder that can be difficult to treat. The objective of this retrospective study was to describe treatment patterns among patients with bipolar disorder.

Methods

Adults newly diagnosed with bipolar disorder from 2016 to 2018 were identified using the IBM^® MarketScan^® Commercial claims database. Patients were enrolled for at least 12 months prior to and 6 months after initial diagnosis. Lines of therapy (LOTs) were continuous treatment periods based on filled prescriptions; medications, such as antidepressants, mood stabilizers, atypical antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, stimulants, and off-label prescriptions, were recorded. All data were analyzed descriptively.

Results

A total of 40,345 pat

SUBMITTER: Jain R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9123057 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature