Long-term work disability due to type I and II bipolar disorder: findings of a six-year prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bipolar disorder (BD) is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. However, the prevalence and predictors of long-term work disability among patients with type I and II BD have scarcely been studied. We investigated the clinical predictors of long-term work disability among patients with BD.

Methods

The Jorvi Bipolar Study (JoBS) is a naturalistic prospective cohort study (n = 191) of adult psychiatric in- and out-patients with DSM-IV type I and II BD in three Finnish cities. Within JoBS we examined the prevalence and predictors of disability pension being granted during a six-year follow-up of the 152 patients in the labor force at baseline and collected information on granted pensions from national registers. We determined the predictors of disability p

SUBMITTER: Arvilommi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9271449 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature