BACKGROUND: We aimed to study the correlations of several outcome measures in bipolar patients with the clinical features of interepisode period. METHODS: Bipolar patients who were diagnosed according to DSM-III-R or IV were contacted and asked for a further evaluation. Interepisode bipolar patients (n = 100) were interviewed with the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (SADS). In addition the Brief Disability Questionnaire (BDQ), the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (Q-LES-Q) and the Global Assessment Scale (GAS) were administered to assess outcome. They were also asked to check the List of Life Events (LLE) for the last six months. RESULTS: Our results can be summarised as follows: (1) quality of life was predicted by current subthreshold depressive symptoms; (2) the number of previous depressive episodes, current subthreshold depressive and manic symptoms predicted disability; (3) the number of previous depressive episodes and the duration of hospitalisation as well as current subthreshold depressive and manic symptoms predicted overall functioning; (4) the number and distress level of life events were correlated with suicidal symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that outcome measures were correlated with subsyndromal disorder, the number of previous depressive episodes and the duration of hospitalisation.
BACKGROUND: We aimed to study the correlations of several outcome measures in bipolarpatients with the clinical features of interepisode period. METHODS:Bipolarpatients who were diagnosed according to DSM-III-R or IV were contacted and asked for a further evaluation. Interepisode bipolarpatients (n = 100) were interviewed with the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (SADS). In addition the Brief Disability Questionnaire (BDQ), the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (Q-LES-Q) and the Global Assessment Scale (GAS) were administered to assess outcome. They were also asked to check the List of Life Events (LLE) for the last six months. RESULTS: Our results can be summarised as follows: (1) quality of life was predicted by current subthreshold depressive symptoms; (2) the number of previous depressive episodes, current subthreshold depressive and manic symptoms predicted disability; (3) the number of previous depressive episodes and the duration of hospitalisation as well as current subthreshold depressive and manic symptoms predicted overall functioning; (4) the number and distress level of life events were correlated with suicidal symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that outcome measures were correlated with subsyndromal disorder, the number of previous depressive episodes and the duration of hospitalisation.
Authors: Maria Syl D de la Cruz; Zongshan Lai; David E Goodrich; Amy M Kilbourne Journal: Arch Womens Ment Health Date: 2013-04-16 Impact factor: 3.633
Authors: Erin E Michalak; Rachelle Hole; James D Livingston; Greg Murray; Sagar V Parikh; Sara Lapsley; Sally McBride Journal: Int J Ment Health Syst Date: 2012-09-10