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Clinical characteristics and management of bipolar disorder in women across the life span

Dodd, Seetal, Katsenos, Spiri, Tiller, John and Berk, Michael 2005, Clinical characteristics and management of bipolar disorder in women across the life span, Women's health, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 421-428.

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Title Clinical characteristics and management of bipolar disorder in women across the life span
Author(s) Dodd, Seetal
Katsenos, Spiri
Tiller, John
Berk, Michael
Journal name Women's health
Volume number 1
Issue number 3
Start page 421
End page 428
Publisher Future Medicine
Place of publication London, England
Publication date 2005-11
ISSN 1745-5057
1745-5065
Keyword(s) bipolar disorder
women
pregnancy
old age
mood-stabilisers
mania
lithium
gender
depression
Summary Though prevalent in both genders, specific consideration needs to be given when treating a woman suffering from bipolar disorder over her lifetime. Bipolar disorder is a serious and incapacitating illness affecting an estimated 5% of women. The first episode of illness in women is usually a depressive episode. Female gender has been associated with greater axis-one comorbidity, more depressive episodes, rapid cycling and mixed affective states. Special consideration is required for the treatment of bipolar disorder during reproductive events. More studies are required to better understand the course, outcome and gender-specific treatment strategies of this disorder.
Language eng
Field of Research 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences
HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2005, Future Medicine
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30035605

Document type: Journal Article
Collection: School of Medicine
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