Use of Health Care Services Among Persons Who Screen Positive for Bipolar Disorder

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Authors

Mark A. Frye · University of California, Los Angeles

Joseph R. Calabrese · Case Western Reserve University

Michael L. Reed · Vedanta Resources (India)

Karen Dineen Wagner · The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Lydia Lewis · Digital Research Alliance of Canada

James McNulty · National Alliance on Mental Illness

Robert M. A. Hirschfeld

Abstract

The results of this study suggest that bipolar disorder is an underdiagnosed and often inappropriately treated illness associated with significant use of health care resources.

Topics & Keywords

Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Family Support in Illness Schizophrenia research and treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Psychiatric Services

Volume 56, Issue 12, pp. 1529-1533

DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.56.12.1529

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