Screening for Bipolar Disorder in the Community

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Authors

Robert M. A. Hirschfeld · The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Joseph R. Calabrese · Case Western Reserve University

Myrna M. Weissman · Columbia University

Michael L. Reed

Marilyn A. Davies · Case Western Reserve University

Mark A. Frye · University of California, Los Angeles

Paul E. Keck · University of Cincinnati

Abstract

The positive MDQ screen rate of 3.7% suggests that nearly 4% of American adults may suffer from bipolar I and II disorders. Young adults and individuals with lower income are at greater risk for this largely underdiagnosed disorder.

Topics & Keywords

Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volume 64, Issue 1, pp. 53-59

DOI: 10.4088/jcp.v64n0111

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