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Article: Study highlights potential impact of bipolar disorder.
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- Pain & Central Nervous System Week
- Article date:
- May 12, 2003
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2003 MAY 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to the first prevalence and impact survey among people with symptoms of bipolar disorder in the U.S., patients find the illness significantly disrupts virtually all aspects of their daily lives, including work, academic performance, and interpersonal relationships.
The findings also indicate the disease may disproportionately impact 18-24 year-olds, pointing to the significant burden on this age group of one of the most common mental illnesses.
The results were published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
The study was based on a survey of people who responded positively to a screening ...