Bipolar disorder is a multifactorial illness with uncertain aetiology. Knowledge of potential
risk factors enables clinicians to identify patients who are more likely to develop bipolar …

Epidemiological data on a wide range of mental disorders from community studies
conducted in European countries are presented to determine the availability and …

Context There is limited information on the prevalence and correlates of bipolar spectrum
disorder in international population-based studies using common methods. Objectives To …

Importance Bipolar disorder is associated with premature mortality, but the specific causes
and underlying pathways are unclear. Objective To examine the physical health effects of …

Context There is growing recognition that bipolar disorder (BPD) has a spectrum of
expression that is substantially more common than the 1% BP-I prevalence traditionally …

Context Recent general population surveys of psychotic disorders have found low lifetime
prevalences. However, this may be owing to methodological problems. Few studies have …

Objective: Bipolar disorder (BD) is common in clinical psychiatric practice, and several
studies have estimated its prevalence to range from 0.5 to 5% in community-based samples …

Costs of disorders of the brain in Europe EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY Volume 12,
Supplement 1, June 2005 Costs of Disorders of the Brain in Europe Guest Editors: Patrik …

Context Major depressive disorder, the most common psychiatric illness, is often chronic and
a major cause of disability. Many patients with major depressive episodes who have an …

Both major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder are the subject of a voluminous
imaging and genetics literature. Here, we attempt a comprehensive review of MRI and …