1. Lifetime prevalence, sociodemographic correlates, and diagnostic overlaps of bipolar spectrum disorder in the general population of South Korea.
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Kim JH, Chang SM, Hong JP, Bae JN, Cho SJ, Hahm BJ, Lee DW, Park JI, Lee JY, Jeon HJ, Kim BS, and Cho MJ
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- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Comorbidity, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Republic of Korea epidemiology, Retrospective Studies, Young Adult, Anxiety Disorders epidemiology, Bipolar Disorder diagnosis, Bipolar Disorder epidemiology, Depressive Disorder, Major epidemiology
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Background: Patients with subthreshold bipolar disorder (Sub-BP) experience severe clinical courses and functional impairments which are comparable to those with bipolar I and II disorders (BP-I and -II). Nevertheless, lifetime prevalence, socioeconomic correlates and diagnostic overlaps of bipolar spectrum disorder (BPS) have not yet been estimated in the general population of South Korean adults., Methods: A total of 3013 adults among the 2011 Korean Epidemiologic Catchment Area survey (KECA-2011) completed face-to-face interviews using the Korean versions of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview 2.1 and Mood Disorder Questionnaire (K-CIDI and K-MDQ)., Results: The lifetime prevalence of BPS in the South Korean adults was measured to be 4.3% (95% CI 2.6-6.9). Nearly 80% of the subjects with BPS were co-diagnosed with other DSM-IV non-psychotic mental disorders: 35.4% (95% CI 24.2-48.5) for major depression and dysthymic disorder, 35.1% (95% CI 27.7-43.3) for anxiety disorders, and 51.9% (95% CI 40.5-63.1) for alcohol and nicotine use disorders. Younger age (18-34 years) was the only sociodemographic predictor of BPS positivity (P=0.014), and the diagnostic overlap patterns were different between men and women., Limitations: The prevalence of BPS and other mental disorders could have been influenced by recall bias due to the retrospective nature of this study., Conclusions: Positivity for BPS was estimated to be much greater than the prevalence of DSM-IV BP in South Korea. Most of the respondents with BPS were diagnosed with other major mental disorders and this might be related with mis- and/or under-diagnosis of clinically relevant Sub-BP., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2016
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