Abstract
Among 14 elderly patients (mean age = 74.6 years) with first-episode mania who were followed for 3 to 10 years, men had a higher risk of mortality. Compared to 36 elderly patients with multiple episodes of mania, patients with first-episode mania were twice as likely to have a comorbid neurological disorder (71% [N = 10] versus 28% [N = 10]). Mania in the elderly appears to be a heterogeneous disorder.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Age of Onset
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Bipolar Disorder / diagnosis*
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Bipolar Disorder / epidemiology
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Bipolar Disorder / mortality
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Central Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis
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Central Nervous System Diseases / epidemiology
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Central Nervous System Diseases / mortality
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Cohort Studies
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Comorbidity
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Male
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Retrospective Studies