Our results suggest a high rate of lifetime concurrent anxiety disorders in bipolar disorder .
The diagnostic issues at the interface are particularly difficult because of the substantial symptom overlap .
BACKGROUND Bipolar affective disorder has a high rate of comorbidity with a multitude of psychiatric disorders and medical conditions .
Among all the potential comorbidities , co-existing anxiety disorders st and out due to their high prevalence .
AIMS To determine the lifetime prevalence of comorbid anxiety disorders in bipolar affective disorder under the care of psychiatric services through systematic review and meta- analysis .
The prevalence of major depressive and bipolar disorders in Hungary. Results from a national epidemiologic survey.
In order to estimate the prevalence of affective disorders in Hungary a sample of the Hungarian adult population ( 18 - 64 years ) selected at r and om was interviewed using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule ( DIS ) which generated DSM-III-R diagnoses . The lifetime rate for Major Depressive Disorder ( MDD ) was 15.1 % , and for Bipolar Disorders ( BD ) 5.1 % . The female-to-male ratio was 2.7 for MDD and nearly equal for BD . The 1-year and 1-month period prevalence rates were 7.1 % and 2.6 % for MDD and 0.9 % and 0.5 % for manic episodes . A higher rate of divorced or separated persons was found among individuals with a lifetime diagnosis of MDD . Besides these , the lifetime diagnosis of BD coexisted with higher rates of the never-married state . The highest hazard rate for the development of BD or MDD was in the range 15 - 19 years but in MDD another peak was also found in the range 45 - 50 years . The first peak was characteristic of the recurrent , and the other one of the single form of MDD . Insomnia , loss of energy , decreased interest , concentration problems were the most common symptoms during the depressive episode , independent of polarity . Higher rates of lifetime diagnosis of dysthymia and all kinds of anxiety disorder were revealed among persons with MDD . BD was associated with GAD ( Generalized Anxiety Disorder ) , and panic disorder more often than chance
Our results suggest a high rate of lifetime concurrent anxiety disorders in bipolar disorder .
The diagnostic issues at the interface are particularly difficult because of the substantial symptom overlap .
BACKGROUND Bipolar affective disorder has a high rate of comorbidity with a multitude of psychiatric disorders and medical conditions .
Among all the potential comorbidities , co-existing anxiety disorders st and out due to their high prevalence .
AIMS To determine the lifetime prevalence of comorbid anxiety disorders in bipolar affective disorder under the care of psychiatric services through systematic review and meta- analysis .