This review shows a beneficial effect of EWS in time to recurrence , percentage of people hospitalised and functioning in people with bipolar disorder .
BACKGROUND Recurrence rates for bipolar disorder are high despite effective treatments with mood stabiliser drugs .
Self-help treatments and psychological treatments that teach patients to recognise and manage early warning symptoms and signs ( EWS ) of impending manic or depressive episodes are popular with patients .
The main aim of such interventions is to intervene early and prevent bipolar episodes , thereby increasing the time to the next recurrence and preventing hospitalisation .
OBJECTIVES To compare the effectiveness of an EWS intervention plus treatment as usual ( TAU ) versus TAU ( involving and not involving a psychological therapy ) on time to manic , depressive and all bipolar episodes ( the primary outcome ) , hospitalisation , functioning , depressive and manic symptoms .
Socio-demographic associations with social disablement in a community sample
Summary The associations between social disablement and socio-demographic factors have been examined in a r and om sample of 310 adults drawn from the general population of Camberwell , South London . Neither paternal social class nor the subject 's own social class are associated with social disablement in either men or women , except that men ( but not women ) of very low social class show significantly poorer social performance . Age and sex are not associated with social disablement , despite the fact that women in the general population have consistently been found to have higher rates of psychiatric disorder than men . For a given level of psychiatric disorder men show poorer social performance than women . Men who do not have children at home , or who live entirely alone have significantly poorer social performance , as do men who are widowed , separated or divorced , but these factors are not associated with poor social performance in women . By contrast , an unsatisfactory marital relationship is significantly associated with disablement in women , but not in men . The demographic factors associated with poor social performance are all indices of social disadvantage or social isolation
This review shows a beneficial effect of EWS in time to recurrence , percentage of people hospitalised and functioning in people with bipolar disorder .
BACKGROUND Recurrence rates for bipolar disorder are high despite effective treatments with mood stabiliser drugs .
Self-help treatments and psychological treatments that teach patients to recognise and manage early warning symptoms and signs ( EWS ) of impending manic or depressive episodes are popular with patients .
The main aim of such interventions is to intervene early and prevent bipolar episodes , thereby increasing the time to the next recurrence and preventing hospitalisation .
OBJECTIVES To compare the effectiveness of an EWS intervention plus treatment as usual ( TAU ) versus TAU ( involving and not involving a psychological therapy ) on time to manic , depressive and all bipolar episodes ( the primary outcome ) , hospitalisation , functioning , depressive and manic symptoms .