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RESEARCH ON CHARACTERISTICS OF RELAPSE AND SOME FACTORS RELATED TO RELAPSING MANIC EPISODES OF BIPOLAR DISORDER
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Objectives: To characterize relapse and some factors related to relapsing manic episodes of bipolar disorder. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study on 45 patients with bipolar disorder, current relapse with manic episodes diagnosed according to DSM-5 criteria, inpatient treated at Psychiatric Department, Military Hospital 103 from March 2022 to November 2022 to find out the characteristics of the number of relapses, the time to relapse of manic episodes and the relationship between using medicines and treatment adherence. Results: The average number of manic episodes was 1.67, and the average time of manic relapse was 28.73 ± 3.36 months. The patients who used the medicine had a relapse time of 51 (48 - 66) months, longer than the patients who did not take the maintenance medicine [18 (12 - 24) months]. Patients with treatment adherence, using mood stabilizers, antidepressants, and atypical antipsychotics, had a significantly longer time to relapse than patients who did not use the drug and did not adhere to treatment. Conclusion: There was no relationship between the number of relapses and the age, sex, medicine use, and treatment adherence of patients with bipolar disorder.
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Bipolar disorder, Relapse
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