PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT, MORTALITY AND SUICIDE IN BIPOLAR DISORDER IN A FINNISH NATIONWIDE COHORT OF 18,018 PATIENTS

PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT, MORTALITY AND SUICIDE IN BIPOLAR DISORDER IN A FINNISH NATIONWIDE COHORT OF 18,018 PATIENTS

Bipolar disease has been associated with high overall mortality and a marked decrease in life expectancy. Suicide is one of the most common causes of death in bipolar disorder. In recent years, use of antidepressants and anticonvulsants has increased at the expense of lithium in the treatment of t...

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Main Authors: Markku Lähteenvuo, Diego Antolín-Concha, Pia Vattulainen, Antti Tanskanen, Heidi Taipale, Jari Tiihonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Finnish Foundation for Psychiatric Research 2018-11-01
Series:Psychiatria Fennica
Subjects:
psychopharmacological treatment
bipolar disorder
mortality
suicide
Online Access:https://www.psykiatriantutkimussaatio.fi/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Psychiatria-Fennica-2018_Lahteenvuo-et-al..pdf

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