Table 4 Treatment concordant with CANMAT guidelines by medication and dosage in bipolar patients, by type of disorder and by nature of current episode
| Â | Bipolar I disorder (N = 32) | Bipolar II disorder (N = 81) | Â | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Hypomania | Depression | Euthymia | Hypomania | Depression | Euthymia | Total |
| Â | N = 7 | N = 18 | N = 7 | N = 18 | N = 47 | N = 16 | N = 113 |
Follows guidelines strictly | 4 (57.1%) | 8 (44.4%) | 4 (57.1%) | 3 (16.7%) | 29 (61.7%) | 4 (25.0%) | 52 (46.0%) |
First line treatment | 4 (57.1%) | 5 (27.8%) | 3 (42.9%) | 3 (16.7%) | 0 | 1 (6.3%) | 16 (14.2%) |
Second line treatment | 0 | 1 (5.6%) | 1 (14.3%) | 0 | 14 (29.8%) | 3 (18.8%) | 19 (16.8%) |
Third line treatment | 0 | 2 (11.1%) | 0 | 0 | 15 (31.9%) | 0 | 17 (15.0%) |
Polypharmacy with at least one treatment recommended in guidelines | 0 | 7 (38.9%) | 1 (14.3%) | 1 (5.6%) | 14 (29.8%) | 2 (12.5%) | 25 (22.1%) |
No treatment following the guidelines | 3 (42.9%) | 3 (16.7%) | 2 (28.6%) | 14 (77.8%) | 4 (8.5%) | 10 (62.5%) | 36 (31.9%) |