Table 5 Reasons for non-concordance of treatment with guidelines
| Â | Bipolar I disorder with no treatment concordant with guidelines (N = 8) | Bipolar II disorder with no treatment concordant with guidelines (N = 28) | Â | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Hypomania | Depression | Euthymia | Hypomania | Depression | Euthymia | Total |
| Â | N = 3 | N = 3 | N = 2 | N = 14 | N = 4 | N = 10 | N = 36 |
No psychotropics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 (22.2%) |
Antidepressants without any mood stabilizer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | 5 | 11 (30.6%) |
Antidepressants in hypomania | 3 | - | - | 5 | - | - | 8 (22.2%) |
Low dosage of treatment | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 (19.4%) |
Other prescriptions of psychotropics, not following guidelines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 (5.6%) |