Table 1 Patients' psychiatric history
From: The management of bipolar mania: a national survey of baseline data from the EMBLEM study in Italy
Characteristic | Results |
|---|---|
Age at onset of mood symptoms, mean ± SD (range): | |
Age at first symptoms of bipolar disorder | 29.7 ± 11.1 (2–77) years |
Age at onset of manic or mixed episodes | 31.4 ± 11.8 (2–77) years |
Age at onset of depressive episodes | 31.3 ± 11.9 (0–74) years |
Age at start of treatment mean ± SD (range): | |
Age at first treatment of mood symptoms | 31.3 ± 10.9 (13–74) years |
Age at first contact with psychiatric services | 32.9 ± 12.0 (13–74) years |
Age of first admission for psychiatric symptoms | 32.9 ± 12.2 (0–79) years |
Psychiatric services used in the past 12 months, mean ± SD (range): | |
Number of admissions due to bipolar disorders | 1.1 ± 3.8 (0–61) |
Number of days in inpatient facility | 10.7 ± 20.3 (0–148) |
Number of days in day care | 5.2 ± 25.0 (0–300) |
Number of outpatients consultations | 10.6 ± 13.5 (0–100) |
Number (%) of Alcohol users/abusers/dependents. | |
Users | 129 (23.3) |
Abusers | 42 (7.6) |
Dependant | 4 (0.7) |
Number (%) of Cannabis: users/abusers/dependents | |
Users | 30 (5.5) |
Abusers | 13 (2.4) |
Dependant | 2 (0.4) |
Number (%) of other substances users/abusers/dependents | |
Users | 8 (1.4) |
Abusers | 10 (1.8) |
Dependant | 2 (0.4) |