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. 2002 Jan;37(1):31-7.
doi: 10.1007/s127-002-8211-z.

Outcome measures of interepisode bipolar patients in a Turkish sample

Suzan Ozer  1 , Aylin Uluşahin, Senar Batur, Elif Kabakçi, Meram Can Saka
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Outcome measures of interepisode bipolar patients in a Turkish sample

Suzan Ozer et al. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2002 Jan.

Abstract

Background: We aimed to study the correlations of several outcome measures in bipolar patients with the clinical features of interepisode period.

Methods: Bipolar patients who were diagnosed according to DSM-III-R or IV were contacted and asked for a further evaluation. Interepisode bipolar patients (n = 100) were interviewed with the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (SADS). In addition the Brief Disability Questionnaire (BDQ), the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (Q-LES-Q) and the Global Assessment Scale (GAS) were administered to assess outcome. They were also asked to check the List of Life Events (LLE) for the last six months.

Results: Our results can be summarised as follows: (1) quality of life was predicted by current subthreshold depressive symptoms; (2) the number of previous depressive episodes, current subthreshold depressive and manic symptoms predicted disability; (3) the number of previous depressive episodes and the duration of hospitalisation as well as current subthreshold depressive and manic symptoms predicted overall functioning; (4) the number and distress level of life events were correlated with suicidal symptoms.

Conclusions: Our findings suggest that outcome measures were correlated with subsyndromal disorder, the number of previous depressive episodes and the duration of hospitalisation.

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