Lorena de la Fuente-Tomás, Belén Arranz, Pilar Sierra, Mónica Sánchez-Autet, Ana García-Blanco, Luis Gutiérrez-Rojas, Vicent Balanzá-Martínez, Sonia Vidal-Rubio, Eduard Vieta, Esther Jiménez, Carla Hernández, Manuel Arrojo, Jesús Gómez-Trigo, Yolanda Zapico-Merayo, Jose María Pelayo-Terán, Victor Pérez-Solà, Estanislao Mur, Narcís Cardoner, Ana González-Pinto, Iñaki Zorrilla, Miguel Ruiz-Veguilla, Ruben Catalán-Barragán, Gemma Safont, Clara Martínez-Cao, Pilar Sáiz, Julio Bobes, Maria Paz García-Portilla
INTRODUCTION: Bipolar disorder (BD) has been reconceptualised as a progressive disorder that develops from mild to severe presentations. An empirical staging model - the Empirically Developed Clinical Staging Model for BD (EmDe-5) - was developed in a previous study. This study aims to further validate that model using a larger and more representative Spanish sample. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 183 BD outpatients were recruited at 11 sites in Spain. Assessment included clinical characteristics of the BD (number of hospitalisations, number of suicide attempts, comorbid personality disorders), physical health (BMI, metabolic syndrome, number of physical illnesses), cognition (SCIP), functioning (permanently disabled due to BD, FAST), and quality of life (SF-36)...
September 26, 2023: Revista de Psiquiatrí́a y Salud Mental