Bipolar disorder patients have similar levels of education but lower socio-economic status than the general population

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 68-74

  Schoeyen, Helle K ^a   Birkenaes, Astrid B ^b,c   Vaaler, Arne E ^d,e   Auestad, Bjoern H ^f   Malt, Ulrik F ^c,g   Andreassen, Ole A ^c,h   Morken, Gunnar ^e,i  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^g OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^h ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

ⁱ TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Disability; Education; Socio economic

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 79851515238     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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