Commentary: Bipolar disorder is a potentially fatal disease

Leslie Citrome; Joseph F. Goldberg

doi:10.3810/pgm.2005.02.1580

Commentary: Bipolar disorder is a potentially fatal disease

Leslie Citrome, Joseph F. Goldberg

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Suicide is among the top five causes of death in the United States for persons aged 5 to 44 years. In the Epidemiologic Catchment Area survey, the lifetime rate of suicide attempts in persons with bipolar disorder was 29.2%, compared with 15.9% in persons with unipolar depression and 4.2% in those with other major psychiatric disorders (excluding personality disorders).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9-11
Number of pages	3
Journal	Postgraduate Medicine
Volume	117
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3810/pgm.2005.02.1580
State	Published - Feb 2005
Externally published	Yes

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