Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of the 87 participants
Variable | |
|---|---|
mean ± SD | |
Age (years) | 38.9 ± 12.4 |
Number of days in the study | 229.4 ± 168 |
n (%) | |
Sex assigned at birth (female) | 59 (67.8) |
Gender (woman) | 55 (63.2) |
Education | |
Completed high school | 17 (19.5) |
Completed 4-year university degree | 30 (34.5) |
Completed post-graduate education | 40 (45.9) |
Marital status | |
Single | 46 (52.9) |
Married | 31 (35.6) |
Divorced | 10 (11.4) |
Socioeconomic status | |
Work full-time | 44 (50.6) |
Work part-time | 9 (10.3) |
Unemployed | 11 (12.6) |
On disability or social assistance | 13 (14.9) |
Student | 7 (8.0) |
Retired | 3 (3.4) |
Bipolar Disorder I | 53 (60.9) |
Predominant polarity (lifetime) | |
Depressive | 62 (71.3) |
Manic/hypomanic or mixed | 7 (8.0) |
None | 18 (20.7) |
Polarity upon enrollment in the study | |
Depressive | 29 (33.3) |
Manic/hypomanic | 2 (2.3) |
Euthymic | 56 (64.4) |
Rapid cycling | 14 (16.1) |
History of psychotic symptoms | 38 (43.7) |
History of suicide attempts | 21 (24.1) |
History of admissions | 45 (51.7) |
Comorbid psychiatric diagnosis(es) | 67 (77.0) |
Comorbid physical diagnosis(es) | 29 (33.3) |
Family history | |
MDD | 25 (28.7) |
BD | 23 (26.4) |
Psychotic disorders | 8 (9.1) |
Anxiety disorders | 6 (6.9) |
None | 3 (3.4) |
Pharmacotherapy | |
Lithium monotherapy | 5 (5.7) |
Antipsychotic monotherapy | 1 (1.1) |
Anticonvulsant monotherapy | 1 (1.1) |
Combination treatment | 78 (89.7) |
None | 2 (2.3) |