Table 2 Characteristics of participants of a newly designed 12 session psychoeducational program for bipolar disorder

Age (mean) (SD; range)

40.8 (12.6; 19–72)

Age (mean) (SD; range)

50.1 (11.9; 23–72)

Gender (% female)

n = 56 (57.7%)

Gender (% female)

n = 33 (45.8%)

QIDS (mean) (SD; range)

9.0 (6.2; 0–24)

ASRM (mean) (SD; range)

1.7 (2.5; 0–9)

Duration of illness in years (SD; range)

13.9 (11.8; 0–45)

BD diagnosis (self-reported)^a

Relationship (%)

 BD I (%)

n = 36 (37.1%)

Spouse

n = 48 (66.7%)

 BD II (%)

n = 35 (36.1%)

Parent

n = 14 (19.4%)

 BD other (%)

n = 4 (4.1%)

Other

n = 8 (11.1%)

 Unknown to patient (%)

n = 22 (22.7%)

Not reported

n = 2 (2.8%)

Age at first treatment (SD; range)

32.8 (12.2;12–61)

Years involved in treatment of patient (SD; range)

4.5 (5.9;0–30)

Participating with caregiver (%)

n = 73 (75.3%)

Participating w/o caregiver (%)

n = 24 (24.7%)

Currently using medication (%)

n = 88 (90.7%)

 Lithium (%)

n = 54 (61.4%)

 Anticonvulsant ^b (%)

n = 28 (31.8%)

 Antipsychotic ^c (%)

n = 24 (27.3%)

 Antidepressant (%)

n = 36 (40.9%)

 Anxiolytic (%)

n = 6 (6.8%)

Number of medications, median (range)

1 (1–4)