articleBipolar DisordersAug 1, 2016GREEN OA

The prevalence and burden of bipolar disorder: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

Queensland Health · The University of Queensland · +8 more institutions

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Abstract

Objectives

We present the global burden of bipolar disorder based on findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (GBD 2013).

Methods

Data on the epidemiology of bipolar disorder were obtained from a systematic literature review and assembled using Bayesian meta-regression modelling to produce prevalence by country, age, sex and year. Years lived with disability (YLDs) were estimated by multiplying prevalence by disability weights quantifying the severity of the health loss associated with bipolar disorder. As there were no years of life lost (YLLs) attributed to bipolar disorder, YLDs equated to disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) as a measure of total burden.

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