title: Course of bipolar disorder in eastern India.
abstract: The life course of affective episodes was determined for 95 consecutively admitted patients from eastern India fulfilling RDC criteria for definite mania during the current episode, using SADS-L interviews. There was a significantly greater frequency of manic compared to depressive relapses. Presentation as recurrent mania was very common. The total numbers of affective and manic episodes were significantly higher among those with recurrent mania and in cases where the first illness episode was manic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shanker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012931:Social Environment