title: Revisiting the association between endometriosis and bipolar disorder.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We sought to study the association between endometriosis and bipolar disorder.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders, the prevalence of bipolar disorder was compared in 27 patients with endometriosis and 12 women with pelvic pain not related to endometriosis who were seen at a specialty gynaecology clinic for women with chronic pelvic pain.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A significantly greater proportion of women in the endometriosis group were found to have bipolar disorder and a poorer quality of life than women with pelvic pain not related to endometriosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There may be an association between endometriosis and bipolar disorder. An optimal approach to managing endometriosis should include evaluation and treatment of psychiatric comorbidity, particularly bipolar disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto ON.
authors.forename: Vikaash
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Mustaq
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: George A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Vilos
authors.forename: Verinder
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires