Demographic and Diagnostic Features of 3147 Inpatients With Mood Disorders in Iran.
OBJECTIVE
To assess and compare demographic and diagnostic characteristics of inpatients with mood disorders in Iran.


METHODS
We collected the demographic, clinical, and treatment characteristics of patients, who were hospitalized during five years from April 2006 to March 2010, in Iran hospital of psychiatry, a residency training center to evaluate the general clinical picture of the disorder.


RESULTS
Overall, 95.3% of subjects had a diagnosis of bipolar I disorder (BID), 2.5% were diagnosed as bipolar II disorder (BIID) and 1.3% and 0.9% met the criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar not otherwise specified (NOS), respectively. Compared to patients with MDD and BIID, the onset of BID was at an earlier age (32.2 ± 1, 34.8 ± 1.5 and 29.9 ± 1.9 years old, respectively, P < 0.001). In addition, a number of admissions, mean duration of each admission and number of treatments with electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) were significantly higher in patients with BID.


CONCLUSIONS
Bipolar I disorder was the most common diagnosis for inpatients with mood disorders and a more severe course in BID may indicate more severe impairments that would result in more severe disabilities.
Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Atefeh
A
Ghanbari Jolfaei
Bipolar Disorders Research Group, Mental Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Pari
P
Ghadamgahi
Bipolar Disorders Research Group, Mental Health Research Center, Tehran Psychiatry Institute, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Masoud
M
Ahmadzad-Asl
Bipolar Disorders Research Group, Mental Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Amir
A
Shabani
Bipolar Disorders; Demographic; Iran; Major Depressive Disorder; Mood Disorders