Depression and Bipolar Disorder Margaret T. Johnson, MD

Depression and Bipolar Disorder

Margaret T. Johnson, MD



Mood disorders are common, deadly and treatable and we can expand on each one of those. How common is it? Well, the prevalence for bipolar mood disorder is 1-3% of the population. Bipolar disorder accounts for very small subgroup of patients compared to those who have depression, who account for 8 to 15% of the population. Depression has a much worse outcome for untreated disorders than even some forms of cancer. 15-20% will die by suicide if untreated. The good news is that mood disorders are highly treatable.

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اسم المستخدم: 1929
كلمة السر:1929