Bipolar symptoms, somatic burden, and functioning in older‐age bipolar disorder: Analyses from the Global Aging & Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder Database project

Findings suggest an attenuation of BD symptoms in OABD, despite extensive somatic burden. Depressive symptom severity was strongly associated with worse functioning in older individuals, underscoring the need for effective treatments of BD depression in older people. This international collaboration lays a path for the development of a better understanding of aging in BD.