Risk factors for rapid cycling in bipolar disorder

Marc Valentí; Isabella Pacchiarotti; Juan Undurraga; Caterina del Mar Bonnín; Dina Popović; José Manuel Goikolea; Carla Torrent; Diego Hidalgo‐Mazzei; Francesc Colom; Eduard Vieta

doi:10.1111/bdi.12288

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The development of rapid cycling during the course of bipolar disorder is associated with a tendency to chronicity, with a poorer outcome, and with atypical depressive symptomatology. Our study also suggests that the development of rapid cycling is associated with a higher use of antidepressants.

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