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December 10, 2009
Researchers examine depression in caregivers for BD patients with increasing suicidal ideation.
MedWire (12/9, Grasmo) reports that, according to a study published in the journal Bipolar Disorders, "people who care for bipolar disorder (BD) patients with increasing suicidal ideation (SI) over time and depressive, rather than manic, symptoms are prone to suffering from depression and worsening health."
After evaluating "500 patients" with BD "and their primary caregivers (including 188 parental and 182 spousal) for up to one year," researchers at the University of Colorado-Denver School of Medicine found that "higher SI scores at baseline and at six and 12 months were associated with lower caregiver health scores at all time points." Notably, "higher patient depression scores at all follow-up points were" also "associated with higher caregiver depression scores."
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- Caregivers of BD patients show ill health and depression," Ingrid Grasmo, MedWire News, December 9, 2009.
Posted by admin at December 10, 2009 04:51 PM