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Sex Differences in the Age of Onset of Bipolar Affective Illness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Charles D. T. Sibisi
Charles D. T. Sibisi*
Affiliation:
Burton Road Hospital, Burton Road, Dudley, West Midlands DY1 3BX
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Abstract

Data from a UK national sample showed differences between the sexes in age-specific inception rates for mania. Women had a higher inception rate than men during the middle years. The cumulative admission rates were nearly equal between the sexes.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 156 , Issue 6 , June 1990 , pp. 842 - 845
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1990 

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