Healio (10/19, DeFino) reports, “A longitudinal study assessing illness progression in” 231 “patients with bipolar disorder [BD] and major depressive disorder [MDD]” revealed “a worsening of patient function with depressive episodes, but an overall improvement in functioning over five years.” The findings were published online ahead of print in the December issue of the journal Psychiatry Research.
Related Links:
— “Functioning worsens in patients with bipolar, MDD only during depressive episodes “Anthony DeFino, Healio, October 19, 2021