Bipolar Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder: A Connection?
Of the 228 Bipolar probands, 75.4% (74% in bipolar I patients and 77% in bipolar II patients) fulfilled criteria for DSM-IV life time alcohol dependence. In younger patients, it appears that alcohol use and bipolar symptoms are more likely to increase or decrease in unison (64). An exploratory sub-analysis (65)…
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