Statistics


 * "Bipolar disorder occurs less often than MDD (major depressive disorder), with a lifetime prevalence rate for both Bipolar I and II of about 4.4% of the population..." (Davison, Blankstein, Flett, Neale, 2008, p. 285).


 * "The average age of onset is in the 20s, and it occurs equally often in men and women" (Davison, Blankstein, Flett, Neale, 2008, p. 285).


 * "Among people with bipolar disorder, male gender, lower level education, and immigrant status were negatively correlated with the use of treatment services" (Davison, Blankstein, Flett, Neale, 2008, p. 287).


 * Prevalence of BPD I in general population: 0.5-2.4% (Yatham, L., Kennedy, S., O'Donovan, C., Parikh, S., MacQueen, G., McIntylre, R., et al., 2005)


 * Prevalence of BPD II in general population: 0.2-5.0%(Yatham, L., Kennedy, S., O'Donovan, C., Parikh, S., MacQueen, G., McIntylre, R., et al., 2005)


 * The suicide attempt rates in the bipolar population is 1400/100 000 which is 30 to 60 times higher than the general population (Gonda et al., 2012)


 * Suicide occurs at the rate of once to every three to four tries in people who have been diagnosed with the disorder (Gonda et al., 2012)


 * 87% of opiate addicts met criteria for at least one psychiatric disorder (Maremmani, I., Perugi, G.,Pacini, M., & Aksikal, H., 2006)


 * Co-occurrence of heroin abuse with recurrent depressive disorders in lifetime perspective 60-90% (Maremmani, I., Perugi, G.,Pacini, M., & Aksikal, H., 2006)


 * Alcohol abuse typically occurs in 25% of depressed BPD patients and in 20% of manic BPD patients (5)


 * 1 in 4 manic depressives abuse alcohol (salloum, I., & Thase, M., 2000)


 * Rate of PSUD among manic depressive patients ranges between 18-75% (salloum, I., & Thase, M., 2000)


 * Rates of members with BPD in drug abuse treatment ranges from 2-31% (salloum, I., & Thase, M., 2000)


 * Those with BPD are 6 times for likely to suffer from alcohol or PSUD than the general population (salloum, I., & Thase, M., 2000)


 * Half of PBD patients that use alcohol also u se at least one other substance as well (salloum, I., & Thase, M., 2000)


 * Cocaine dependent bipolar patients ranges from 18-30% (salloum, I., & Thase, M., 2000)


 * Sedative hypnotic dependent bipolar patients: 6.8% (salloum, I., & Thase, M., 2000)


 * Opiate dependent bipolar patients: 5.4% (salloum, I., & Thase, M., 2000)


 * Alcohol/PSUD dependent patients: 60% (salloum, I., & Thase, M., 2000)