2023
Sex Differences Among Older Adults With Bipolar Disorder: Results From the Global Aging & Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder (GAGE-BD) Project
Blanken M, Oudega M, Almeida O, Schouws S, Orhan M, Beunders A, Klumpers U, Sonnenberg C, Blumberg H, Eyler L, Forester B, Forlenza O, Gildengers A, Mulsant B, Rajji T, Rej S, Sarna K, Sutherland A, Yala J, Vieta E, Tsai S, Briggs F, Sajatovic M, Dols A. Sex Differences Among Older Adults With Bipolar Disorder: Results From the Global Aging & Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder (GAGE-BD) Project. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 32: 326-338. PMID: 37981507, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2023.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder age bipolar disorderBipolar disorderPsychiatric hospitalizationMood symptomsSex differencesClinical sex differencesMore psychiatric hospitalizationsPhysical health comorbiditiesLifetime psychiatric comorbidityGlobal AGEingBipolar Disorder (STEP-BD) studySex-specific researchAdult bipolar disorderSubstance abuse disordersDepressive mood symptomsOld age womenClinical characteristicsHealth comorbiditiesSevere courseClinical presentationStudy cohortMale sexPsychiatric comorbidityFemale sexAge women
2022
Bipolar I and bipolar II subtypes in older age: Results from the Global Aging and Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder (GAGE‐BD) project
Beunders A, Klaus F, Kok A, Schouws S, Kupka R, Blumberg H, Briggs F, Eyler L, Forester B, Forlenza O, Gildengers A, Jimenez E, Mulsant B, Patrick R, Rej S, Sajatovic M, Sarna K, Sutherland A, Yala J, Vieta E, Villa L, Korten N, Dols A. Bipolar I and bipolar II subtypes in older age: Results from the Global Aging and Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder (GAGE‐BD) project. Bipolar Disorders 2022, 25: 43-55. PMID: 36377516, PMCID: PMC10265276, DOI: 10.1111/bdi.13271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBD II patientsStudy cohortBD subtypesSomatic burdenMultivariable analysisGeneral functioningBD-IIGlobal AGEingBD-I patientsCross-sectional analysisClinical factorsClinical differencesSevere depressionPsychiatric hospitalizationBipolar ICognitive impairmentLate onsetPatientsOlder ageDiagnostic definitionSubtypesGeneralized linear mixed modelCohortLinear mixed modelsRandom intercept