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 womenEssential data dimensions for prospective international data collection in older age bipolar disorder (OABD): Recommendations from the GAGE‐BD group
Lavin P, Rej S, Olagunju A, Teixeira A, Dols A, Alda M, Almeida O, Altinbas K, Balanzá‐Martínez V, Barbosa I, Blumberg H, Briggs F, Calkin C, Cassidy K, Forester B, Forlenza O, Hajek T, Haarman B, Jimenez E, Lafer B, Mulsant B, Oluwaniyi S, Patrick R, Radua J, Schouws S, Sekhon H, Simhandl C, Soares J, Tsai S, Vieta E, Villa L, Sajatovic M, Eyler L. Essential data dimensions for prospective international data collection in older age bipolar disorder (OABD): Recommendations from the GAGE‐BD group. Bipolar Disorders 2023, 25: 554-563. PMID: 36843436, DOI: 10.1111/bdi.13312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder age bipolar disorderBipolar disorderGeneral medical comorbidityGeriatric mental healthSubgroup of patientsInternational data collectionSubjective cognitive functionMedical comorbiditiesCurrent medicationsPsychiatric comorbidityFamily historyDelphi consensusPsychotic symptomsBD diagnosisClinical practiceSystematic reviewCognitive functionCore symptomsMental healthGlobal AGEingComorbiditiesDisordersSymptomsInitial recommendationsData collection