Substance abuse and bipolar comorbidity

Psychiatr Clin North Am. 1999 Sep;22(3):609-27, ix. doi: 10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70098-8.

Abstract

Bipolar disorder and substance abuse commonly co-occur. In fact, as many as 50% of individuals with bipolar disorder have been found to have a lifetime history of substance abuse or dependence. This article discusses the very important comorbidity of bipolar disorder as it is complicated by substance abuse, focusing on the prevalence, course, diagnostic considerations and treatment.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Anxiety Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
  • Antimanic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Benzodiazepines
  • Bipolar Disorder* / complications
  • Bipolar Disorder* / physiopathology
  • Bipolar Disorder* / therapy
  • Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)
  • Humans
  • Lithium / therapeutic use
  • Psychotherapy / methods
  • Substance-Related Disorders* / etiology
  • Substance-Related Disorders* / physiopathology
  • Substance-Related Disorders* / therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Anxiety Agents
  • Anticonvulsants
  • Antimanic Agents
  • Benzodiazepines
  • Lithium