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Psychiatry Mood Disorders a44c0159

All of the following are true about bipolar disorder except:

A
Prevalence is more amongst females than males
B
Lifetime Prevalance is around 1%
C
Mean age of onset is 21 years
D
Prevalence varies according to socioeconomic status
High-Yield Explanation
The prevalence if bipolar is almost equal in men and women with male to female ratio being 1.1:1 Impoant points about Bipolar Disorder: Life time prevalence = 1% Males: Female = 1.1 : 1 ICD - 11 classifies bipolar disorder in two types- Bipolar I - mania + depression Bipolar II - Hypomania + depression Mean age of onset Bipolar I - 18 yrs Bipolar II - mid 20s

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