A comparative study of prevalence for anxiety disorders in Bipolar I patients with or without opioid dependency

Atefeh Ghanbari Jolfaei; Amir Shabani

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A comparative study of prevalence for anxiety disorders in Bipolar I patients with or without opioid dependency

Author(s):

Atefeh Ghanbari Jolfaei^1,*,

Amir Shabani²

1Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2Mental Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences:Vol. 16, issue 8; e77280

Published online:Mar 29, 2013

Article type:Research Article

Received:Feb 20, 2012

Accepted:Jul 31, 2012

How to Cite:Atefeh Ghanbari JolfaeiAmir ShabaniA comparative study of prevalence for anxiety disorders in Bipolar I patients with or without opioid dependency.J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci.16(8):e77280.

Abstract

Background: Anxiety disorders and substance abuse are commonest comorbidities among Bipolar I Disorder (BID) patients. This study investigated the prevalence of anxiety disorders among BID patients based on their dependency on opioid.

Methods: In this cross sectional study the BID patients in Iranian hospital of psychiatry were divided into two 89-patient groups; one group was considered as opioid dependent and the other as non-dependent. Then clinical characteristics and prevalence of anxiety disorders were inspected by demographic and clinical questionnaire, the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV axis I disorders (Persian version), Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression and Young Rating Scale for Mania. The collected data were analyzed using T-test, Chi square and logistic regression.

Results: Among anxiety disorders, only panic disorder was significantly different between two groups of BID patients

Conclusion: There is a different correlation between opioid dependency and comorbidity of various types of anxiety disorders in BID patients.

Keywords

opioid dependency

anxiety disorders

bipolar I disorder

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