Table 1.

Patients' psychiatric history

Characteristic	Results
Age at onset of mood symptoms, mean ± SD (range):
Age at first symptoms of bipolar disorder	29.7 ± 11.1 (2–77) years
Age at onset of manic or mixed episodes	31.4 ± 11.8 (2–77) years
Age at onset of depressive episodes	31.3 ± 11.9 (0–74) years
Age at start of treatment mean ± SD (range):
Age at first treatment of mood symptoms	31.3 ± 10.9 (13–74) years
Age at first contact with psychiatric services	32.9 ± 12.0 (13–74) years
Age of first admission for psychiatric symptoms	32.9 ± 12.2 (0–79) years
Psychiatric services used in the past 12 months, mean ± SD (range):
Number of admissions due to bipolar disorders	1.1 ± 3.8 (0–61)
Number of days in inpatient facility	10.7 ± 20.3 (0–148)
Number of days in day care	5.2 ± 25.0 (0–300)
Number of outpatients consultations	10.6 ± 13.5 (0–100)
Number (%) of Alcohol users/abusers/dependents.
Users	129 (23.3)
Abusers	42 (7.6)
Dependant	4 (0.7)
Number (%) of Cannabis: users/abusers/dependents
Users	30 (5.5)
Abusers	13 (2.4)
Dependant	2 (0.4)
Number (%) of other substances users/abusers/dependents
Users	8 (1.4)
Abusers	10 (1.8)
Dependant	2 (0.4)