Table 2.
Demographic and clinical features of the patient sample
| Demographics | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 37.2 (11.7) |
| Sex, female, n (%) | 13 (68.4) |
| Diagnosis, n (%) | |
| Bipolar I disorder | 14 (72.2) |
| Bipolar II disorder | 5 (27.8) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| White | 18 (94.7) |
| Non-white | 1 (5.3) |
| Education, n (%)a | |
| Some secondary | 2 (11.1) |
| Secondary | 2 (11.1) |
| Undergraduate degree | 8 (44.4) |
| Post graduate | 6 (33.3) |
| Medication, n (%)a | |
| Antidepressants | |
| Ever | 17 (94.4) |
| Currently | 0 (0) |
| Antipsychotics | |
| Ever | 15 (83.3) |
| Currently | 2 (11.1) |
| Anxiolytics | |
| Ever | 13 (72.2) |
| Currently | 2 (11.1) |
| Mood stabilizers | |
| Ever | 17 (89.5) |
| Currently | 6 (31.6) |
| Previous therapy, n (%) | |
| Cognitive behavioral therapy | 15 (83.3) |
| Other | 13 (72.2) |
| Depression historyb | |
| Any episodes > 2 weeks, n (%) | 14 (82.4) |
| Rapid cycling, n (%) | 2 (11.8) |
| No. of hospitalizations, median (IQR) | 0 (0–1) |
| Years of impairment, median (IQR) | 15 (8–20) |
| Mania historyc | |
| Any episodes > 4 days, n (%) | 13 (81.3) |
| Rapid cycling, n (%) | 2 (11.8) |
| No. of hospitalizations, median (IQR) | 0 (0–0) |
| Years of impairment, median (IQR) | 7.5 (3.8–17.0) |
SD = standard deviation; IQR = interquartile range.
a
Data missing for one participant.
b
Data missing for two participants.
c
Data missing for two participants (rapid cycling, no. of hospitalizations) and for three participants (episodes > 4 days, years of impairment).