Table 3.
Illness characteristics of persons with bipolar disorder (carerecipient) at follow-up
| Care recipient’s bipolar disorder | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Number of BD episodes (N = 107) |
|
|
| 1 episode |
5 |
4.7 |
| 2 to 5 episodes |
26 |
24.3 |
| 6 to 10 episodes |
28 |
26.2 |
| 11 or more episodes |
31 |
29.0 |
| Don’t know |
17 |
15.9 |
| Rapid cycling (N = 107): |
|
|
| Yes |
47 |
43.9 |
| Not sure |
21 |
19.6 |
| No |
39 |
36.4 |
| Subsyndromal symptoms (N = 107) |
|
|
| Yes |
73 |
68.2 |
| Not sure |
19 |
17.8 |
| No |
15 |
14.0 |
| Recent BD episodes (N = 107) |
|
|
| Last month: |
|
|
| Yes |
56 |
52.3 |
| Not sure |
11 |
10.3 |
| No |
40 |
37.4 |
| Last 2 years: |
|
|
| Yes |
86 |
80.4 |
| Not sure |
8 |
7.5 |
| No | 13 | 12.1 |
Modal responses are marked in bold.