Table 2.

Clinical and psychosocial factors of people with bipolar disorder attending the outpatient department at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 418).

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Age at onset of illness	≤25 years	255	61
	>25 years	163	39
Duration of illness	Less than 5 years	147	35.2
	5-10 years	114	27.3
	>10 years	157	37.6
Treatment duration	≤6 years	220	52.6
	>6 years	198	47.4
Number of episodes	<2	167	40
	≥2	251	60
Hospitalization history	Yes	218	52.2
	No	200	47.8
Type of current episode	Manic	310	74.2
	Depressive	108	25.8
Practice of traditional treatment	Yes	190	45.5
	No	228	54.5
Family history of mental illness	Yes	119	28.5
	No	299	71.5
Previous suicidal attempt	Yes	144	34.4
	No	274	65.6
Medication discontinuation	Yes	233	55.7
	No	185	44.3
Social support level	Poor	176	42.1
	Moderate	148	35.4
	Strong	94	22.5
Self-esteem	Low self-esteem	133	31.8
	High self-esteem	285	68.2