Demographic and clinical associations to employment status in older-age bipolar disorder: Analysis from the GAGE-BD database project.
Amulya MalluCarol K ChanLisa T EylerAnnemieke DolsSoham RejHilary P BlumbergKaylee SarnaBrent P ForesterRegan E PatrickOrestes V ForlenzaEsther JimenezEduard VietaSigfried N T M SchouwsAshley SutherlandJoy YalaFarren B S BriggsJennifer B LevinPublished in: Bipolar disorders (2023)
Results suggest an association between educational level, age, psychiatric severity and comorbidity in relation to employment in OABD. Implications include the need for management of psychiatric symptoms and comorbidity across the lifespan, as well as improving educational access for people with BD and skills training or other support for those with work-life breaks to re-enter employment and optimize the overall outcome.