Predictors of functional impairment in bipolar disorder: Results from 13 cohorts from seven countries by the global bipolar cohort collaborative.
Katherine E BurdickCaitlin E MillettAnastasia K YocumCara M AltimusOle A AndreassenValerie AubinRaoul BelzeauxMichael BerkJoanna M BiernackaHilary P BlumbergAnthony J CleareClaudia Diaz-ByrdCaroline DubertretBruno EtainLisa T EylerBrent P ForesterJanice M FullertonMark A FryeSébastien GardOphelia GodinEmmanuel HaffenFederica KlausTrine Vik LagerbergMarion LeboyerAnabel Martinez-AranSusan McElroyPhilip B MitchellEmilie OliePhebe OlorunfemiChristine PasserieuxAmy T PetersDaniel L PhamMircea PolosanJulia R PotterJennifer B LevinLudovic SamalinRaymund SchwanMegan ShanahanBrisa SoléRebecca StrawbridgeAmanda L StuartIvan TorresTorrill UelandEduard VietaLana J WilliamsAnna L WrobelLakshmi N YathamAllan H YoungAndrew A NierenbergMelvin G McInnisPublished in: Bipolar disorders (2022)
The bipolar clinical research community is poised to work together to characterize the multi-dimensional contributors to impairment and address the barriers that impede patients' complete recovery. We must also identify the core features which enable many to thrive and live successfully with BD. A large-scale, worldwide, prospective longitudinal study focused squarely on BD and its heterogeneous presentations will serve as a platform for discovery and promote major advances toward optimizing outcomes for every individual with this illness.