Comparison of life events in individuals with and without recurrence of bipolar disorder

Abstract

Bipolar disorder is a chronic and recurrent disease that causes serious problems for the person. The disease is characterized by episodes of depression and mania and cycles of normal mood. While the role of genetics and biological factors in bipolar disorder is known, the role of psychosocial factors has been recently considered in explaining the time, type, and prognosis of bipolar disorder. Interventions that target this type of social vulnerability may help to change the course of bipolar disorder, indicating the importance of these types of Stress and their treatment. methods In this study, 90 patients with bipolar disorder referred to the clinic were selected as 30 without recurrence, 30 with recurrence of depressive episode and 30 with recurrence of manic episode , and in all three groups life events during the last three months (since the last visit) were evaluated and scored based on the Holmes-rahe questionnaire. All calculations were performed using SPSS19 software. In this study, p <0.05 was considered significant. findings According to this study, there is a significant difference in the level of life events between the groups without recurrence and with recurrence of the depressive episode and also between the groups without recurrence and with recurrence of the manic episode. but there was no significant difference between the rate of these events in the two groups with recurrence of depression and recurrence of mania.