Journal article
The predictive validity of bipolar at-risk (prodromal) criteria in help-seeking adolescents and young adults: A prospective study
A Bechdolf, A Ratheesh, SM Cotton, B Nelson, AM Chanen, J Betts, T Bingmann, AR Yung, M Berk, PD Mcgorry
Bipolar Disorders | Published : 2014
DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12205
Abstract
Objectives: There are no established tools to identify individuals at risk for developing bipolar disorder. We developed a set of ultra-high-risk criteria for bipolar disorder [bipolar at-risk (BAR)]. The primary aim of the present study was to determine the predictive validity of the BAR criteria. Methods: This was a 12-month prospective study that was conducted at Orygen Youth Health Clinical Program, a public mental health program for young people aged 15-24 years in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. At intake, BAR screen-positive individuals and a matched group of individuals who did not meet BAR criteria were observed over a period of 12 months. The BAR criteria include general criteri..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded by a NARSAD independent investigator to AB and by the German Research Foundation (Be 3697/1-1). The sponsors of the study had no role in the study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, or the writing of the report.