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Prevalence and Associated Features of Anxiety Disorder Comorbidity in Bipolar Disorder: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression Study

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Yapici Eser, Hale, Kacar, Anil S., Kilciksiz, Can M., Yalçinay-Inan, Merve, Ongur, Dost·2018·Frontiers in Psychiatry

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Objective: Bipolar disorder is highly comorbid with anxiety disorders, however current and lifetime comorbidity patterns of each anxiety disorder and their associated features are not well studied. Here, we aimed to conduct a meta-analysis and meta-regression study of current evidence. Method: We searched PubMed to access relevant articles published until September 2015, using the keywords ‘Bipolar disorder’ or ‘Affective Psychosis’ or ‘manic depressive’ separately with ‘generalized anxiety’, ‘panic disorder’, ‘social phobia’, ‘obsessive compulsive’ and ‘anxiety’. Variables for associated features and prevalence of anxiety disorders were carefully extracted. Results: Lifetime any anxiety disorder comorbidity in BD was 40.5 %; panic disorder (PD) 18.1 %, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) 13.3 %, social anxiety disorder (SAD) 13.5 % and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) 9.7 %. Current any anxiety disorder comorbidity in BD is 38.2 %; GAD is 15.2 %, PD 13.3 %, SAD 11.7 % and OCD 9.9%. When studies reporting data about comorbidities in BDI or BDII were analyzed separately, lifetime any anxiety disorder comorbidity in BDI and BDII were 38 % and 34 %, PD was 15 % and 15 %, GAD was 14 % and 16.6 %, SAD was 8 % and 13 %, OCD was 8 % and 10 %, respectively. Current any DSM anxiety disorder comorbidity in BDI or BDII were 31 % and 37 %, PD was 9 % and 13 %, GAD was 8 % and 12 %, SAD was 7 % and 11 %, and OCD was 8 % and 7 %, respectively. The percentage of manic patients and age of onset of BD tended to have a significant impact on anxiety disorders. Percentage of BD I patients significantly decreased the prevalence of panic disorder and social anxiety disorder. A higher rate of substance use disorder was associated with greater BD – SAD comorbidity. History of psychotic features significantly affected current PD and GAD. Conclusions: Anxiety disorder comorbidity is high in BD with somewhat lower rates in BDI vs BDII. Age of onset, substance use disorders, and percentage of patients in a manic episode or with psychotic features influences anxiety disorder comorbidity.

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  • These associations are stronger for social anxiety disorder than for any other anxiety disorder in people with bipolar disorder.

    “These associations were stronger for social anxiety disorder than for any other anxiety disorder (Perroud et al. 2007; Yapici Eser et al. 2018; Kocabas et al. 2019).”

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    “Several investigations have linked social anxiety disorder with increased rates of suicidal ideation and behaviour (Perroud et al. 2007; Kocabas et al. 2019; Amuk and Patel 2020; Masi et al. 2021), as well as with substance use problems (Yapici Eser et al. 2018) in people with bipolar disorder.”

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Authors
Yapici Eser, H., Kacar, A. S., Kilciksiz, C. M., Yalçinay-Inan, M., & Ongur, D.
Venue
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Published
2018-06-27
Volume
9
Pages
229-229
ISSN
1664-0640 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2809991248
Cited by
83
References
168
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2026: 12 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 2
FWCI
1.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Funders
Koç Üniversitesi Translasyonel Tıp Araştırma Merkezi
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
Keywords
bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder comorbidity, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, age of onset, substance use disorders, psychotic features, manic episodes, lifetime prevalence, current prevalence, DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria, ICD-10 diagnostic criteria, psychiatric comorbidity

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