Bipolar Mood Disorder in Older Age Individuals

Authors : Tuğba Kaya, Celaleddin Turgut

Pages : 439-446

Doi:10.61399/ikcusbfd.1355734

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Publication Date : 2024-10-04

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :Since geriatric individuals are a rapidly growing segment of the population, the number of patients with bipolar mood disorder is increasing gradually. Treatment options become more difficult as a result of increasing organic diseases and comorbid psychiatric disorders with increasing age, and the treatment of geriatric bipolar mood disorder patients can be more complex than that of younger patients, considering the sensitivity to side effects due to pharmacological treatments. The aim of this study is to present the prevalence of bipolar mood disorder in the older age group, the symptoms affecting them, and the current status of comorbid disorders by collecting information from the studies in the related literature. It is of critical importance examining the neurodegeneration of bipolar mood disorder in more detail in future studies. With more interventional studies, it will be possible to support organic diseases and psychiatric comorbidities that occur with advancing age. Local studies on the treatment protocols will help to reduce the burden created on patients.
Keywords : Bipolar duygudurum bozukluğu, ileri yaş, tedavi, mani, depresyon