Author/Authors :
Shabani, Amir iran university of medical sciences - Mental Health Research Center - Bipolar Disorders Research Group, تهران, ايران , Taheri, Aida iran university of medical sciences - Tehran Psychiatric Institute, تهران, ايران , Azadforouz, Sanaz iran university of medical sciences - Tehran Psychiatric Institute, تهران, ايران , Najd Abbasi, Chehreh iran university of medical sciences - Tehran Psychiatric Institute, تهران, ايران , Mousavi, Zahra tabriz university of medical sciences, تبريز, ايران , Zangeneh, Kambiz iran university of medical sciences - Iran Hospital of Psychiatry, تهران, ايران , Shariat, Vahid iran university of medical sciences - Mental Health Research Centre - Bipolar Disorders Research Group, تهران, ايران , Nohesara, Shabnam iran university of medical sciences - Mental Health Research Centre - Bipolar Disorders Research Group, تهران, ايران , Naserbakht, Morteza iran university of medical sciences - Tehran Psychiatric Institute, تهران, ايران , Taban, Mojgan iran university of medical sciences - Tehran Psychiatric Institute, تهران, ايران , Kokar, Sadaf iran university of medical sciences - Iran Hospital of Psychiatry, تهران, ايران , Teimoorinejad, Samaneh iran university of medical sciences - Iran Hospital of Psychiatry, تهران, ايران , Hakimshooshtary, Mitra iran university of medical sciences - Mental Health Research Centre - Bipolar Disorders Research Group, تهران, ايران , Shirazi, Elham iran university of medical sciences - Mental Health Research Centre - Bipolar Disorders Research Group, تهران, ايران
Abstract :
BACKGROUND: The Bipolar Disorder Patients Follow-up (BDPF) project is a longitudinal, prospective and naturalistic study. The purpose of the present report is to introduce the project, elaborate its methods, and present the reliability data of the utilized symptoms rating scales. METHODS: The sampling started in May 2008 and is still in progress. The probands are assessed at the beginning of the sampling and then 2 and 6 months later and then every 6 months using several instruments to identify psychiatric comorbidities, symptoms severity, quality of life, attempted suicide rate, treatment compliance, and some other factors. RESULTS: The results could lead to increase the clinicians awareness about the clinical picture of this disorder in Iranian patients. CONCLUSIONS: The present project could decrease to some extent the current shortcomings in Iran s psychiatric data at least about one of the major psychiatric disorders known as the eighth result which cause medical disability over the world.
