Prevalence Rates

Question 1

What is the risk of a peripartum mood episode for a bipolar woman who discontinues her medication?
for a bipolar woman who continues her medication?

Answer 1

85% vs. 37% (!)

Question 2

What is the rate of postpartum psychosis in the general population?

Answer 2

1-2 / 1000 (almost entirely attributable to bipolar disorder)

Question 3

What is the prevalence of peripartum depression in women?

Answer 3

10-20%

Question 4

What is the prevalence of peripartum depression in men?

Answer 4

10%

Question 5

What is the lifetime prevalence of MDD?

Answer 5

11%

Question 6

What is the lifetime prevalence of any anxiety disorder?

Answer 6

31%

Question 7

What is the lifetime prevalence of Substance Use D/O?

Answer 7

21%

Question 8

What percentage of pts with BPD will die by suicide?

Answer 8

8-10%

Question 9

What percentage of pts with schizophrenia will die by suicide?

Answer 9

5-6% (20% make attempts)

Question 10

What is the rate of suicide in the general Canadian population?

Answer 10

11 in 100 000

Question 11

What is the suicide rate among pts with Bipolar D/O?

Answer 11

~100 in 100 000, especially during depressive or MIXED episodes
(10x the rate in the gen pop; higher fatality rate)

**At least 15% of bipolar pts attempt suicide; 6-7% die by suicide

Question 12

How many pts who die by suicide have a mental health disorder at the time of death?

Answer 12

90% (60-70% depression)