Interesting Statistics about Bipolar Disorder

VIDEO INTERESTING STATISTICS ABOUT BIPOLAR DISORDER

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• People with bipolar disorder, on average, suffer 10 years before receiving treatment  and only 49% of bipolar individuals receive treatment. 1
• The average age of American bipolar disorder onset is 25 years old  2
• 83% of bipolar cases are considered severe. 3
• More than 66% of people with bipolar disorder have one or more relatives with bipolar disorder or clinical depression 4
• Bipolar individuals’ average bipolar episodes last 3 – 6 months 6
• The bipolar suicide rate is 60 times higher than that of the general public and one in five people with bipolar disorder commits suicide. 8,7
• Bipolar disorder is the 4th-highest reason for disability 35  AND 200,000 people with bipolar disorder are homeless 9
• 69% of bipolar patients are mis-diagnosed at least 3.5 times 10
• 10% of bipolar disorder patients have onset of symptoms in their 40s-50s  11
• People with bipolar disorder relapse rate 80% within 2 years if they don’t take medications; 40% with meds 12
• Except for side effects, 90% of bipolar patients are satisfied with their meds 13
• Mood disorder patients are more likely to be obese, smoke and have heart disease 14
• Adults who earned high or top school grades are 4X more likely to develop bipolar disorder than their peers 15
• 80% of those with bipolar disorder have at least one bipolar family member 16
• Bipolar disorder affects males and females almost equally although it differs in how it manifests.  18
• Following the first bipolar episode is a 75% chance of recurrence even if treatment plan is followed 20
• Bipolar disorder is more common in high achievers [than the general population 21
• People with bipolar disorder live 9.2 years less than the average 78 years 23
• 50% of bipolar individuals abuse drugs and alcohol 24
• 35% of people with bipolar disorder are obese and are 2X as likely to die of heart disease, diabetes, stroke. 25
• The treatment success rate for bipolar disorder is a remarkable 80 percent. 37

World  Statistics:

• 2.4% of the world population has bipolar disorder 27
• Less than 50% of the planet’s bipolar population receives any treatment 28
• More than 33% of world’s Bipolar Disorder people have substance abuse disorders 29
• Bipolar disorder is the 6th leading reason for disability worldwide 30

CHILDREN:

• A child’s risk of having bipolar disorder is 30% if one parent has bipolar disorder, 75% if two parents suffer the disorder 31
• In children, bipolar disorder is the 3rd highest reason for doctor visits, 2nd highest reason for hospital ER visits 32
• 3.4 million children and adolescents suffer bipolar disorder 33