Are Women More Vulnerable to AD?
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Retrospective review of 129 patients (55%
female)
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Rate of rapid cycling:
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56% of pts with prior AD exposure vs. 42% without
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Females: 77 vs. 41%
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Males: 36 vs. 42%
Yildiz and Sachs, 2003
Women and Bipolar Disorder