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Bipolar disorder is a major public health problem, affecting from 0.4 to 1.6% of the population worldwide. Its economic impact is substantial, with a recent study1 estimating that patients with bipolar disorder in the United States lost approximately 289 million days from work in 1990.
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Maj, M. (1999). Assessment of the Impact of Long-Term Lithium Prophylaxis on the Course of Bipolar Disorder. In: Guimón, J., Sartorius, N. (eds) Manage or Perish?. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4147-9_34
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