The progression of 102 Brazilian patients with bipolar disorder: outcome of first 12 months of prospective follow-up

Prospective studies have shown that the course of bipolar disorder (BD) is characterized by the persistence of symptoms, predominantly depression, along most of the time. However, to our knowledge, no studies in Latin America have investigated it.To replicate international studies using a Brazilian sample to prospectively analyze treatment outcomes in the first year and to determine potential chronicity factors.We followed up 102 patients with...