High Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder

Article Abstract Objective: Despite abundant literature demonstrating increased metabolic syndrome (MetS) prevalence and important clinical correlates of MetS among middle-age adults with bipolar disorder, little is known about this topic among adolescents and young adults early in their course of bipolar disorder. We therefore examined this topic in the Course and Outcome of Bipolar Youth (COBY) study. Methods: A cross-sectional, retrospective...