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Manic-depressive (bipolar) illness: a genetic-epidemiological study.

Author(s)
Nuzhat Nauman Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Sajjad A Shami Department of Biological Sciences, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Rizwan Taj Department of Psychiatry, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
Ashfaq Ahmed General Health, Islamabad, Pakistan
Abstract
The present study is based on 454 diagnosed manic-depressive patients. The data was collected from the outpatient department of Psychiatry, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences. Affected Males were more in number than females (male: female ratio 1.05:1) but the difference between the two sexes was not significant. There were 162 unmarried patients and 292 married patients. The mean age at diagnosis of unmarried female patients was 18.95±0.97 and that of unmarried male patients 19.26±0.42 years, but the difference was not significant. Among. married patients, the mean age at diagnosis of female patients was 33.32±0.83 years. Married Mate patients were inflicted slightly earlier than females (32.46±0.98 years). However, the difference in age at onset between the two sexes was not significant. The inbred marriages in this study were 54.84% (n=249), of which first cousin unions were 47.35% (n=215). The inbred marriages were significantly higher in number as compared to out bred couples (p
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Page(s) 866-871
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Published Journal: Journal of Pakistan Dental Association, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Year: 2004

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