TREATMENT OF BIPOLAR DISORDER

1998年9月签约，发射是一次大型的， 由国家精神卫生研究所赞助的多中心研究 (NIMH)。这项研究计划于1999年开始，旨在确定 最有效的治疗策略和系统评估 5,000-10,000人的药物和心理社会治疗结果 双相(躁郁症)患者。收集的数据超过 将对五年期间进行分析，以确定各种 对特定结果、生活质量和与疾病相关的治疗 成本。合同的协调中心在马萨诸塞州 波士顿综合医院。他们正在积极招募有潜力的人 调查现场参与这一激动人心的纵向 这是由NIMH赞助的最大规模的此类研究。

A contract was signed in September, 1998, launching is a large, multicenter study sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Scheduled to begin in 1999, the study seeks to determine the most effective treatment strategies and to systematically assess outcomes of medication and psychosocial treatments for 5,000 - 10,000 patients with bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder. Data collected over a five year period will be analyzed to determine the impact of various treatments on specific outcomes, quality of life and illness-related costs. The Coordinating Center of the contract is at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. They are actively recruiting potential investigational sites to participate in this exciting longitudinal study, the largest such effort ever sponsored by the NIMH.