Br J Psychiatry. 1990 Jun;156:842-5.

Sex differences in the age of onset of bipolar affective illness.

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Data from a UK national sample showed differences between the sexes in age-specific inception rates for mania. Women had a higher inception rate than men during the middle years. The cumulative admission rates were nearly equal between the sexes.

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