Bowden Charles L
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA.
Am J Manag Care. 2005 Jun;11(3 Suppl):S91-4.
Bipolar disorder affects many aspects of an individual's life and greatly interferes with a person's ability to find and maintain employment. The evidence indicates that a majority of patients with bipolar disorder are not employed and many others are employed only part time. Job-related difficulties are common, and patients with bipolar disorder tend to have higher rates of absenteeism from work compared with working individuals without bipolar disorder. A limited amount of data suggests that appropriate treatment may improve occupational status among patients with bipolar disorder. The ability to work is closely related to functional recovery, which tends to be incomplete in a majority of patients with bipolar disorder.
双相情感障碍影响个人生活的许多方面，并极大地干扰一个人寻找和维持工作的能力。证据表明，大多数双相情感障碍患者没有工作，其他许多人仅从事兼职工作。与工作相关的困难很常见，与没有双相情感障碍的在职人员相比，双相情感障碍患者的旷工率往往更高。有限的数据表明，适当的治疗可能会改善双相情感障碍患者的职业状况。工作能力与功能恢复密切相关，而在大多数双相情感障碍患者中，功能恢复往往并不完全。
