Open AccessBipolar Disorder Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Nationwide Population-based Cohort Study
Author(s) -
ShihFen Chen,
Lingyi Wang,
JenHuai Chiang,
YuChih Shen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000000863
Subject(s) - medicine , bipolar disorder , genital warts , hazard ratio , syphilis , gonorrhea , population , psychiatry , cohort study , sexually transmitted disease , confidence interval , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , environmental health , lithium (medication)
Previous studies have suggested that sexually transmitted infections (STI) tend to increase in patients with bipolar disorder during a manic or hypomanic episode. However, in the long-term course of this disease, it is unclear whether patients with bipolar disorder have a higher risk of incident STI.