PREVENT EPISODES, PROTECT YOUR BRAIN, BODY, AND SELF
Kessing and Andersen 2017 wrote:”Overall, increasing number of affective episodes seemsto be associated with:(i) increasing risk of recurrence, (ii) increasing duration of episodes, (iii) increasing symptomatic severity of episodes,(iv) decreasing threshold for developing episodes, and (v) increasing risk of developing dementia.
Conclusion: Although the course of illness is heterogeneous, there is evidence for clinical progression of unipolar and bipolar disorder.”
These adverse outcomes emphasize the importance of early and sustained treatment to prevent the occurrence and accumulation of episodes.
