Table 3 Illness characteristics of persons with bipolar disorder (carerecipient) at follow-up

Number of BD episodes (N = 107)

1 episode

5

4.7

2 to 5 episodes

26

24.3

6 to 10 episodes

28

26.2

11 or more episodes

31

29.0

Don’t know

17

15.9

Rapid cycling (N = 107):

Yes

47

43.9

Not sure

21

19.6

No

39

36.4

Subsyndromal symptoms (N = 107)

Yes

73

68.2

Not sure

19

17.8

No

15

14.0

Recent BD episodes (N = 107)

Last month:

Yes

56

52.3

Not sure

11

10.3

No

40

37.4

Last 2 years:

Yes

86

80.4

Not sure

8

7.5

No

13

12.1