1Ladan Hosseini Lavasani and 2Hossein Ibrahimi Moghadam

1Psychology Department, Islamic Azad University, Roudhen Branch. Roudehen (Iran) 2Psychology Department, Islamic Azad University, Roudhen Branch. Roudehen (Iran)

ABSTRACT

The objective of this project is examining the relation between demographic factors such as age, gender, profession, education and marital state and so on with bipolar disorder. For this purpose the medical record of all patients of Taleqani hospital psychiatric ward in 2011 and diagnosed as bipolar disorder are examined. Among them the number of 105 persons is selected randomly. The study type was descriptive. The statistical society consists of all patients’ medical record of psychiatric ward of Taleqani hospital in 2011. The number of 105 persons was studies. The Chi square non-parametric method has been used. The results showed that among demographic factor such as age, gender, education level, profession. Socioeconomic status and marital status only two factors (profession and socioeconomic status) had significant relationship with bipolar disease.

Key words : bipolar disorder type I & II, demographic factors.

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