Belete H – The intention of this research was to determine the magnitude of abuse among patients with bipolar disorder at psychiatric outpatient clinics in Ethiopia. The author concluded that the prevalence of reported abuse was high among patients with bipolar disorder, and it is important to remember the rights of patients during treatment.

Methods

• For this study, information were gathered by interviewing four hundred eleven systematically selected members at outpatient department of Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital.
• For analysis, logistic regression and adjusted odds ratios (AOR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were utilized, and P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results

• The results of this study showed that the prevalence of abuse (verbal/physical) was 37.7%.
• Having at least two episodes [AOR 1.70, 95% CI (1.06, 2.74)], a history of aggression [AOR 3.06, 95% CI (1.63, 5.75)] and comorbid illness [AOR 2.21, 95% CI (1.25, 3.90)] were significantly related.