Bipolar Disorder in Women/Kadinlarda Bipolar Bozukluk

The research on gender's role in bipolar disorders has drawn significant interest recently. The presentation and course of bipolar disorder differs between women and men. Women experience depressive episodes, dysphoric mood, mixed states, rapid cycling and seasonal patterns more often than men. Comorbidity, particularly thyroid disease, migraine, obesity, and anxiety disorders laso occur more frequently in women than men. On the other hand men with bipolar disorder are also more likely than women to have problems with drug or alcohol abuse. The pregnancy and postpartum period is a time of high risk for onset and recurrence of bipolar disorder in women. Keywords: Female, gender, bipolar disorder, mania. Bipolar bozuklukta cinsiyetin etkisini arastiran calismalar son yillarda giderek artmaktadir. Karma atak ve disforik durumlar, depresif atak, hizli dongululuk, mevsimsel gidis, hipotiroidi, migren ve obezite basta olmak uzere bedensel hastalik estanisi bipolar bozuklugu olan kadinlarda erkeklerden daha sik gorulmektedir. Alkol ve madde kullanim bozuklugu es tanisi erkek bipolar bozukluk olgularinda daha sik olmakla birlikte, kadinlarda alkol ve madde kullanim bozuklugu gelistirme riski, erkek bipolar bozukluk olgularina gore daha yuksektir. Bipolar bozuklugu olan kadinlarda iki yasam donemi, gebelik ve dogum sonrasi donem, alevlenme ve yinelemeler yonunden ozel onem tasimaktadir. Anahtar Sozcukler: Kadin, cinsiyet, bipolar bozukluk, mani.