BJP Try Psychiatric Bulletin Online
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Psychiatric Bulletin Advances in Psychiatric Treatment All RCPsych Journals
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Submit an eLetter
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when eLetters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Related articles in BJP
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by CLEMENT, S.
Right arrow Articles by BURNS, T.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by CLEMENT, S.
Right arrow Articles by BURNS, T.
The British Journal of Psychiatry (2003) 182: 148-152
© 2003 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Status of bipolar disorder research

Bibliometric study

SARAH CLEMENT, PhD, SWARAN P. SINGH, MRCPsych and TOM BURNS, FRCPsych

Department of Psychiatry, St George's Hospital Medical School, London

Correspondence: Dr Sarah Clement, Department of Psychiatry, St George's Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 ORE, UK. E-mail: s.clement{at}sghms.ac.uk

Declaration of interest None.

Background Bibliometric research has used publication or funding databases to compare the amount of research activity on different illnesses. Only one study has examined bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in this way, and it was restricted to one database.

Aims The primary aim is to compare levels of research activity in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Secondary aims are to examine how research activity on the disorders varies over time and across scientific fields.

Method The numbers of publications, projects, journals and funding awards on bipolar disorder and schizophrenia were extracted from nine computer databases to compare research activity on the two conditions.

Results Ratios (bipolar disorder: schizophrenia) ranged from 1:1.3 for the number of research funding awards to 1:7.6 for the number of clinical trials.

Conclusions There is a relative dearth of research activity on bipolar disorder compared with schizophrenia.


Related articles in BJP:

Highlights of this issue
ELIZABETH WALSH
BJP 2003 182: 91-a7. [Full Text]  



This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Br. J. PsychiatryHome page
G. M. Goodwin and J. R. Geddes
What is the heartland of psychiatry?
The British Journal of Psychiatry, September 1, 2007; 191(3): 189 - 191.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Br. J. PsychiatryHome page
P. Mackin, D. Bishop, H. Watkinson, P. Gallagher, and I. N. Ferrier
Metabolic disease and cardiovascular risk in people treated with antipsychotics in the community
The British Journal of Psychiatry, July 1, 2007; 191(1): 23 - 29.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Adv. Psychiatr. Treat.Home page
Z. Bhagwagar and G. M. Goodwin
Bipolar-spectrum disorders: an epidemic unseen, invisible or unreal?
Advan. Psychiatr. Treat., January 1, 2004; 10(1): 1 - 3.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Br. J. PsychiatryHome page
S. Watson and A. H. Young
Cinders, you shall go to the ball
The British Journal of Psychiatry, July 1, 2003; 183 (1): 79 - 80.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J PsychopharmacolHome page
G. M. Goodwin
Evidence-Based Guidelines for Treating Bipolar Disorder: Recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology
J Psychopharmacol, June 1, 2003; 17(2): 149 - 173.
[Abstract] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Psychiatric Bulletin Advances in Psychiatric Treatment All RCPsych Journals
Copyright © 2003 The Royal College of Psychiatrists.