Health Care Resource Utilization and Costs in a Commercially Insured Population of Patients With Bipolar Disorder Type I and Frequent Psychiatric Interventions

In this retrospective analysis, FPIs were associated with a greater number of FPIs during follow-up, ∼2-fold the psychiatric-related costs, and 1.5-fold the all-cause health care costs compared with no FPIs. These data highlight the economic burden of FPIs and the potential for health care cost reductions from improved management options in these patients.