Examining the association between duration of untreated illness and clinical outcomes in patients with major depressive and bipolar disorders

• Vincent Paquin,
• Nissa LeBaron,
• Giselle E. Kraus,
• Emily C. Yung,
• Adam Iskric,
• Pablo Cervantes,
• Theodore Kolivakis,
• Marie Saint-Laurent,
• Gabriella Gobbi,
• Nathalie Auger,
• Nancy Low

Affiliations

Vincent Paquin

Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Mood Disorder Program, Allan Memorial Institute, Montreal University Health Centre, 1025 Pine Avenue, Montreal, QC H3A 1A, Canada

Nissa LeBaron

Mood Disorder Program, Allan Memorial Institute, Montreal University Health Centre, 1025 Pine Avenue, Montreal, QC H3A 1A, Canada

Giselle E. Kraus

Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

Emily C. Yung

Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Adam Iskric

Department of Psychology, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, United States

Pablo Cervantes

Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Mood Disorder Program, Allan Memorial Institute, Montreal University Health Centre, 1025 Pine Avenue, Montreal, QC H3A 1A, Canada

Theodore Kolivakis

Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Mood Disorder Program, Allan Memorial Institute, Montreal University Health Centre, 1025 Pine Avenue, Montreal, QC H3A 1A, Canada

Marie Saint-Laurent

Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Mood Disorder Program, Allan Memorial Institute, Montreal University Health Centre, 1025 Pine Avenue, Montreal, QC H3A 1A, Canada

Gabriella Gobbi

Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Mood Disorder Program, Allan Memorial Institute, Montreal University Health Centre, 1025 Pine Avenue, Montreal, QC H3A 1A, Canada

Nathalie Auger

University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Nancy Low

Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; Mood Disorder Program, Allan Memorial Institute, Montreal University Health Centre, 1025 Pine Avenue, Montreal, QC H3A 1A, Canada; Corresponding author at: Mood Disorder Program, Allan Memorial Institute, Montreal University Health Centre, 1025 Pine Avenue, Montreal, QC H3A 1A, Canada.