Global Aging & Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder Database (GAGE-BD)
Benefiting Bipolar Disorder Patients in Late Life
Although the elderly are the fastest growing group in the US, studies of older-age bipolar disorder are extremely limited. The Global Aging and Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder (GAGE-BD), initiated in 2016 with funding from the ISBD, aims to understand how bipolar disorder (BD), a serious mood disorder affecting 46 million people worldwide, evolves as people age. A global team designed and implemented novel methods for integrating and harmonizing previously collected disparate data, creating a powerful framework for mental health data reuse and collaboration. Activities conducted by the GAGE-BD team have included:
- Team creation and collaborative process design
- Regulatory and security management
- Intake and variable categorization
- Harmonization
- Primary and secondary analysis
- Development of essential elements for prospective studies
GAGE-BD has brought together world experts, developed novel data reuse processes, and generated new knowledge to help those aging with BD and provide a global mental health collaborative research framework.
We have provided some multimedia resources on this site to explain the innovative data reuse and collaboration employed in the project - the output to date at right, and a video interview below with Dr. Martha Sajatovic on the origins of the GAGE-BD Study and where it is headed.