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Steffensen NL, Hemager N, Bundgaard AF, Gantriis DL, Burton BK, Ellersgaard D, Carlsen AH, Bliksted V, Plessen KJ, Jepsen JRM, Nordentoft M, Thorup AAE, Mors O, Greve AN. Affective lability in parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and their co-parents - The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study VIA 7. Psychiatry Res 2023; 321:115092. [PMID: 36773417 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
In bipolar disorder, dysregulation of affect is a core feature while knowledge on affective lability in schizophrenia is sparse. Research on affective lability in partners to individuals with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder is also lacking. The objective of this study was to investigate affective lability in parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, and their co-parents without these disorders. The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study - VIA 7 is a population-based cohort study. This study focuses on parents diagnosed with schizophrenia (n = 148), their co-parents (n = 157), parents with bipolar disorder (n = 98), their co-parents (n = 89) and control parents (n = 359). The Affective Lability Scale - short form (ALS-SF) was used to measure affective lability. We found significantly higher levels of affective lability in parents with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder compared with controls, but no significant differences between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Co-parents to parents with schizophrenia had significantly higher levels of affective lability compared to controls. Our results add to the existing knowledge concerning underlying transdiagnostic factors and nonrandom mating in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and highlight the need for studies of parental affective lability as a potential risk factor for offspring in families with parental schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
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- Nanna Lawaetz Steffensen
- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Psychiatry, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health (CORE), Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, building 15, 4th, Hellerup 2900, Denmark; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Hospitalsvej 3A, 1st floor, Hellerup 2900, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Psychiatry, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Psychiatry, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Hospitalsvej 3A, 1st floor, Hellerup 2900, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, Copenhagen N 2200, Denmark; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Copenhagen University Hospital - Psychiatry Region Zealand, Roskilde, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health (CORE), Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, building 15, 4th, Hellerup 2900, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Psychiatry, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 82, Aarhus N 8200, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Hospitalsvej 3A, 1st floor, Hellerup 2900, Denmark; Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Lausanne and University of Lausanne, Switzerland
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health (CORE), Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, building 15, 4th, Hellerup 2900, Denmark; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Hospitalsvej 3A, 1st floor, Hellerup 2900, Denmark; Centre for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research & Centre for Clinical Intervention and Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Mental Health Centre Glostrup, Copenhagen University Hospital, Ndr. Ringvej 29-67, Glostrup 2600, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Copenhagen Research Centre for Mental Health (CORE), Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kildegaardsvej 28, building 15, 4th, Hellerup 2900, Denmark
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- The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre, Mental Health Services Capital Region, Research Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Hospitalsvej 3A, 1st floor, Hellerup 2900, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, Copenhagen N 2200, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Psychiatry, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark
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- Psychosis Research Unit, Aarhus University Hospital, Psychiatry, Denmark; The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 82, Aarhus N 8200, Denmark.
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Ma M, Xiao C, Ou W, Lv G, Huang M, Zhao X, Qin Y, Ju Y, Zhang Y. Psychometric property study of the Affective Lability Scale-short form in Chinese patients with mood disorders. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1160791. [PMID: 37082759 PMCID: PMC10110953 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1160791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
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Introduction This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the Affective Lability Scale-short form (ALS-SF) among Chinese patients with mood disorders, and to compare ALS-SF subscale scores between patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and patients with bipolar disorder (BD) depression. Methods A total of 344 patients with mood disorders were included in our study. Participants were measured through a set of questionnaires including the Chinese version of ALS-SF, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7), and NEO-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI). Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were applied to examine the psychometric properties of ALS-SF. Besides, correlation and regression analyses were performed to explore the relationship between affective lability and depression, anxiety, and neuroticism. Independent samples t-tests were used to compare the subscale scores of ALS-SF between the MDD and BD depression groups. Results Results of factor analysis indicated that the model of ALS-SF was consistent with ALS-SF. The ALS-SF showed a solid validity and high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.861). In addition, each subscale of ALS-SF was significantly correlated with PHQ-9, GAD-7, and NEO-FFI neuroticism subscale, except for the anger subscale showed no significant correlation with PHQ-9. Besides, the depression/elation and anger factor scores in patients with BD depression were higher than in patients with MDD. Conclusion Our study suggests that the Chinese version of ALS-SF has good reliability and validity for measuring affective lability in Chinese patients with mood disorders. Assessing affective lability would assist clinicians to distinguish between MDD and BP depression and may decrease the risks of misdiagnosis.
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- Mohan Ma
- Department of Psychiatry, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Mental Health Institute of Central South University, China National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), China National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Mental Health Institute of Central South University, China National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), China National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Mental Health Institute of Central South University, China National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), China National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Mental Health Institute of Central South University, China National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), China National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Mental Health Institute of Central South University, China National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), China National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Mental Health Institute of Central South University, China National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), China National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Mental Health Institute of Central South University, China National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), China National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Mental Health Institute of Central South University, China National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), China National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China
- *Correspondence: Yumeng Ju, ; Yan Zhang,
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- Department of Psychiatry, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Mental Health Institute of Central South University, China National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), China National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, Changsha, Hunan, China
- *Correspondence: Yumeng Ju, ; Yan Zhang,
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Affective lability and social functioning in severe mental disorders. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2022; 272:873-885. [PMID: 35084540 PMCID: PMC9279216 DOI: 10.1007/s00406-022-01380-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Social functioning is impaired in severe mental disorders despite clinical remission, illustrating the need to identify other mechanisms that hinder psychosocial recovery. Affective lability is elevated and associated with an increased clinical burden in psychosis spectrum disorders. We aimed to investigate putative associations between affective lability and social functioning in 293 participants with severe mental disorders (schizophrenia- and bipolar spectrum), and if such an association was independent of well-established predictors of social impairments. The Affective Lability Scale (ALS-SF) was used to measure affective lability covering the dimensions of anxiety-depression, depression-elation and anger. The interpersonal domain of the Social Functioning Scale (SFS) was used to measure social functioning. Correlation analyses were conducted to investigate associations between affective lability and social functioning, followed by a hierarchical multiple regression and follow-up analyses in diagnostic subgroups. Features related to premorbid and clinical characteristics were entered as independent variables together with the ALS-SF scores. We found that higher scores on all ALS-SF subdimensions were significantly associated with lower social functioning (p < 0.005) in the total sample. For the anxiety-depression dimension of the ALS-SF, this association persisted after controlling for potential confounders such as premorbid social functioning, duration of untreated illness and current symptoms (p = 0.019). Our results indicate that elevated affective lability may have a negative impact on social functioning in severe mental disorders, which warrants further investigation. Clinically, it might be fruitful to target affective lability in severe mental disorders to improve psychosocial outcomes.
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Høegh MC, Melle I, Aminoff SR, Haatveit B, Olsen SH, Huflåtten IB, Ueland T, Lagerberg TV. Characterization of affective lability across subgroups of psychosis spectrum disorders. Int J Bipolar Disord 2021; 9:34. [PMID: 34734342 PMCID: PMC8566621 DOI: 10.1186/s40345-021-00238-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Affective lability is elevated and associated with increased clinical burden in psychosis spectrum disorders. The extent to which the level, structure and dispersion of affective lability varies between the specific disorders included in the psychosis spectrum is however unclear. To have potential value as a treatment target, further characterization of affective lability in these populations is necessary. The main aim of our study was to investigate differences in the architecture of affective lability in different psychosis spectrum disorders, and if putative differences remained when we controlled for current symptom status. METHODS Affective lability was measured with The Affective Lability Scale Short Form (ALS-SF) in participants with schizophrenia (SZ, n = 76), bipolar I disorder (BD-I, n = 105), bipolar II disorder (BD-II, n = 68) and a mixed psychosis-affective group (MP, n = 48). Multiple analyses of covariance were conducted to compare the ALS-SF total and subdimension scores of the diagnostic groups, correcting for current psychotic, affective and anxiety symptoms, substance use and sex. Double generalized linear models were performed to compare the dispersion of affective lability in the different groups. RESULTS Overall group differences in affective lability remained significant after adjusting for covariates (p = .001). BD-II had higher affective lability compared to SZ and BD-I (p = .004), with no significant differences between SZ and BD-I. There were no significant differences in the contributions of ALS-SF dimensions to the total affective lability or in dispersion of affective lability between the groups. CONCLUSIONS This study provides the construct of affective lability in psychosis spectrum disorders with more granular details that may have implications for research and clinical care. It demonstrates that despite overlap in core symptom profiles, BD-I is more similar to SZ than it is to BD-II concerning affective lability and the BD groups should consequently be studied apart. Further, affective lability appears to be characterized by fluctuations between depressive- and other affective states across different psychosis spectrum disorders, indicating that affective lability may be related to internalizing problems in these disorders. Finally, although the level varies between groups, affective lability is evenly spread and not driven by extremes across psychosis spectrum disorders and should be assessed irrespective of diagnosis.
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- Margrethe Collier Høegh
- CoE NORMENT, Norwegian Centre for Mental Disorders Research, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Building 49, Ullevål sykehus, Nydalen, PO Box 4956, 0424, Oslo, Norway.
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- CoE NORMENT, Norwegian Centre for Mental Disorders Research, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Building 49, Ullevål sykehus, Nydalen, PO Box 4956, 0424, Oslo, Norway
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- CoE NORMENT, Norwegian Centre for Mental Disorders Research, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Building 49, Ullevål sykehus, Nydalen, PO Box 4956, 0424, Oslo, Norway.,Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- CoE NORMENT, Norwegian Centre for Mental Disorders Research, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Building 49, Ullevål sykehus, Nydalen, PO Box 4956, 0424, Oslo, Norway
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- CoE NORMENT, Norwegian Centre for Mental Disorders Research, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Building 49, Ullevål sykehus, Nydalen, PO Box 4956, 0424, Oslo, Norway
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- CoE NORMENT, Norwegian Centre for Mental Disorders Research, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Building 49, Ullevål sykehus, Nydalen, PO Box 4956, 0424, Oslo, Norway
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- CoE NORMENT, Norwegian Centre for Mental Disorders Research, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Building 49, Ullevål sykehus, Nydalen, PO Box 4956, 0424, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- CoE NORMENT, Norwegian Centre for Mental Disorders Research, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Building 49, Ullevål sykehus, Nydalen, PO Box 4956, 0424, Oslo, Norway
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Birmaher B, Merranko J, Hafeman D, Goldstein BI, Diler R, Levenson JC, Monk K, Iyengar S, Hickey MB, Sakolsky D, Axelson D, Goldstein T. A Longitudinal Study of Psychiatric Disorders in Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder From Preschool to Adolescence. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2021; 60:1419-1429. [PMID: 33785405 PMCID: PMC8473582 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2021.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the prevalence of psychopathology, particularly bipolar disorder (BD), between preschool offspring of parents with BD and community controls. METHOD A total of 116 offspring of BD-I/II parents and 98 controls (53 parents with non-BD psychopathology and 45 healthy parents) were recruited at ages 2 to 5 years and followed on average 9.6 years (on average: 2-5: 1.6 times; after age 5: 4 times) (average ages at intake/last follow-up: 3.8/13.4, retention: 98%). Participants were evaluated with standardized instruments blinded to parental diagnoses. RESULTS After adjusting for confounders, offspring of BD parents only showed more attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during ages 2 to 5 years than the other 2 groups. After age 5, offspring of BD parents did not differ from offspring of parents with non-BD psychopathology, but they had more anxiety, ADHD, and behavior problems than offspring of healthy parents. Only offspring of BD parents developed BD-I/II: 3.4% (n = 4) and BD-not-otherwise-specified (BD-NOS): 11.2% (n = 13), with mean onset ages 11.4 and 7.4, respectively. About 70% of offspring with BD had non-BD disorders before BD. Only ADHD, diagnosed before age 6 years, and early-onset parental BD were significantly associated with BD risk. CONCLUSION Most offspring of BD parents did not develop BD, but they were at specific high risk for developing BD, particularly those with preschool ADHD and early-onset parental BD. BD symptoms were scarce during the preschool years and increased throughout the school age, mainly in the form of BD-NOS, a disorder that conveys poor prognosis and high risk to develop BD-I/II. Developing early interventions to delay or, ideally, to prevent its onset are warranted.
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- Boris Birmaher
- Drs. Birmaher, Hafeman, Diler, Levenson, Sakolsky, Goldstein, Mr. Merranko, and Mss. Monk and Hickey are with Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.
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- Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania
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- Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania
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- Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania
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- Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania
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- Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania
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- Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania
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- Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania
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- Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania
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- Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State College of Medicine, Columbus
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- Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.; Center for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Ontario, Canada
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Topal Z, Demir N, Tufan E, Tuman TC, Semerci B. Emotional and cognitive conflict resolution and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder in adolescent offspring of parents diagnosed with major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and matched healthy controls. Nord J Psychiatry 2021; 75:427-436. [PMID: 33591219 DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2021.1880635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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AIMS Children of parents with mood disorders have an elevated risk for various psychopathologies. In this study rate of psychopathologies among adolescent offspring of parents with major depressive (MDDoff) and bipolar disorder (BDoff), including disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) along with the offspring ability to resolve cognitive and emotional conflicts were evaluated. METHOD 12-16 years old children of parents with MDD (n = 31, children= 36), BP (n = 20, children = 26) and controls (n = 25, children = 28) were enrolled. Children and parents were evaluated by using the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (K-SADS) and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID); respectively. The parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)-dysregulation profile. The Stroop test-TBAG form and emotional Stroop test were given out to evaluate conflict resolution ability. RESULTS The most common diagnoses among the whole sample were attention deficit and hyperactivity, separation anxiety and oppositional defiant disorders. Five cases (5.5%) of lifetime DMDD were found (three from MDDoff, the rest from BDoff). Completion times for the Stroop test-TBAG form were ranked as: BDoff > MDDoff > Hoff. In the emotional Stroop test, the BDoff responded significantly later and had significantly reduced correct responses. CONCLUSION Rates of lifetime DMDD were similar in the MDDoff and BDoff groups. BDoff may experience greater difficulties in resolving cognitive and emotional conflicts.
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- Zehra Topal
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Osmangazi, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Yıldırım Bayezit University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey
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- Department of Psychiatry, Health Practice and Researching Center, Istanbul Medipol University, İstanbul, Turkey
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Sani G, Manchia M, Simonetti A, Janiri D, Paribello P, Pinna F, Carpiniello B. The Role of Gut Microbiota in the High-Risk Construct of Severe Mental Disorders: A Mini Review. Front Psychiatry 2021; 11:585769. [PMID: 33510657 PMCID: PMC7835325 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.585769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Severe mental disorders (SMD) are highly prevalent psychiatric conditions exerting an enormous toll on society. Therefore, prevention of SMD has received enormous attention in the last two decades. Preventative approaches are based on the knowledge and detailed characterization of the developmental stages of SMD and on risk prediction. One relevant biological component, so far neglected in high risk research, is microbiota. The human microbiota consists in the ensemble of microbes, including viruses, bacteria, and eukaryotes, that inhabit several ecological niches of the organism. Due to its demonstrated role in modulating illness and health, as well in influencing behavior, much interest has focused on the characterization of the microbiota inhabiting the gut. Several studies in animal models have shown the early modifications in the gut microbiota might impact on neurodevelopment and the onset of deficits in social behavior corresponding to distinct neurosignaling alterations. However, despite this evidence, only one study investigated the effect of altered microbiome and risk of developing mental disorders in humans, showing that individuals at risk for SMD had significantly different global microbiome composition than healthy controls. We then offer a developmental perspective and provided mechanistic insights on how changes in the microbiota could influence the risk of SMD. We suggest that the analysis of microbiota should be included in the comprehensive assessment generally performed in populations at high risk for SMD as it can inform predictive models and ultimately preventative strategies.
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- Gabriele Sani
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “Agostino Gemelli” Istituto di ricovero e cura a carattere scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy
- Section of Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
- Unit of Clinical Psychiatry, University Hospital Agency of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
- Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “Agostino Gemelli” Istituto di ricovero e cura a carattere scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy
- Section of Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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- Section of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
- Unit of Clinical Psychiatry, University Hospital Agency of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Section of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
- Unit of Clinical Psychiatry, University Hospital Agency of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Section of Psychiatry, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
- Unit of Clinical Psychiatry, University Hospital Agency of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Chen J, Chen X, Leung SS, Tsang HW. Potential impacts, alleviating factors, and interventions for children of a parent with schizophrenia: A scoping review. CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Høegh MC, Melle I, Aminoff SR, Laskemoen JF, Büchmann CB, Ueland T, Lagerberg TV. Affective lability across psychosis spectrum disorders. Eur Psychiatry 2020; 63:e53. [PMID: 32372737 PMCID: PMC7355177 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Background. Despite apparent clinical remission, individuals with psychotic disorders often experience significant impairments across functional domains. Thus, there is a need to search beyond management of core symptoms to optimize treatment outcomes. Affective dysregulation is considered a risk factor for poor clinical and functional outcomes in many mental disorders, but research investigating such features in psychosis, particularly in schizophrenia, is limited. We aimed to investigate the level of affective lability (AL) in participants with schizophrenia- and bipolar spectrum disorders (n = 222) compared to healthy controls (n = 140), as well as clinical correlates of AL in the diagnostic groups. Methods. The Affective Lability Scale (ALS-SF) was used to measure total score of AL and subscores covering the domains of anxiety/depression, depression/elation, and anger. An analysis of covariance was performed to compare the ALS-SF total score between groups, correcting for potential confounders, as well as standard multiple regression analyses for diagnosis-specific investigations of the relationship between AL and demographic and clinical features. Results. Both the schizophrenia- and bipolar spectrum group had significantly higher ALS-SF total score compared to controls (p < 0.001), and no significant differences between the patient groups were found. In the schizophrenia group, current psychotic and depressive symptoms were significantly and independently associated with AL (p = 0.012 and p = 0.024, respectively). Conclusions. The findings indicate that AL is elevated in psychotic disorders and that it transcends diagnostic boundaries. Further research into the causal relationship between psychotic and affective symptoms and AL, as well as its role as a potential therapeutic target in psychosis spectrum disorders, is warranted.
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Affiliation(s)
- Margrethe Collier Høegh
- NORMENT, Centre for Research on Mental Disorders, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
| | - Ingrid Melle
- NORMENT, Centre for Research on Mental Disorders, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
| | - Sofie R Aminoff
- NORMENT, Centre for Research on Mental Disorders, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Oslo University Hospital, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo, Norway
| | - Jannicke Fjæra Laskemoen
- NORMENT, Centre for Research on Mental Disorders, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
| | - Camilla Bakkalia Büchmann
- NORMENT, Centre for Research on Mental Disorders, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
| | - Torill Ueland
- NORMENT, Centre for Research on Mental Disorders, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
| | - Trine Vik Lagerberg
- NORMENT, Centre for Research on Mental Disorders, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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