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Shuy YK, Santharan S, Chew QH, Lin SK, Ouyang WC, Chen CK, Park SC, Jang OJ, Park JH, Chee KY, Ding KS, Chong J, Zhang L, Li K, Zhu X, Jatchavala C, Pariwatcharakul P, Kallivayalil RA, Grover S, Avasthi A, Ansari M, Maramis MM, Aung PP, Tan CH, Xiang YT, Chong MY, Park YC, Kato TA, Shinfuku N, Baldessarini RJ, Sim K. Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Correlates of Lithium Treatment for Bipolar Disorder in Asia. J Clin Psychopharmacol 2024; 44:117-123. [PMID: 38230861 DOI: 10.1097/jcp.0000000000001813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND As clinical practices with lithium salts for patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder (BD) are poorly documented in Asia, we studied the prevalence and clinical correlates of lithium use there to support international comparisons. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study of use and dosing of lithium salts for BD patients across 13 Asian sites and evaluated bivariate relationships of lithium treatment with clinical correlates followed by multivariate logistic regression modeling. RESULTS In a total of 2139 BD participants (52.3% women) of mean age 42.4 years, lithium salts were prescribed in 27.3% of cases overall, varying among regions from 3.20% to 59.5%. Associated with lithium treatment were male sex, presence of euthymia or mild depression, and a history of seasonal mood change. Other mood stabilizers usually were given with lithium, often at relatively high doses. Lithium use was associated with newly emerging and dose-dependent risk of tremors as well as risk of hypothyroidism. We found no significant differences in rates of clinical remission or of suicidal behavior if treatment included lithium or not. CONCLUSIONS Study findings clarify current prevalence, dosing, and clinical correlates of lithium treatment for BD in Asia. This information should support clinical decision-making regarding treatment of BD patients and international comparisons of therapeutic practices.
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- Yao Kang Shuy
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Department of Emergency and Crisis Care, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
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- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung Branch, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Bugok National Hospital, Changnyong, South Korea
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- Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju University School of Medicine, Jeju, South Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Tunku Abdul Rahman Institute of Neurosciences, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta, Tanjung Rambutan, Perak Darul Ridzwan, Malasia
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- Hospital Permai Johor Bahru, Ministry of Health, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders and Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, School of Mental Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Hebei Provincial Mental Health Center, Baoding, Hebei, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Suzhou Guangji Hospital, the Affiliated Guangji Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Psychiatry, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Tiruvalla, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Pakistan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dr Soetomo Hospital-Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Mental Health Hospital, Yangon University of Medicine, Yangon, Myanmar
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- Department of Pharmacology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, South Korea
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University Fukuoka, Japan
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- School of Human Sciences, Seinan Gakuin University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- West Region, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
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Shuy YK, Santharan S, Chew QH, Sim K. International Trends in Lithium Use for Pharmacotherapy and Clinical Correlates in Bipolar Disorder: A Scoping Review. Brain Sci 2024; 14:102. [PMID: 38275522 PMCID: PMC10813799 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci14010102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Lithium remains an effective option in the treatment of bipolar disorder (BD). Thus, we aim to characterize the pharmaco-epidemiological patterns of lithium use internationally over time and elucidate clinical correlates associated with BD using a scoping review, which was conducted using the methodological framework by Arksey and O'Malley (2005). We searched several databases for studies that examined the prescriptions for lithium and clinical associations in BD from inception until December 2023. This review included 55 articles from 1967 to 2023, which collected data from North America (n = 24, 43.6%), Europe (n = 20, 36.4%), and Asia (n = 11, 20.0%). The overall prescription rates ranged from 3.3% to 84% (33.4% before and 30.6% after the median year cutoffs). Over time, there was a decline in lithium use in North America (27.7% before 2010 to 17.1% after 2010) and Europe (36.7% before 2003 to 35.7% after 2003), and a mild increase in Asia (25.0% before 2003 to 26.2% after 2003). Lithium use was associated with specific demographic (e.g., age, male gender) and clinical factors (e.g., lower suicide risk). Overall, we found a trend of declining lithium use internationally, particularly in the West. Specific clinical correlates can support clinical decision-making for continued lithium use.
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- Yao Kang Shuy
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 308232, Singapore;
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- Department of Emergency and Crisis Care, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore 539747, Singapore;
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore 539747, Singapore;
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 308232, Singapore;
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
- West Region, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore 539747, Singapore
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Grover S, Avasthi A, Chakravarty R, Dan A, Chakraborty K, Neogi R, Desouza A, Nayak O, Praharaj SK, Menon V, Deep R, Bathla M, Subramanyam AA, Nebhinani N, Ghosh P, Lakdawala B, Bhattacharya R. Disability and its correlates among persons with bipolar disorder: Exploratory findings from the bipolar disorder course and outcome study from India (BiD-CoIN study). Indian J Psychiatry 2023; 65:760-766. [PMID: 37645361 PMCID: PMC10461586 DOI: 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_713_22] [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: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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Aim This study aimed to evaluate the disability and its correlates in persons with Bipolar Disorder during the remission phase. Materials and Methods As part of the multicentric study, 773 patients with bipolar disorder, currently in clinical remission, were evaluated for disability on the Indian Disability Assessment Evaluation Scale. Results About one-fifth of the participants had some level of disability in the domain of self-care, one-third had some level of disability in the interpersonal domain, one-fourth had some level of disability in communication and understanding, and a maximum proportion (43.7%) had some disability in the domain of work. Overall, about one-fifth (18.4%) were considered to have a benchmark disability (i.e., disability >40%). In terms of correlates, those with a disability had a short duration of current remission, a higher number of manic and mixed episodes, a higher mean number of total episodes, spent more time in the episodes, had lower severity of the depressive episodes, higher residual depressive and manic symptoms, had overall higher manic affective morbidity, had a higher level of cognitive deficits, and had poorer insight. Conclusion A significant proportion of patients with bipolar disorder have disability in work domain, and the presence of residual symptoms of either polarity are associated with higher level of disability.
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- Sandeep Grover
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, Bardhaman, West Bengal, India
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- R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (Sion Hospital), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (Sion Hospital), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Haryana, India
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- Topiwala National Medical College (Nair Hospital), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Medical Education Trust Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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Grover S, Avasthi A, Chakravarty R, Dan A, Chakraborty K, Neogi R, Desousa A, Nayak OP, Praharaj SK, Menon V, Deep R, Bathla M, Subramanyam AA, Nebhinani N, Ghosh P, Lakdawala B, Bhattacharya R. Insight in patients with bipolar disorder: Findings from the bipolar disorder course and outcome study from India (BiD-CoIN study). Indian J Psychiatry 2023; 65:767-773. [PMID: 37645363 PMCID: PMC10461589 DOI: 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_714_22] [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: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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Background There are limited number of studies evaluating insight among patients with bipolar disorder (BD). Aim This study aimed to examine insight and its correlates in BD using the data from the multicenter BD course and outcome study from India (BiD-CoIN). The additional aim was to evaluate the insight in patients with BD using different scales and understand the correlates of insight. Materials and Methods 773 BD patients presently in clinical remission were evaluated on the Insight Scale for Affective Disorders (ISAD), insight items of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), and the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS). Results The assessment scales influenced the prevalence of poor insight. Poorer insight irrespective of the assessment scale was consistently associated with higher residual depressive and manic symptoms, and a higher level of cognitive impairment and disability. Poor insight as assessed by ISAD was associated with a higher number of episodes in the lifetime, shorter duration of current remission, a higher number of depressive episodes, a higher amount of time spent in depressive episodes, higher depressive affective morbidity, a higher number of manic episodes, and higher residual depressive and manic symptoms. Conclusion Poor insight in BD is consistently associated with higher residual depressive and manic symptoms and a higher level of cognitive impairment and disability. However, in terms of course variables, the correlates vary depending on the assessment method.
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- Sandeep Grover
- Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, Bardhaman, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and JNM Hospital WBUHS, Kalyani, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (Sion Hospital), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (Sion Hospital), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Haryana, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Topiwala National Medical College (Nair Hospital), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Silchar Medical College, Silchar, Assam, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Medical Education Trust Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India
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Hidalgo-Mazzei D, Mantingh T, Pérez de Mendiola X, Samalin L, Undurraga J, Strejilevich S, Severus E, Bauer M, González-Pinto A, Nolen WA, Young AH, Vieta E. Clinicians' preferences and attitudes towards the use of lithium in the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorders around the world: a survey from the ISBD Lithium task force. Int J Bipolar Disord 2023; 11:20. [PMID: 37243681 DOI: 10.1186/s40345-023-00301-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Lithium has long been considered the gold-standard pharmacological treatment for the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorders (BD) which is supported by a wide body of evidence. Prior research has shown a steady decline in lithium prescriptions during the last two decades. We aim to identify potential factors explaining this decline across the world with an anonymous worldwide survey developed by the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) Task Force "Role of Lithium in Bipolar Disorders" and distributed by diverse academic and professional international channels. RESULTS A total of 886 responses were received of which 606 completed the entire questionnaire while 206 completed it partially. Respondents were from 43 different countries comprising all continents. Lithium was the most preferred treatment option for the maintenance of BD patients (59%). The most relevant clinical circumstances in which lithium was the preferred option were in patients with BD I (53%), a family history of response (18%), and a prior response during acute treatment (17%). In contrast, Lithium was not the preferred option in case of patients´ negative beliefs and/or attitudes towards lithium (13%), acute side-effects or tolerability problems (10%) and intoxication risk (8%). Clinicians were less likely to prefer lithium as a first option in BD maintenance phase when practising in developing economy countries [X2 (1, N = 430) = 9465, p = 0.002) ] and private sectors [X2 (1, N = 434) = 8191, p = 0.004)]. CONCLUSIONS Clinicians' preferences and attitudes towards the use of lithium in the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorders appear to be affected by both the patients' beliefs and the professional contexts where clinicians provide their services. More research involving patients is needed for identifying their attitudes toward lithium and factors affecting its use, particularly in developing economies.
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- Diego Hidalgo-Mazzei
- Bipolar and depressive disorders unit, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, 170 Villarroel St, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
- Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), C. Casanova, 143, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience , King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience , King's College London, London, UK
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- Bioaraba, Psychiatry Service, Department of Neurosciences, Research Group on Severe Mental Illness, Araba University Hospital, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Osakidetza, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, University of Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Clermont Auvergne INP, Institut Pascal (UMR 6602), Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Clinica Alemana Universidad Del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile
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- Área, Asistencia e investigación en trastornos del ánimo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Bioaraba, Psychiatry Service, Department of Neurosciences, Research Group on Severe Mental Illness, Araba University Hospital, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Osakidetza, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience , King's College London, London, UK
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- Bipolar and depressive disorders unit, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, 170 Villarroel St, 08036, Barcelona, Spain.
- Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), C. Casanova, 143, 08036, Barcelona, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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Cheng CM, Chang WH, Lin YT, Chen PS, Yang YK, Bai YM. Taiwan consensus on biological treatment of bipolar disorder during the acute, maintenance, and mixed phases: The 2022 update. Asian J Psychiatr 2023; 82:103480. [PMID: 36724568 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2023.103480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bipolar disorder is a mood dysregulation characterized by recurrent symptoms and episodes of mania, hypomania, depression, and mixed mood. The complexity of treating patients with bipolar disorder prompted the Taiwanese Society of Biological Psychiatry and Neuropsychopharmacology (TSBPN) to publish the first Taiwan consensus on pharmacological treatment of bipolar disorders in 2012. This paper presents the updated consensus, with changes in diagnostic criteria (i.e., mixed features) and emerging pharmacological evidence published up to April 2022. METHODS Our working group systemically reviewed the clinical research evidence and international guidelines and determined the levels of evidence for each pharmacological treatment on the basis of the most recent World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry grading system. Four clinical-specific issues were proposed. The current TSBPN Bipolar Taskforce then discussed research evidence and clinical experience related to each treatment option in terms of efficacy and acceptability and then appraised final recommendation grades through anonymous voting. RESULTS In the updated consensus, we include the pharmacological recommendations for bipolar disorder with mixed features considering its high prevalence, the severe clinical prognosis, and the absence of approved medications. Cariprazine, lurasidone, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, and ketamine are incorporated as treatment options. In the maintenance phase, the application of long-acting injectable antipsychotics is emphasized, and the hazards of using antidepressants and conventional antipsychotics are proposed. CONCLUSIONS This updated Taiwan consensus on pharmacological treatment for bipolar disorder provides concise evidence-based and empirical recommendations for clinical psychiatric practice. It may facilitate treatment outcome improvement in patients with bipolar disorder.
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- Chih-Ming Cheng
- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Brain Science, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Dou-Liou Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Institute of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Institute of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tainan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Brain Science, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Grover S, Avasthi A, Chakravarty R, Dan A, Chakraborty K, Neogi R, Desouza A, Nayak O, Praharaj S, Menon V, Deep R, Bathla M, Subramanyam AA, Nebhinani N, Ghosh P, Lakdawala B, Bhattacharya R. Prevalence and association of comorbid substance dependence on the course and outcome of bipolar disorder: Findings from the bipolar disorder course and outcome study from India (BiD-CoIN study). Indian J Psychiatry 2022; 64:449-456. [PMID: 36458086 PMCID: PMC9707659 DOI: 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_665_21] [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: 08/08/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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AIM To evaluate the prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) and its association with the course and outcome of bipolar disorder (BD). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 773 patients with BD were recruited from 14 centers in different parts of India, and they were evaluated for the prevalence of comorbid substance dependence, course and outcome, subjective cognitive functioning, and disability. RESULTS About one-fourth (22.9%) of the participants had one or more substance dependence. In terms of specific substance of abuse, 136 (17.6%) had nicotine dependence, 80 (10.3%) patients had alcohol dependence, 13 (1.7%) had cannabis dependence, and nine (1.2%) had opioid dependence. Compared to those without comorbid substance dependence, those with a dual diagnosis (i.e., using at least one substance in a dependent pattern) were less educated, more often males, more often currently single, more often employed, had a lower number of depressive episodes per year of illness, had a higher number of manic and mixed episodes per year of illness in the first 5 years of illness, had a higher level of disability, and more often had a history of hospitalization and a history of receiving electroconvulsive therapy (ECT); also, a higher proportion of them had manic predominant polarity, more often had recurrent mania course, and were more often receiving a combination of lithium and valproate. CONCLUSION About one-fourth of BD patients have comorbid SUDs, and presence of SUD has a negative impact on the course and outcome of BD.
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- Sandeep Grover
- Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and J.N.M. Hospital WBUHS, Kalyani, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (SION Hospital), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (SION Hospital), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Topiwala National Medical College (Nair Hospital), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Silchar Medical College, Silchar, Assam, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Medical Education Trust Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India
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Dosing of Mood Stabilizers for Bipolar Disorder Patients in the Research on Asian Psychotropic Prescription Patterns Consortium Study. J Clin Psychopharmacol 2022; 42:293-297. [PMID: 35384905 DOI: 10.1097/jcp.0000000000001549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Because use and dosing of mood stabilizers (MSs) to treat bipolar disorder (BD) patients in Asia are not well documented, we examined prevalence and clinical correlates of treatment of Asian BD patients with relatively high doses of MSs. METHODS We conducted a pharmacoepidemiological survey across 13 Asian countries and territory in the Research on Asian Psychotropic Prescription Patterns Consortium. Mood stabilizer doses were converted to lithium carbonate equivalents (Li-eq milligrams per day). We compared relatively high (>900 Li-eq mg/day) versus lower MS doses by bivariate comparisons, followed by multivariable linear regression to identify factors associated with higher MS doses. RESULTS Among 1647 participants, MS dose averaged 584 (confidence interval, 565-603 Li-eq mg/d). Preliminarily, the 13.1% of the subjects given greater than 900 mg/d versus those given lower doses were younger, male, currently hospitalized, not currently depressed, and reported lifetime suicidal ideation; they also received relatively high doses of antipsychotics, received electroconvulsive treatment within the previous 12 months, and had greater ratings of tremors and sedation. By linear regression modeling, the mean proportion given high doses of MS was associated significantly and independently with higher doses of antipsychotics, younger age, male sex, hospitalized, more years of illness, country, higher body mass index, recent electroconvulsive treatment, and being in illness remission. CONCLUSIONS Relatively high doses of MSs for BD are prevalent, but vary markedly among Asian countries, and are particularly likely among young males, ill for many years, and given high doses of antipsychotics or ECT. These characteristics allow better identification of patient profiles that can guide treatment of BD patients.
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Grover S, Avasthi A, Chakravarty R, Dan A, Chakraborty K, Neogi R, Desouza A, Nayak O, Praharaj SK, Menon V, Deep R, Bathla M, Subramanyam AA, Nebhinani N, Ghosh P, Lakdawala B, Bhattacharya R, Ghosh P. Residual symptoms in bipolar disorders: Findings from the bipolar Disorder course and outcome study from India (BiD-CoIN study). Psychiatry Res 2021; 302:113995. [PMID: 34157607 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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AIM To explore the prevalence of residual symptoms (both depressive and manic) and their correlates in subjects with bipolar disorder in clinical remission. METHODOLOGY This multicentric cross-sectional study included patients in clinical remission recruited across the 14 centers. The patients were evaluated on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) for the prevalence of residual symptoms. A score of ≤7 on both scales defined the presence of residual symptoms. RESULTS Four-fifth (79.8%) of the participants had residual symptoms, with 130 (16.8%) having only residual depressive symptoms, 74 (9.6%) having only residual manic symptoms, and 413 (53.4%) having both depressive and manic residual symptoms, on HDRS and YMRS. The residual symptoms were related to the polarity of the most recent episode and the lifetime predominant polarity. Higher numbers of lifetime depressive episodes are associated with higher residual depressive symptoms, and higher numbers of lifetime manic episodes are associated with higher chances of having residual manic symptoms. CONCLUSIONS A large proportion of patients with bipolar disorder have residual symptoms during the remission phase. Clinicians need to make efforts to identify and address the same to improve the treatment outcome.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sandeep Grover
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh.
| | - Ajit Avasthi
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh
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- Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (SION Hospital), Mumbai
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- Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (SION Hospital), Mumbai
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- Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry
| | - Raman Deep
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
| | - Manish Bathla
- Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Mullana, Ambala
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- Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Medical Education Trust Medical College, Ahmedabad
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