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Sajatovic M, Rej S, Almeida OP, Altinbas K, Balanzá-Martínez V, Barbosa IG, Beunders AJM, Blumberg HP, Briggs FBS, Dols A, Forester BP, Forlenza OV, Gildengers AG, Jimenez E, Klaus F, Lafer B, Mulsant B, Mwangi B, Nunes PV, Olagunju AT, Oluwaniyi S, Orhan M, Patrick RE, Radua J, Rajji T, Sarna K, Schouws S, Simhandl C, Sekhon H, Soares JC, Sutherland AN, Teixeira AL, Tsai S, Vidal-Rubio S, Vieta E, Yala J, Eyler LT. Bipolar symptoms, somatic burden and functioning in older-age bipolar disorder: A replication study from the global aging & geriatric experiments in bipolar disorder database (GAGE-BD) project. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2024; 39:e6057. [PMID: 38511929 DOI: 10.1002/gps.6057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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OBJECTIVES The Global Aging & Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder Database (GAGE-BD) project pools archival datasets on older age bipolar disorder (OABD). An initial Wave 1 (W1; n = 1369) analysis found both manic and depressive symptoms reduced among older patients. To replicate this finding, we gathered an independent Wave 2 (W2; n = 1232, mean ± standard deviation age 47.2 ± 13.5, 65% women, 49% aged over 50) dataset. DESIGN/METHODS Using mixed models with random effects for cohort, we examined associations between BD symptoms, somatic burden and age and the contribution of these to functioning in W2 and the combined W1 + W2 sample (n = 2601). RESULTS Compared to W1, the W2 sample was younger (p < 0.001), less educated (p < 0.001), more symptomatic (p < 0.001), lower functioning (p < 0.001) and had fewer somatic conditions (p < 0.001). In the full W2, older individuals had reduced manic symptom severity, but age was not associated with depression severity. Age was not associated with functioning in W2. More severe BD symptoms (mania p ≤ 0.001, depression p ≤ 0.001) were associated with worse functioning. Older age was significantly associated with higher somatic burden in the W2 and the W1 + W2 samples, but this burden was not associated with poorer functioning. CONCLUSIONS In a large, independent sample, older age was associated with less severe mania and more somatic burden (consistent with previous findings), but there was no association of depression with age (different from previous findings). Similar to previous findings, worse BD symptom severity was associated with worse functioning, emphasizing the need for symptom relief in OABD to promote better functioning.
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- Martha Sajatovic
- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Jewish General Hospital/Lady Davis Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Selçuk University Medical Faculty, Department of Psychiatry, Mazhar Osman Mood Clinic, Konya, Turkey
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- Teaching Unit of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Valencia, CIBERSAM, Valencia, Spain
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- Mental Health Department, Medicine School, Minas Gerais University, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Psychiatry, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Amsterdam UMC, VU University, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Laboratory of Neuroscience (LIM-27), Department and Institute of Psychiatry, HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, ISCIII Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Center for Addiction & Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, UTHealth Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University/St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), CIBERSAM, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Toronto Dementia Research Alliance, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam UMC, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Medical Faculty, Bipolar Center Wiener Neustadt, Sigmund Freud University Vienna, Wien, Austria
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- Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital/Lady Davis Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas/McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
- Desert-Pacific Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas/McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA
- Faculdade Santa Casa BH, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, ISCIII Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
- Desert-Pacific Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA
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Blanken MAJT, Oudega ML, Almeida OP, Schouws SNTM, Orhan M, Beunders AJM, Klumpers UMH, Sonnenberg C, Blumberg HP, Eyler LT, Forester BP, Forlenza OV, Gildengers A, Mulsant BH, Rajji T, Rej S, Sarna K, Sutherland A, Yala J, Vieta E, Tsai S, Briggs FBS, Sajatovic M, Dols A. Sex Differences Among Older Adults With Bipolar Disorder: Results From the Global Aging & Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder (GAGE-BD) Project. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2024; 32:326-338. [PMID: 37981507 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2023.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Sex-specific research in adult bipolar disorder (BD) is sparse and even more so among those with older age bipolar disorder (OABD). Knowledge about sex differences across the bipolar lifespan is urgently needed to target and improve treatment. To address this gap, the current study examined sex differences in the domains of clinical presentation, general functioning, and mood symptoms among individuals with OABD. METHODS This Global Aging & Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder (GAGE-BD) study used data from 19 international studies including BD patients aged ≥50 years (N = 1,185: 645 women, 540 men).A comparison of mood symptoms between women and men was conducted initially using two-tailed t tests and then accounting for systematic differences between the contributing cohorts by performing generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs). Associations between sex and other clinical characteristics were examined using GLMM including: age, BD subtype, rapid cycling, psychiatric hospitalization, lifetime psychiatric comorbidity, and physical health comorbidity, with study cohort as a random intercept. RESULTS Regarding depressive mood symptoms, women had higher scores on anxiety and hypochondriasis items. Female sex was associated with more psychiatric hospitalizations and male sex with lifetime substance abuse disorders. CONCLUSION Our findings show important clinical sex differences and provide support that older age women experience a more severe course of BD, with higher rates of psychiatric hospitalization. The reasons for this may be biological, psychological, or social. These differences as well as underlying mechanisms should be a focus for healthcare professionals and need to be studied further.
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- Machteld A J T Blanken
- Department of Psychiatry (MAJTB, UMHJ, AD), Amsterdam Neuroscience, Mood Anxiety Psychosis Sleep & Stress Program, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry (MLO), Amsterdam Neuroscience, Mood Anxiety Psychosis Sleep & Stress Program, Amsterdam Public Health, Mental Health Program, GGZ inGeest, Specialized Mental Health Care, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Medical School (OPA), University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- GGZ inGeest Specialized Mental Health Care, Old Age Psychiatry (SNTMS, AJMB), Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Mental Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Psychology (MO), Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- GGZ inGeest Specialized Mental Health Care, Old Age Psychiatry (SNTMS, AJMB), Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Mental Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry (MAJTB, UMHJ, AD), Amsterdam Neuroscience, Mood Anxiety Psychosis Sleep & Stress Program, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- GGZ Parnassia NH, Specialized Mental Health Care (CS), Amsterdam Public Health, Mental Health Program, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry (HPB), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Psychiatry (LTE), University of California San Diego, USA and Desert-Pacific Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
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- Division of Geriatric Psychiatry (BPF), McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Laboratory of Neuroscience (LIM-27), Department and Institute of Psychiatry (OVF), HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry (AG), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Department of Psychiatry (BHM) and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Adult Neurodevelopment and Geriatric Psychiatry Division (TR), Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute/Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (KS), Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Psychiatry (AS), University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
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- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (JY), Cleveland, OH
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- Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit (EV), Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry (ST), School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA
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- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (MS), University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Psychiatry (MAJTB, UMHJ, AD), Amsterdam Neuroscience, Mood Anxiety Psychosis Sleep & Stress Program, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Psychiatry (AD), UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Matsumoto K, Hamatani S. Impact of cognitive reserve on bipolar disorder: a systematic review. Front Psychiatry 2024; 14:1341991. [PMID: 38371715 PMCID: PMC10869457 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1341991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2024] Open
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Background Cognitive reserve (CR) is a complex concept that includes premorbid IQ, years of education, and exposure to neuropsychological stimuli through work and leisure. Previous studies have suggested that CR has a positive impact on several aspects of bipolar disorder. Synthesizing the evidence to date is an important work in providing directions for future studies. The objectives of this systematic review to summary impact of CR on onsetting, relapsing bipolar episodes, buffering cognitive dysfunctions, and maintaining quality of life (QOL) in bipolar disorder. Methods Two researchers independently reviewed selected paper from three database as PubMed, PsychINFO, and Web of Science. The search keywords were "bipolar disorder" and "cognitive reserve." The selected studies were classified as the levels of evidence according to the criteria of the Oxford Center for Evidence- Based Medicine. The results of the selected studies were summarized according to the objectives. Results Thrity six studies were included in this review. People with high CR may have fewer bipolar episodes and alleviate cognitive impairments and dysfunction. CR may keep the functional level in patients with bipolar disorder. Conclusion The results of this systematic review suggest that CR may be involved in preventing relapse of bipolar episodes and may alleviate cognitive dysfunction. However, effect on prevention of onset-risk and relapse of bipolar episodes need further investigation in prospective studies. Systematic review registration https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42021270293, the protocol was registered with PROSERO (CRD42021270293).
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- Kazuki Matsumoto
- Division of Clinical Psychology, Kagoshima University Hospital, Research and Education Assembly Medical and Dental Sciences Area, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Research Center for Child Mental Development, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
- Division of Developmental Higher Brain Functions, United Graduate School of Child Development, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychological Medicine, University of Fukui Hospital, Fukui, Japan
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Lavin P, Rej S, Olagunju AT, Teixeira AL, Dols A, Alda M, Almeida OP, Altinbas K, Balanzá-Martínez V, Barbosa IG, Blumberg HP, Briggs F, Calkin C, Cassidy K, Forester BP, Forlenza OV, Hajek T, Haarman BCM, Jimenez E, Lafer B, Mulsant B, Oluwaniyi SO, Patrick R, Radua J, Schouws S, Sekhon H, Simhandl C, Soares JC, Tsai SY, Vieta E, Villa LM, Sajatovic M, Eyler LT. Essential data dimensions for prospective international data collection in older age bipolar disorder (OABD): Recommendations from the GAGE-BD group. Bipolar Disord 2023; 25:554-563. [PMID: 36843436 DOI: 10.1111/bdi.13312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND By 2030, over 50% of individuals living with bipolar disorder (BD) are expected to be aged ≥50 years. However, older age bipolar disorder (OABD) remains understudied. There are limited large-scale prospectively collected data organized in key dimensions capable of addressing several fundamental questions about BD affecting this subgroup of patients. METHODS We developed initial recommendations for the essential dimensions for OABD data collection, based on (1) a systematic review of measures used in OABD studies, (2) a Delphi consensus of international OABD experts, (3) experience with harmonizing OABD data in the Global Aging & Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder Database (GAGE-BD, n ≥ 4500 participants), and (4) critical feedback from 34 global experts in geriatric mental health. RESULTS We identified 15 key dimensions and variables within each that are relevant for the investigation of OABD: (1) demographics, (2) core symptoms of depression and (3) mania, (4) cognition screening and subjective cognitive function, (5) elements for BD diagnosis, (6) descriptors of course of illness, (7) treatment, (8) suicidality, (9) current medication, (10) psychiatric comorbidity, (11) psychotic symptoms, (12) general medical comorbidities, (13) functioning, (14) family history, and (15) other. We also recommend particular instruments for capturing some of the dimensions and variables. CONCLUSION The essential data dimensions we present should be of use to guide future international data collection in OABD and clinical practice. In the longer term, we aim to establish a prospective consortium using this core set of dimensions and associated variables to answer research questions relevant to OABD.
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- Paola Lavin
- Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital/Lady Davis Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital/Lady Davis Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University/St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas/McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Old Age Psychiatry, GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Psychiatry, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Selçuk University Medical Faculty, Department of Psychiatry, Mazhar Osman Mood Clinic, Konya, Turkey
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- Teaching Unit of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Valencia, CIBERSAM, Valencia, Spain
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- Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Investigação Médica da Faculdad de Medicina, Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Laboratory of Neuroscience (LIM-27), Department and Institute of Psychiatry, HCFMUSP, Faculdad de Medicina da Universidad de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA
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- Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Centre for Psychiatric Research and Education, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Old Age Psychiatry, GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Psychiatry, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital/Lady Davis Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Medical Faculty, Bipolar Center Wiener Neustadt, Sigmund Freud University, Wien, Austria
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- Teaching Unit of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Valencia, CIBERSAM, Valencia, Spain
- Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, McGovern Medical School, UTHealth Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAM, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Departments of Psychiatry and of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
- Desert-Pacific Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, USA
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Dols A, Sekhon H, Rej S, Klaus F, Bodenstein K, Sajatovic M. Bipolar Disorder Among Older Adults: Newer Evidence to Guide Clinical Practice. FOCUS (AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING) 2023; 21:370-379. [PMID: 38695001 PMCID: PMC11058954 DOI: 10.1176/appi.focus.20230010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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The term older-age bipolar disorder (OABD) refers to patients with bipolar disorder who are ages 50 and older. Research findings suggest important differences, including the attenuation of manic symptoms with age and the occurrence of multiple somatic comorbid conditions. Although the pharmacological treatment of OABD is fairly similar, adverse effects, somatic comorbidity, and drug-drug interactions are more common. Lithium is effective in treating OABD and may have the potential to be neuroprotective. Anticonvulsants and second-generation antipsychotics have a growing evidence supporting their use in treating OABD. Behavioral intervention can be a helpful adjunct to pharmacological treatment. Clinicians and health care systems need to be prepared to provide care and services to individuals with bipolar disorder throughout the life span. Although older adults have typically been excluded from bipolar disorder RCTs, emerging efforts organized by global advocates and harnessing teams of clinicians and scientists have the potential to advance care.
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- Annemiek Dols
- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (Dols); Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital/Lady Davis Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Sekhon, Rej, Bodenstein); McLean Hospital (Harvard Medical School Affiliate), Belmont, Massachusetts (Sekhon); Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California (Klaus); Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio (Sajatovic)
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (Dols); Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital/Lady Davis Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Sekhon, Rej, Bodenstein); McLean Hospital (Harvard Medical School Affiliate), Belmont, Massachusetts (Sekhon); Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California (Klaus); Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio (Sajatovic)
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (Dols); Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital/Lady Davis Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Sekhon, Rej, Bodenstein); McLean Hospital (Harvard Medical School Affiliate), Belmont, Massachusetts (Sekhon); Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California (Klaus); Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio (Sajatovic)
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (Dols); Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital/Lady Davis Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Sekhon, Rej, Bodenstein); McLean Hospital (Harvard Medical School Affiliate), Belmont, Massachusetts (Sekhon); Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California (Klaus); Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio (Sajatovic)
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (Dols); Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital/Lady Davis Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Sekhon, Rej, Bodenstein); McLean Hospital (Harvard Medical School Affiliate), Belmont, Massachusetts (Sekhon); Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California (Klaus); Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio (Sajatovic)
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (Dols); Department of Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital/Lady Davis Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Sekhon, Rej, Bodenstein); McLean Hospital (Harvard Medical School Affiliate), Belmont, Massachusetts (Sekhon); Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California (Klaus); Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio (Sajatovic)
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Older age bipolar disorder (OABD) refers to patients with bipolar disorder aged 50 years and over. There is a paucity of evidence-based guidelines specific to OABD, but in recent years, several studies have been published on OABD. The current review synthesizes previous literature (up to January 1, 2021) as well as most recent literature on OABD (since January 1, 2021). RECENT FINDINGS This review covers the following themes: diagnosis and specifiers, clinical course, psychosocial functioning, cognition, physical comorbidities, and pharmacotherapy. On the basis of the latest data, specific clinical recommendations are proposed for each theme. SUMMARY OABD forms a more complex subgroup of bipolar disorder, with an increased risk of cognitive deficits, physical comorbidities, impaired psychosocial functioning, and premature death. The distinctions between BD-I and BD-II and between EOBD and LOBD do not clinically represent relevant subtypes for OABD patients. Mental healthcare professionals should treat all OABD patients with an integrative care model that takes into account cognitive and physical comorbidities and that contains elements aimed at improvement of psychosocial functioning and quality of life. Older age itself should not be a reason to withhold lithium treatment. Future research should collect data on essential data domains using validated measurement scales.
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- Alexandra J M Beunders
- GGZ inGeest Specialized Mental Healthcare
- Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Psychiatry
- Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Mental Health, Amsterdam
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- Institute of Clinical Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden
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- Department of Psychiatry, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Arndt S. An Example of an Elegant Report on a Complex Issue: Mixity in Bipolar Disorder. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2022; 30:1108-1109. [PMID: 35570182 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Stephan Arndt
- Department of Psychiatry, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA; Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
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Aging in bipolar disorder: Cognitive performance and clinical factors based on an adulthood-lifespan perspective. J Affect Disord 2022; 312:292-302. [PMID: 35752219 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The evolution of cognitive performance throughout the lifespan in bipolar disorder (BD) is understudied. This cross-sectional study aims to describe the cognitive performance across age groups. METHODS A sample of 654 participants was recruited for this study (BD = 432 and healthy controls -HC- =222). Three subgroups, divided according to age range (18 to 35, 36 to 49, and ≥50 years old) were analyzed after administering a comprehensive neuropsychological battery including six cognitive domains. Demographic, clinical, and psychosocial functioning data were also analyzed. Generalized linear models (GLM) with age, diagnostic group, and age × group as main effects were carried out to examine their potential association on cognitive domains. Subsequently, a GLM in the BD sample was conducted to analyze interactions of several clinical variables by age on each cognitive domain. RESULTS Main effects of diagnostic group and age were found in all cognitive domains. Significant group × age effect interaction was found for attention domain (p = 0.02) demonstrating a worse cognitive evolution across age in BD, driven by older age, but not in HC. Significant interaction effects of higher number of manic episodes and older age were also found in attention and verbal memory. Older age was also associated with a longer duration of illness, higher number of episodes, more somatic comorbidities, and poorer psychosocial functioning. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that older age was associated with a selective cognitive decline in BD in the attentional domain. These findings highlight the importance of developing interventions targeting cognitive dysfunction throughout the BD adulthood lifespan.
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