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So SHW, Chau AKC, Chung LKH, Leung CM, Chong GH, Chang WC, Mak AD, Chan SS, Lee S, Sommer IE. Moment-to-moment affective dynamics in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Eur Psychiatry 2023; 66:e67. [PMID: 37544924 PMCID: PMC10594258 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.2438] [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: 05/01/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Affective disturbances in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder may represent a transdiagnostic etiological process as well as a target of intervention. Hypotheses on similarities and differences in various parameters of affective dynamics (intensity, successive/acute changes, variability, and reactivity to stress) between the two disorders were tested. METHODS Experience sampling method was used to assess dynamics of positive and negative affect, 10 times a day over 6 consecutive days. Patients with schizophrenia (n = 46) and patients with bipolar disorder (n = 46) were compared against age-matched healthy controls (n = 46). RESULTS Compared to controls, the schizophrenia group had significantly more intense momentary negative affect, a lower likelihood of acute changes in positive affect, and reduced within-person variability of positive affect. The bipolar disorder group was not significantly different from either the schizophrenia group or the healthy control group on any affect indexes. Within the schizophrenia group, level of depression was associated with weaker reactivity to stress for negative affect. Within the bipolar disorder group, level of depression was associated with lower positive affect. CONCLUSIONS Patients with schizophrenia endured a more stable and negative affective state than healthy individuals, and were less likely to be uplifted in response to happenings in daily life. There is little evidence that these affective constructs characterize the psychopathology of bipolar disorder; such investigation may have been limited by the heterogeneity within group. Our findings supported the clinical importance of assessing multiple facets of affective dynamics beyond the mean levels of intensity.
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- Suzanne Ho-wai So
- Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- Institute of Health Equity, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Kwai Chung Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Centre Groningen, The Netherlands
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Ross KM, Mander H, Rinne G, Okun M, Hobel C, Coussons-Read M, Dunkel Schetter C. Pregnancy-specific anxiety and gestational length: The mediating role of diurnal cortisol indices. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2023; 153:106114. [PMID: 37084672 PMCID: PMC10952551 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Preterm birth or shorter gestation is a common adverse pregnancy outcome. Pregnancy-specific anxiety is robustly associated with risk for shorter gestation. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) dysregulation, indicated by diurnal cortisol index variability [slope, area-under-the-curve (AUC) or cortisol awakening response (CAR)], could mediate associations between pregnancy-specific anxiety and shorter gestation. The purpose of this study was to explore whether diurnal cortisol index variability mediates associations between pregnancy-specific anxiety and gestational length. METHODS A sample of 149 women from the Healthy Babies Before Birth study reported pregnancy-specific anxiety in early pregnancy. Saliva samples were taken at three times during pregnancy, for two days each, at wake, 30 min post wake, noon, and evening. Diurnal cortisol indices were calculated using standard approaches. Pregnancy cortisol index variability was calculated across pregnancy timepoints. Gestational length was derived from medical charts. Covariates were sociodemographics, parity and obstetric risk. Mediation models were tested using SPSS PROCESS. RESULTS There was a significant indirect effect of pregnancy-specific anxiety on gestational length via CAR variability, b(SE)= -0.102(0.057), .95CI [- 0.227,- 0.008]. Higher pregnancy-specific anxiety was associated with lower CAR variability, b(SE)= -0.019(0.008), p = .022, and lower CAR variability was associated with shorter gestation, b(SE)= 5.29(2.64), p = .047. Neither AUC or slope variability mediated associations between pregnancy-specific anxiety and gestational length. CONCLUSION Lower CAR variability during pregnancy mediated the association between higher pregnancy-specific anxiety and shorter gestational length. Pregnancy-specific anxiety could dysregulate HPA axis activity, as indicated by lower CAR variability, demonstrating the importance of the HPA axis system in regulating pregnancy outcomes.
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- Kharah M Ross
- Psychology Department, Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB, Canada; Psychology Department, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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- Psychology Department, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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- Psychology Department, University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Psychology Department, University of Colorado - Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO, United States
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Psychology Department, University of Colorado - Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO, United States
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Ayatollahi ZS, Shayganfard M, Jamilian H, Alaghmand A. Comparing the efficacy of aripiprazole as an add-on to valproate with other second-generation antipsychotics in acute mania symptoms in manic patients in Iran. Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract 2022; 26:363-369. [PMID: 35100524 DOI: 10.1080/13651501.2022.2030758] [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] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Given the great importance of treating patients with bipolar disorder, the aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of aripiprazole with other second-generation antipsychotics in relieving acute symptoms of mania. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, 50 patients with bipolar I disorder, manic episode, were divided into two groups receiving aripiprazole (n = 25) and other second-generation antipsychotics (risperidone, olanzapine, and quetiapine) (n = 25) for 6 weeks. The disease severity was evaluated and compared according to YMRS and CGI criteria. RESULTS The mean severity of mania according to YMRS and CGI, at week 0 in comparison with weeks 2, 4 and 6 in both groups was significantly different (p < 0.0001) and the treatment with Aripiprazole at week 2 (p < 0.0001) and 4 (p = 0.0002) was significantly better than the other second-generation antipsychotics. The two groups also showed an overall improvement in CGI-based results at weeks 4 and 6 (p = 0.002). In addition, the efficacy index for aripiprazole at weeks 4 (p = 0.011) and 6 (p < 0.0001) as well as disease improvement in the second (p < 0.0001) and fourth (p = 0.026) weeks after treatment were better than the other second-generation antipsychotics. CONCLUSIONS Aripiprazole and other second-generation antipsychotics, 2 weeks after initiation of treatment, significantly reduced mania severity in patients with bipolar disorder, however, aripiprazole seems to be more efficient and faster for controlling mania in patients with bipolar disorder.KEY POINTSAripiprazole and other second-generation antipsychotics, 2 weeks after initiation of treatment, significantly reduced mania severity in patients with bipolar disorder.Comparison between the two drugs, aripiprazole showed a more beneficial role in the second and fourth weeks than second-generation antipsychotics.Due to the fact that the possible mechanisms involved in the role of aripiprazole have not been considered compared to other antipsychotics in patients with bipolar disorder, there is a need for more extensive studies in this field.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
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- Department of Psychiatry, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
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- Department of Psychiatry, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
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van der Linden K, Simons C, Viechtbauer W, Ottenheijm E, van Amelsvoort T, Marcelis M. A momentary assessment study on emotional and biological stress in adult males and females with autism spectrum disorder. Sci Rep 2021; 11:14160. [PMID: 34238944 PMCID: PMC8266874 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93159-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Prospective momentary psychological and biological measures of real-time daily life stress experiences have been examined in several psychiatric disorders, but not in adults with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The current electronic self-monitoring study examined associations between momentary daily life stressors and (i) negative affect (NA; emotional stress reactivity) and (ii) cortisol levels (biological stress reactivity) in males and females with ASD (N = 50) and without ASD (N = 51). The Experience Sampling Method, including saliva sampling, was used to measure three types of daily life stress (activity-related, event-related, and social stress), NA, and cortisol. Multilevel regression analyses demonstrated significant interactions between group and stress (i.e., activity-related and event-related stress) in the model of NA, indicating stronger emotional stress reactivity in the ASD than in the control group. In the model of cortisol, none of the group × stress interactions were significant. Male/female sex had no moderating effect on either emotional or biological stress reactivity. In conclusion, adults with ASD showed a stronger emotional stress (but not cortisol) reactivity in response to unpleasant daily life events and activities. The findings highlight the feasibility of electronic self-monitoring in individuals with ASD, which may contribute to the development of more personalized stress-management approaches.
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- Kim van der Linden
- grid.491104.9GGzE, Mental Health Institute Eindhoven, P.O. Box 909, 5600AX Eindhoven, The Netherlands ,grid.5012.60000 0001 0481 6099Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- grid.491104.9GGzE, Mental Health Institute Eindhoven, P.O. Box 909, 5600AX Eindhoven, The Netherlands ,grid.5012.60000 0001 0481 6099Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- grid.5012.60000 0001 0481 6099Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- grid.491104.9GGzE, Mental Health Institute Eindhoven, P.O. Box 909, 5600AX Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- grid.5012.60000 0001 0481 6099Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- grid.491104.9GGzE, Mental Health Institute Eindhoven, P.O. Box 909, 5600AX Eindhoven, The Netherlands ,grid.5012.60000 0001 0481 6099Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Mesbah R, de Bles N, Rius‐Ottenheim N, van der Does AJW, Penninx BWJH, van Hemert AM, de Leeuw M, Giltay EJ, Koenders M. Anger and cluster B personality traits and the conversion from unipolar depression to bipolar disorder. Depress Anxiety 2021; 38:671-681. [PMID: 33503287 PMCID: PMC8248435 DOI: 10.1002/da.23137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Feelings of anger and irritability are prominent symptoms of bipolar disorder (BD) that may occur during hypomanic, depressive and, especially, during mixed mood states. We aimed to determine whether such constructs are associated with the conversion to BD in subjects with a history of unipolar depression. METHODS Data were derived from the depressed participants of Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety with 9 years of follow-up. Hypomania was ascertained using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview at 2, 4, 6, and 9 years follow-up. Cross-sectionally, we studied the association between prevalent hypomania and anger related constructs with the "Spielberger Trait Anger subscale," the "Anger Attacks" questionnaire, the cluster B personality traits part of the "Personality Disorder Questionnaire," and "aggression reactivity." Prospectively, we studied whether aggression reactivity predicted incident hypomania using Cox regression analyses. RESULTS Cross-sectionally, the bipolar conversion group (n = 77) had significantly higher scores of trait anger and aggression reactivity, as well as a higher prevalence on "anger attacks," "antisocial traits," and "borderline traits" compared to current (n = 349) as well as remitted (n = 1159) depressive patients. In prospective analyses in 1744 participants, aggression reactivity predicted incident hypomania (n = 28), with a multivariate-adjusted hazard ratio of 1.4 (95% confidence interval: 1.02-1.93; p = .037). CONCLUSION Anger is a risk factor for conversion from unipolar depression to BD. In addition, patients who converted to BD showed on average more anger, agitation and irritability than people with a history of unipolar depression who had not converted.
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- Rahele Mesbah
- Department of PsychiatryLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenThe Netherlands,Department of Mood DisordersMental Health Care PsyQ KralingenRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of PsychiatryLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and Amsterdam NeuroscienceVU University Medical CenterAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of PsychiatryLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenThe Netherlands,Mental Health Care RivierduinenBipolar Disorder Outpatient ClinicLeidenThe Netherlands
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- Department of PsychiatryLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Mood DisordersMental Health Care PsyQ KralingenRotterdamThe Netherlands,Department of Clinical PsychologyLeiden UniversityLeidenThe Netherlands
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Umeoka EHL, van Leeuwen JMC, Vinkers CH, Joëls M. The Role of Stress in Bipolar Disorder. Curr Top Behav Neurosci 2021; 48:21-39. [PMID: 32748285 DOI: 10.1007/7854_2020_151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Stress is a major risk factor for bipolar disorder. Even though we do not completely understand how stress increases the risk for the onset and poorer course of bipolar disorder, knowledge of stress physiology is rapidly evolving. Following stress, stress hormones - including (nor)adrenaline and corticosteroid - reach the brain and change neuronal function in a time-, region-, and receptor-dependent manner. Stress has direct consequences for a range of cognitive functions which are time-dependent. Directly after stress, emotional processing is increased at the cost of higher brain functions. In the aftermath of stress, the reverse is seen, i.e., increased executive function and contextualization of information. In bipolar disorder, basal corticosteroid levels (under non-stressed conditions) are generally found to be increased with blunted responses in response to experimental stress. Moreover, patients who have bipolar disorder generally show impaired brain function, including reward processing. There is some evidence for a causal role of (dysfunction of) the stress system in the etiology of bipolar disorder and their effects on brain system functionality. However, longitudinal studies investigating the functionality of the stress systems in conjunction with detailed information on the development and course of bipolar disorder are vital to understand in detail how stress increases the risk for bipolar disorder.
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- Eduardo H L Umeoka
- Faculty of Medicine, University Center Unicerrado, Goiatuba, GO, Brazil.
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Anatomy and Neurosciences, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Dunster GP, Swendsen J, Merikangas KR. Real-time mobile monitoring of bipolar disorder: a review of evidence and future directions. Neuropsychopharmacology 2021; 46:197-208. [PMID: 32919408 PMCID: PMC7688933 DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-00830-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Rapidly accumulating data from mobile assessments are facilitating our ability to track patterns of emotions, behaviors, biologic rhythms, and their contextual influences in real time. These approaches have been widely applied to study the core features, traits, changes in states, and the impact of treatments in bipolar disorder (BD). This paper reviews recent evidence on the application of both passive and active mobile technologies to gain insight into the role of the circadian system and patterns of sleep and motor activity in people with BD. Findings of more than two dozen studies converge in demonstrating a broad range of sleep disturbances, particularly longer duration and variability of sleep patterns, lower average and greater variability of motor activity, and a shift to later peak activity and sleep midpoint, indicative of greater evening orientation among people with BD. The strong associations across the domains tapped by real-time monitoring suggest that future research should shift focus on sleep, physical/motor activity, or circadian patterns to identify common biologic pathways that influence their interrelations. The development of novel data-driven functional analytic tools has enabled the derivation of individualized multilevel dynamic representations of rhythms of multiple homeostatic regulatory systems. These multimodal tools can inform clinical research through identifying heterogeneity of the manifestations of BD and provide more objective indices of treatment response in real-world settings. Collaborative efforts with common protocols for the application of multimodal sensor technology will facilitate our ability to gain deeper insight into mechanisms and multisystem dynamics, as well as environmental, physiologic, and genetic correlates of BD.
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- Gideon P. Dunster
- grid.416868.50000 0004 0464 0574Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD USA
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- grid.412041.20000 0001 2106 639XUniversity of Bordeaux, National Center for Scientific Research; EPHE PSL Research University, Bordeaux, France
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- Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. .,Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Koenders M, Dodd A, Karl A, Green M, Elzinga B, Wright K. Understanding bipolar disorder within a biopsychosocial emotion dysregulation framework. JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS REPORTS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jadr.2020.100031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Kim BN. Behavioral activation system (BAS) dysregulation and bipolar spectrum psychopathology in daily life: An online-diary study. Psychiatry Res 2020; 291:113180. [PMID: 32544707 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Dysregulation of the behavioral activation system (BAS) has been theorized to be a core factor underlying mood swings in bipolar disorder (BD). However, few studies have directly addressed BAS dysregulation and more research is needed to understand its dynamic expression in daily life. The aim of this study was to directly assess BAS dysregulation, and to examine its moderating effect on the relationship between life events and bipolar spectrum symptoms via multilevel modeling. Korean young adults (n = 100) were screened using the Hypomanic Personality Scale (HPS) from a large sample (N = 1,591). They completed online diaries for 7 consecutive days including the Daily Events Record as well as bipolar spectrum symptoms. BAS-activating and/or -deactivating scores were allocated to each reported life event by an expert consensus rating. Cross-level interaction analysis showed that the occurrence of BA life events contributed to a steeper increase in bipolar spectrum symptoms, particularly for individuals with high BAS dysregulation. The present study suggests that BAS dysregulation is a unique construct that deserves further exploration in BD.
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- Bin-Na Kim
- Department of Psychology, Seoul National University, Gwanakro 1, Gwanak-Gu, Seoul151-746, South Korea; Department of Psychology, Gachon University, Seongnam-daero 1342, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
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Li H, Mukherjee D, Krishnamurthy VB, Millett C, Ryan KA, Zhang L, Saunders EFH, Wang M. Use of ecological momentary assessment to detect variability in mood, sleep and stress in bipolar disorder. BMC Res Notes 2019; 12:791. [PMID: 31801608 PMCID: PMC6894147 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4834-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Objective Our aim was to study within-person variability in mood, cognition, energy, and impulsivity measured in an Ecological Momentary Assessment paradigm in bipolar disorder by using modern statistical techniques. Exploratory analyses tested the relationship between bipolar disorder symptoms and hours of sleep, and levels of pain, social and task-based stress. We report an analysis of data from a two-arm, parallel group study (bipolar disorder group N = 10 and healthy control group N = 10, with 70% completion rate of 14-day surveys). Surveys of bipolar disorder symptoms, social stressors and sleep hours were completed on a smartphone at unexpected times in an Ecological Momentary Assessment paradigm twice a day. Multi-level models adjusted for potential subject heterogeneity were adopted to test the difference between the bipolar disorder and health control groups. Results Within-person variability of mood, energy, speed of thoughts, impulsivity, pain and perception of skill of tasks was significantly higher in the bipolar disorder group compared to health controls. Elevated bipolar disorder symptom domains in the evening were associated with reduced sleep time that night. Stressors were associated with worsening of bipolar disorder symptoms. Detection of symptoms when an individual is experiencing difficulty allows personalized, focused interventions.
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- Han Li
- Department of Public Health Science, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 90 Hope Drive, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Institute of Personalized Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Public Health Science, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 90 Hope Drive, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA.
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Robinson H, Jones S, Fanshawe T, Lobban F. Differences in beliefs about mood between people with and without bipolar disorder. Clin Psychol Psychother 2019; 26:684-694. [PMID: 31343092 PMCID: PMC6916314 DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Psychological models of bipolar disorder (BD), such as the self-regulation model (SRM; Leventhal, Nerenz, & Steele, 1984), highlight the crucial role of beliefs about mood in relapse vulnerability. To date, no studies have directly compared these beliefs between people with and without BD. Based on the SRM, the current research examined beliefs about mood in people with and without BD and explored the impact of current affect on these beliefs. Fifty euthymic people with a diagnosis of BD and 50 controls were recruited through an online screening study, clinical services, and support organizations. Experience sampling methodology (ESM) was used to assess beliefs (according to the Brief Illness Perceptions Questionnaire; Broadbent, Petrie, Main, & Weinman, 2006) across a typical week of everyday life. Data were analysed using multilevel modelling. Forty-two people with a diagnosis of BD and 50 controls were included in the analyses. Results indicated that the BD group reported less control over mood, a shorter duration of mood, and less understanding of mood and were more likely to report the cause of depressive symptoms as something internal, compared with controls. When controlling for current affect, the BD group also reported more positive consequences, made more internal attributions for hypomanic symptoms, and reported less concern about mood, compared with controls. Findings suggest important differences in beliefs about mood between people with and without BD that are not the result of current affect. These beliefs may be particularly important in understanding underlying vulnerability to future relapse into depression and/or mania.
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- Heather Robinson
- Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research, Department of Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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- Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research, Department of Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research, Department of Health Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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Curtiss J, Fulford D, Hofmann SG, Gershon A. Network dynamics of positive and negative affect in bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord 2019; 249:270-277. [PMID: 30784724 PMCID: PMC7438157 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Revised: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The network approach to psychopathology has become increasingly popular. Little research has examined the dynamic network structure of mental disorders, and, to date, no study has investigated the network dynamics of positive affect, negative affect, and physical activity in bipolar disorder. This represents the first study to estimate the dynamic network structure of affect and physical activity in individuals with and without bipolar I disorder. METHODS An intensive longitudinal design was used to assess positive affect, negative affect, and actigraphy-based estimates of physical activity. The overall sample consisted of 32 adults with bipolar I disorder and 36 healthy control participants. Eligible participants underwent an 8-week assessment period, in which once-per-day ratings of affect and actigraphy estimates were obtained. Participants were re-assessed on baseline measures afterwards. Dynamic network analysis was used to examine the network structure of affect and physical activity over time. Multilevel models were used to examine the relationship between autocorrelation and changes in depression symptoms among participants with bipolar disorder. LIMITATIONS The network analyses assume stationarity. Future research should consider time-varying multilevel network models to better account for time trends. RESULTS The results of the temporal networks indicated that the directed edges between positive and negative affect were mostly positive among individuals with bipolar I disorder. Among healthy control participants, the directed edges between positive and negative affect were mostly negative in direction. Physical activity, as assessed by daily actigraphy indices, was more densely connected in the healthy control network than the bipolar disorder network. Furthermore, the results indicated that critical slowing down predicted worsening of mood symptoms in the bipolar I disorder group. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that certain dynamic patterns of affect may be an underlying process that contributes to the maintenance of bipolar disorder. These results have both theoretical and practical implications.
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- Joshua Curtiss
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, United States
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, United States; College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, United States
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA 94305 USA.
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Szmulewicz AG, Martino DJ, Strejilevich SA. Characterization of Mood Instability through Bipolar Disorders: A cluster-analytic approach using weekly prospective life-chart methodology. Eur Psychiatry 2019; 57:52-57. [PMID: 30677548 DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2018.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Revised: 10/14/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BackgroundThe aim of this study was to characterize mood instability (MI) in Bipolar Disorder (BD) and to investigate potential differences between subtype I and II. MethodsLife-charts from weekly mood ratings of 90 patients were used to compute: weeks spent with symptoms, number of episodes, and MI. Regression analyses were conducted to assess the relationship between BD subtype and MI adjusting by all potential confounding factors. Hierarchical cluster analysis was performed to determine the appropriate number of clusters that described the data and to assign subjects to a specific cluster based on their MI. We then compared clusters on clinical and psychosocial outcomes. ResultsMedian follow-up was 5 years (IQR: 3.6-7.9). Patients spent 15.2%, 5%, and 3% of follow-up with depressive, manic, and mixed symptoms, respectively. BD type II presented higher MI (β = 1.83, 95% CI: 0.66-3.00) and subsydromal symptoms than BD type I patients. No differences in functioning or recurrences were found between subtypes. Differences in MI between the two clusters mimicked those between type I and II but enhanced (β = 3.86, 95%CI -4.72, -2.66). High MI (n = 43) patients presented poorer functioning and higher recurrences compared to Low MI patients (n = 43). ConclusionBD type II presented higher MI and subsyndromal symptoms than BD type I patients. However, these differences did not translate into clinically relevant outcomes. A classification based on MI may provide useful clinical insights.
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- A G Szmulewicz
- ÁREA, Assistance and Research in Affective Disorders, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- ÁREA, Assistance and Research in Affective Disorders, Buenos Aires, Argentina; National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- ÁREA, Assistance and Research in Affective Disorders, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Bipolar Disorder Program, Neurosciences Institute, Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Kim J, Marcusson-Clavertz D, Togo F, Park H. A Practical Guide to Analyzing Time-Varying Associations between Physical Activity and Affect Using Multilevel Modeling. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2018; 2018:8652034. [PMID: 30105083 PMCID: PMC6076963 DOI: 10.1155/2018/8652034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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There is growing interest in within-person associations of objectively measured physical and physiological variables with psychological states in daily life. Here we provide a practical guide with SAS code of multilevel modeling for analyzing physical activity data obtained by accelerometer and self-report data from intensive and repeated measures using ecological momentary assessments (EMA). We review previous applications of EMA in research and clinical settings and the analytical tools that are useful for EMA research. We exemplify the analyses of EMA data with cases on physical activity data and affect and discuss the future challenges in the field.
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- Jinhyuk Kim
- Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
- Department of Psychology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Educational Physiology Laboratory, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Health Care and Science, College of Health Science, Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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Social stress response in adolescents with bipolar disorder. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2018; 91:159-168. [PMID: 29567620 PMCID: PMC6823638 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Revised: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Theoretical models posit that stressors contribute to the onset and maintenance of bipolar disorder in adolescence through disruptions in stress physiology, but physiological response to stressors has not been evaluated in adolescents with bipolar illness. The present study tests the hypothesis that adolescents with bipolar disorder will have greater reactivity to a laboratory social stress task than healthy adolescents. METHOD Adolescents with bipolar illness (n = 27) and healthy adolescents (n = 28) completed a modified version of the Trier Social Stress Task. Stress response was assessed using high frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV), heart rate (HR), mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), salivary cortisol, and subjective stress. Multilevel models were used to test for group differences in resting-state physiology, and stress reactivity and recovery. RESULTS Adolescents with bipolar disorder had greater reactivity in HF-HRV (z = 3.32), but blunted reactivity in MAP (z = -3.08) and cortisol (z = -2.60), during the stressor compared to healthy adolescents. They also had lower resting HF-HRV (z = -3.49) and cortisol (z = -2.86), and higher resting HR (z = 3.56), than healthy adolescents. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that bipolar disorder is associated with disruptions in autonomic and endocrine response to stress during adolescence, including greater HF-HRV reactivity. Further research should evaluate whether these individual differences in stress physiology precede and predict the onset of mood episodes.
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Is sensitivity to daily stress predictive of onset or persistence of psychopathology? Eur Psychiatry 2017; 45:167-173. [PMID: 28957783 DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Revised: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of the current study was to replicate findings in adults indicating that higher sensitivity to stressful events is predictive of both onset and persistence of psychopathological symptoms in a sample of adolescents and young adults. In addition, we tested the hypothesis that sensitivity to mild stressors in particular is predictive of the developmental course of psychopathology. METHODS We analyzed experience sampling and questionnaire data collected at baseline and one-year follow-up of 445 adolescent and young adult twins and non-twin siblings (age range: 15-34). Linear multilevel regression was used for the replication analyses. To test if affective sensitivity to mild stressors in particular was associated with follow-up symptoms, we used a categorical approach adding variables on affective sensitivity to mild, moderate and severe daily stressors to the model. RESULTS Linear analyses showed that emotional stress reactivity was not associated with onset (β=.02; P=.56) or persistence (β=-.01; P=.78) of symptoms. There was a significant effect of baseline symptom score (β=.53; P<.001) and average negative affect (NA: β=.19; P<.001) on follow-up symptoms. Using the categorical approach, we found that affective sensitivity to mild (β=.25; P<.001), but not moderate (β=-.03; P=.65) or severe (β=-.06; P=.42), stressors was associated with symptom persistence one year later. DISCUSSION We were unable to replicate previous findings relating stress sensitivity linearly to symptom onset or persistence in a younger sample. Whereas sensitivity to more severe stressors may reflect adaptive coping, high sensitivity to the mildest of daily stressors may indicate an increased risk for psychopathology.
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Muhtadie L, Johnson SL. Threat sensitivity in bipolar disorder. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 2016; 124:93-101. [PMID: 25688436 DOI: 10.1037/a0038065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Life stress is a major predictor of the course of bipolar disorder. Few studies have used laboratory paradigms to examine stress reactivity in bipolar disorder, and none have assessed autonomic reactivity to laboratory stressors. In the present investigation we sought to address this gap in the literature. Participants, 27 diagnosed with bipolar I disorder and 24 controls with no history of mood disorder, were asked to complete a complex working memory task presented as "a test of general intelligence." Self-reported emotions were assessed at baseline and after participants were given task instructions; autonomic physiology was assessed at baseline and continuously during the stressor task. Compared to controls, individuals with bipolar disorder reported greater increases in pretask anxiety from baseline and showed greater cardiovascular threat reactivity during the task. Group differences in cardiovascular threat reactivity were significantly correlated with comorbid anxiety in the bipolar group. Our results suggest that a multimethod approach to assessing stress reactivity-including the use of physiological parameters that differentiate between maladaptive and adaptive profiles of stress responding-can yield valuable information regarding stress sensitivity and its associations with negative affectivity in bipolar disorder. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved).
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Schwartz S, Schultz S, Reider A, Saunders EFH. Daily mood monitoring of symptoms using smartphones in bipolar disorder: A pilot study assessing the feasibility of ecological momentary assessment. J Affect Disord 2016; 191:88-93. [PMID: 26655117 PMCID: PMC4799837 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Revised: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 11/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Personal device technology has facilitated gathering data in real-time using Ecological momentary assessment (EMA). We hypothesized that using smartphones to measure symptoms in auto-generated surveys twice a day would be feasible in a group with bipolar disorder (BD). A second exploratory objective of this study was to compare potential differences in core symptoms between BD and healthy control (HC) groups. METHODS A two-arm, parallel group, observational study was designed to measure completion rates of surveys of symptoms of mood, energy, speed of thought, impulsivity, and social stress in BD (N=10) and HC (N=10) participants. The surveys were auto-generated twice a day for fourteen days, and subjects could also perform self-generated surveys. Completion rates were compared between BD and HC groups. Scores were averaged for each participant over the 14 day period, and group medians were compared. RESULTS Median completion rates did not differ between groups: 95% in BD, 88% in HC (p=0.68); the median completion rate of auto-generated surveys in the BD group was 79% and in the HC group was 71% (p=0.22). The BD group had significantly lower median mood score (p=0.043) and energy score (p=0.007) than the HC group. Median scores of speed of thoughts (p=0.739), impulsivity (p=0.123) and social stress (p=0.056) did not significantly differ between BD and HC. The BD group had significantly higher range of variability of group median mood (p=0.043), speed of thoughts (p=0.002) and impulsivity (p=0.005) scores over the course of 14 days than HC, while range of variability of energy (p=0.218) and social stress (p=0.123) scores did not differ. Results were not significantly different between auto-generated and self-generated surveys for BD or HC. LIMITATIONS This pilot study was conducted for a short time and with a small sample. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates feasibility of using EMA with a smartphone to gather data on BD symptoms.
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- Stefani Schwartz
- Department of Psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, United States.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, United States.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, United States.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, United States; University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; University of Michigan Depression Center, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
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Although we have gained enormous insights into neurobiological and psychological underpinnings of bipolar disorder (BD) symptoms, our knowledge concerning pathogenic mechanisms initiating recurrent affective episodes is still fragmentary. Previous research has highlighted the role of significant life events and social rhythm in recurrent episodes of mania and depression. However, most studies share the drawback of retrospective self-report data, which are prone to recall biases and limited introspective abilities. Therefore, more objective data, such as neuropsychological and neurobiological measures are needed to further unravel the pathogenic mechanisms of the dynamics of bipolar disorder. Previous research has highlighted disturbed emotional reactivity as well as impaired emotion regulation and impulse control as major behavioural characteristics of BD and aberrancies in prefrontal-limbic-striatal networks that have been proposed to be the correlates of these behavioural alterations. However, longitudinal studies assessing these neural and behavioural alterations are rare. Future research should therefore adopt prospective study designs including behavioural and neuroimaging measures underlying cognitive, emotional and motivational deficits in bipolar disorder. Particularly, these measures should be collected continuously at multiple time points as implemented in modern ambulatory assessment tools.
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Johnson SL, Tharp JA, Peckham AD, McMaster KJ. Emotion in bipolar I disorder: Implications for functional and symptom outcomes. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 2015; 125:40-52. [PMID: 26480234 DOI: 10.1037/abn0000116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Despite the centrality of emotion disturbance in neurobiological models of bipolar disorder, the behavioral literature has not yet clearly identified the most central aspects of emotion disturbance in bipolar disorder. Toward this aim, we gathered a battery of emotion-related measures in 67 persons diagnosed with bipolar I disorder as assessed with the SCID and a well-matched control group of 58 persons without a history of mood disorders. Those with bipolar disorder were interviewed monthly until they achieved remission, and then tested on emotion measures. A subset of 36 participants with bipolar disorder completed symptom severity interviews at 12-month follow-up. Factor analyses indicated 4 emotion factor scores: Negative Emotion, Positive Emotion, Reappraisal, and Suppression. Bivariate analyses suggested that bipolar disorder was tied to a host of emotion disturbances, but multivariate analyses suggested that bipolar disorder was particularly tied to elevations of Negative Emotion. High Negative Emotion, low Positive Emotion, and high Suppression were conjointly related to lower functioning. Reappraisal predicted declines in depression over time for those with bipolar disorder. Findings highlight the importance of considering the overall profile of emotion disturbance in bipolar disorder. Emotion and emotion regulation appear central to a broad range of outcomes in bipolar disorder.
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- Sheri L Johnson
- Department of Psychology, University of California at Berkeley
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- Department of Psychology, University of California at Berkeley
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- Department of Psychology, University of California at Berkeley
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Lemaire M, El-Hage W, Frangou S. Increased affective reactivity to neutral stimuli and decreased maintenance of affective responses in bipolar disorder. Eur Psychiatry 2015; 30:852-60. [PMID: 26443053 DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2015.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Revised: 07/11/2015] [Accepted: 07/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Affective dysregulation is a core feature of bipolar disorder (BD) and a significant predictor of clinical and functional outcome. Affective dysregulation can arise from abnormalities in multiple processes. This study addresses the knowledge gap regarding the precise nature of the processes that may be dysregulated in BD and their relationship to the clinical expression of the disorder. METHODS Patients with BD (n=45) who were either in remission or in a depressive or manic state and healthy individuals (n=101) were compared in terms of the intensity, duration and physiological response (measured using inter-beat intervals and skin conductance) to affective and neutral pictures during passive viewing and during experiential suppression. RESULTS Compared to healthy individuals, patients with BD evidenced increased affective reactivity to neutral pictures and reduced maintenance of subjective affective responses to all pictures. This pattern was present irrespective of clinical state but was more pronounced in symptomatic patients, regardless of polarity. Patients, regardless of symptomatic status, were comparable to healthy individuals in terms of physiological arousal and voluntary control of affective responses. CONCLUSION Our study demonstrates that increased affective reactivity to neutral stimuli and decreased maintenance of affective responses are key dimensions of affective dysregulation in BD.
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- M Lemaire
- UMR Inserm U930, University François-Rabelais, Tours, France; CHRU Tours, Department of Child Psychiatry, Tours, France
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- UMR Inserm U930, University François-Rabelais, Tours, France; CHRU Tours, Department of Adult Psychiatry (CPU), Tours, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Avenue, New York, USA.
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Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is one research method increasingly employed to better understand the processes that underpin depression and related phenomena. In particular, EMA is well suited to the study of affect (e.g., positive and negative affect), affective responses to stress (e.g., emotion reactivity), and behaviors (e.g., activity level, sleep) that are associated with depression. Additionally, EMA can provide insights into self-harm behavior (i.e. suicide and non-suicidal self-injury), and other mood disorders (e.g. bipolar disorder) commonly associated with depressive episodes. Given the increasing availability and affordability of handheld computing devices such as smartphones, EMA is likely to play an increasingly important role in the study of depression and related phenomena in the future.
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Gershon A, Eidelman P. Inter-episode affective intensity and instability: predictors of depression and functional impairment in bipolar disorder. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 2015; 46:14-8. [PMID: 25164093 PMCID: PMC4254202 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2014.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2013] [Revised: 05/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Dysregulated affect is a hallmark feature of acute episodes of bipolar disorder (BD) and persists during inter-episode periods. Its contribution to course of illness is not yet known. The present report examines the prospective influence of inter-episode affect dysregulation on symptoms and functional impairment in BD. METHODS Twenty-seven participants diagnosed with inter-episode bipolar I disorder completed daily measures of negative and positive affect for 49 days (±8 days) while they remained inter-episode. One month following this daily assessment period, symptom severity interviews and a measure of functional impairment were administered by telephone. RESULTS More intense negative affect and positive affect during the inter-episode period were associated with higher depressive, but not manic, symptoms at the one-month follow-up assessment. More intense and unstable negative affect, and more unstable positive affect, during the inter-episode period were associated with greater impairment in home and work functioning at the follow-up assessment. All associations remained significant after controlling for concurrent symptom levels. LIMITATIONS The findings need to be confirmed in larger samples with longer follow-up periods. A more comprehensive assessment of functional impairment is also warranted. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that a persistent affective dysregulation between episodes of BD may be an important predictor of depression and functional impairment. Monitoring daily affect during inter-episode periods could allow for a more timely application of interventions that aim to prevent or reduce depressive symptoms and improve functioning for individuals with BD.
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- Anda Gershon
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA 94305-5717, USA.
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- Cognitive Behavior Therapy & Science Center, 5435 College Ave., Suite 100-1, USA
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The inter-relationship between mood, self-esteem and response styles in adolescent offspring of bipolar parents: an experience sampling study. Psychiatry Res 2015; 225:563-70. [PMID: 25529261 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.11.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2013] [Revised: 10/22/2014] [Accepted: 11/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The response styles theory of depression (Nolen-Hoeksema, 1991) proposes three main strategies individuals employ in response to low mood: rumination, active coping (distraction and problem-solving) and risk taking. Although recent research has suggested this theory has utility in understanding the symptoms of bipolar disorder (BD), the role of these processes in conferring vulnerability to the condition is poorly understood. Twenty-three adolescent children of patients with BD and 25 offspring of well parents completed the Experience Sampling Method (ESM; Csikszentmihalyi and Larson, 1987) diary for six days. Longitudinal analyses were carried out to examine inter-relationships between mood, self-esteem and response styles. Increased negative as well as positive mood resulted in greater rumination in both groups. Low self-esteem triggered greater risk-taking at the subsequent time point in the at-risk group, while negative affect instigated increased active coping in the control group. In both groups, engagement in risk-taking improved mood at the subsequent time point, whilst rumination dampened self-esteem. Differential longitudinal associations between mood, self-esteem and response styles between at-risk and control children suggest early psychological vulnerability in the offspring of BD parents, with important indications for early intervention.
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Subjective and physiological emotional response in euthymic bipolar patients: a pilot study. Psychiatry Res 2014; 220:294-301. [PMID: 25064388 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2013] [Revised: 04/14/2014] [Accepted: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The euthymic phase of bipolar disorders may be associated with residual emotional and/or subsyndromal symptoms. The aim of this study was to compare subjective and physiologic emotional response to negative, neutral and positive emotion eliciting pictures between euthymic bipolar patients (n=26) and healthy controls (n=30). We evaluated emotional response using an emotional induction method with emotional pictures from the International Affective Picture System. We measured subjective emotional response with the Self-Assessment Manikin and physiological emotional response by measuring pupil size. No difference was found between euthymic bipolar patients and controls regarding subjective emotional response. However, upon viewing positive pictures, pupil dilation was significantly lower in euthymic bipolar patients compared to controls. This finding suggests that euthymic bipolar phase may be associated with reduced physiologic emotional response to positive valence, which is consistent with a more general negative emotional bias or can be understood as a residual emotional subsyndromal symptom.
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Mathieu F, Etain B, Daban C, Raymond R, Raust A, Cochet B, Gard S, M'Bailara K, Desage A, Kahn JP, Wajsbrot-Elgrabli O, Cohen RF, Azorin JM, Leboyer M, Bellivier F, Scott J, Henry C. Affect intensity measure in bipolar disorders: a multidimensional approach. J Affect Disord 2014; 157:8-13. [PMID: 24581821 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.12.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Revised: 12/19/2013] [Accepted: 12/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Emotional dysregulation, characterized by high levels of both arousal and intensity of emotional responses, is a core feature of bipolar disorders (BDs). In non-clinical populations, the 40-item Affect Intensity Measure (AIM) can be used to assess the different dimensions of emotional reactivity. METHODS We analyzed the factor structure of the AIM in a sample of 310 euthymic patients with BD using Principal Component Analysis and examined associations between AIM sub-scale scores and demographic and illness characteristics. RESULTS The French translation of the AIM demonstrated good reliability. A four-factor solution similar to that reported in non-clinical samples (Positive Affectivity, Unpeacefulness [lack of Serenity], Negative Reactivity, Negative Intensity), explained 47% of the total variance. Age and gender were associated with Unpeacefulness and Negative reactivity respectively. 'Unpeacefulness' was also positively associated with psychotic symptoms at onset (p=0.0006), but negatively associated with co-morbid substance misuse (p=0.008). Negative Intensity was positively associated with social phobia (p=0.0005). LIMITATIONS We cannot definitively exclude a lack of statistical power to classify all AIM items. Euthymia was carefully defined, but a degree of 'contamination' of the self-reported levels of emotion reactivity may occur because of subsyndromal BD symptoms. It was not feasible to control for the possible impact of on-going treatments. CONCLUSIONS The AIM scale appears to be a useful measure of emotional reactivity and intensity in a clinical sample of patients with BD, suggesting it can be used in addition to other markers of BD characteristics and sub-types.
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- F Mathieu
- Inserm, UMR-S958 - Génétique des Diabètes, Site Villemin, Paris, France.
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- Inserm, U955, Créteil, France; AP-HP, Hôpital H. Mondor - A. Chenevier, Pôle de Psychiatry, Créteil, France; Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France
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- Inserm, U955, Créteil, France; AP-HP, Hôpital H. Mondor - A. Chenevier, Pôle de Psychiatry, Créteil, France
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- Inserm, U955, Créteil, France; AP-HP, Hôpital H. Mondor - A. Chenevier, Pôle de Psychiatry, Créteil, France
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- AP-HP, Hôpital H. Mondor - A. Chenevier, Pôle de Psychiatry, Créteil, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France; Hôpital Charles Perrens, Service de Psychiatrie Adulte, Pôle 3-4-7, Bordeaux, France; Laboratoire de Psychologie EA 4139, Université Victor Segalen, Bordeaux, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France; Hôpital Charles Perrens, Service de Psychiatrie Adulte, Pôle 3-4-7, Bordeaux, France; Laboratoire de Psychologie EA 4139, Université Victor Segalen, Bordeaux, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France; Hôpital Charles Perrens, Service de Psychiatrie Adulte, Pôle 3-4-7, Bordeaux, France; Laboratoire de Psychologie EA 4139, Université Victor Segalen, Bordeaux, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France; Service de Psychiatrie et Psychologie Clinique, CHU de Nancy, Hôpitaux de Brabois, Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France; Service de Psychiatrie et Psychologie Clinique, CHU de Nancy, Hôpitaux de Brabois, Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France; Service de Psychiatrie et Psychologie Clinique, CHU de Nancy, Hôpitaux de Brabois, Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France; Pôle Universitaire de Psychiatrie, Hôpital Ste Marguerite, Marseille, France
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- Inserm, U955, Créteil, France; AP-HP, Hôpital H. Mondor - A. Chenevier, Pôle de Psychiatry, Créteil, France; Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France; Université Paris Est, Faculté de Médecine, Créteil, France
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- Inserm, U955, Créteil, France; Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France; APHP, Hôpital Fernand Widal, Pôle Addictologie-Toxicologie-Psychiatrie, Paris, France
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- Academic Psychiatry, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK; Centre for Affective Disorders, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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- Inserm, U955, Créteil, France; AP-HP, Hôpital H. Mondor - A. Chenevier, Pôle de Psychiatry, Créteil, France; Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France; Université Paris Est, Faculté de Médecine, Créteil, France
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Fristad MA, Algorta GP. Future directions for research on youth with bipolar spectrum disorders. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL FOR THE SOCIETY OF CLINICAL CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY, AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, DIVISION 53 2013; 42:734-47. [PMID: 23915232 PMCID: PMC4137316 DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2013.817312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The past 25 years has witnessed significant advances in our knowledge of Bipolar Spectrum Disorders (BPSD) in youth. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies are clarifying the unique features of its pediatric presentation, including continuities and discontinuities across the spectrum of severity. Advances have been made, both in the pharmacological and psychological management of BPSD in youth. Current investigations may ultimately shed light on new treatment strategies. Future research is anticipated to be influenced by NIMH's Research Domain Criteria (RDoC). With this article, we summarize what is currently known about the basic phenomenology of pediatric BPSD, its clinical course, assessment and treatment, beginning with a summary of the major studies that have shed light on the topic. Next, we present a tally and content review of current research as an indicator of trends for the future. Then, we describe what we believe are important future directions for research. Finally, we conclude with implications for contemporary clinicians and researchers.
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The dynamics of mood and coping in bipolar disorder: longitudinal investigations of the inter-relationship between affect, self-esteem and response styles. PLoS One 2013; 8:e62514. [PMID: 23638104 PMCID: PMC3637453 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2012] [Accepted: 03/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous research has suggested that the way bipolar patients respond to depressive mood impacts on the future course of the illness, with rumination prolonging depression and risk-taking possibly triggering hypomania. However, the relationship over time between variables such as mood, self-esteem, and response style to negative affect is complex and has not been directly examined in any previous study--an important limitation, which the present study seeks to address. METHODS In order to maximize ecological validity, individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder (N = 48) reported mood, self-esteem and response styles to depression, together with contextual information, up to 60 times over a period of six days, using experience sampling diaries. Entries were cued by quasi-random bleeps from digital watches. Longitudinal multilevel models were estimated, with mood and self-esteem as predictors of subsequent response styles. Similar models were then estimated with response styles as predictors of subsequent mood and self-esteem. Cross-sectional associations of daily-life correlates with symptoms were also examined. RESULTS Cross-sectionally, symptoms of depression as well as mania were significantly related to low mood and self-esteem, and their increased fluctuations. Longitudinally, low mood significantly predicted rumination, and engaging in rumination dampened mood at the subsequent time point. Furthermore, high positive mood (marginally) instigated high risk-taking, and in turn engaging in risk-taking resulted in increased positive mood. Adaptive coping (i.e. problem-solving and distraction) was found to be an effective coping style in improving mood and self-esteem. CONCLUSIONS This study is the first to directly test the relevance of response style theory, originally developed to explain unipolar depression, to understand symptom changes in bipolar disorder patients. The findings show that response styles significantly impact on subsequent mood but some of these effects are modulated by current mood state. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.
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Walsh MA, Brown LH, Barrantes-Vidal N, Kwapil TR. The expression of affective temperaments in daily life. J Affect Disord 2013; 145:179-86. [PMID: 22921479 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2012] [Accepted: 07/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Numerous validation studies have examined the TEMPS-A in both clinical and nonclinical samples. However, the majority of these studies utilized cross-sectional assessments in laboratory or clinical settings. The present study is the first to examine the expression of affective temperaments in daily life using experience sampling methodology (ESM). METHODS 138 participants completed the TEMPS-A and received a personalized digital assistant that signaled them eight times daily for one week to complete questionnaires that assessed affect, cognition, behavior, sense of self, and social interaction. RESULTS As expected, cyclothymic/irritable temperament was positively associated with negative affect, risky behavior, and restlessness, and was negatively associated with positive affect and preference to be with others in daily life. In contrast, hyperthymic temperament was associated with positive affect, fullness of thought, doing many and exciting things, grandiosity, and preference to be with others in daily life. Dysthymic temperament was modestly associated with worry, and was positively associated with trouble concentrating, fullness of thought, and a preference for social contact. Cross-level interactions indicated that cyclothymic/irritable temperament was associated with elevated stress reactivity in daily life. LIMITATIONS ESM data collection was limited to one week. Longer assessment periods might better capture the cyclical nature of affective temperaments. CONCLUSIONS This was the first study to examine affective temperaments in daily life. The findings offer further validation of the TEMPS-A, as well as the maladaptive nature of the cyclothymic/irritable temperament.
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- Molly A Walsh
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170, USA.
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Malik A, Goodwin GM, Holmes EA. Contemporary Approaches to Frequent Mood Monitoring in Bipolar Disorder. J Exp Psychopathol 2012; 3:572-581. [PMID: 26457175 PMCID: PMC4599136 DOI: 10.5127/jep.014311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Mood fluctuations are problematic in bipolar disorder. Current approaches to frequent monitoring of mood in bipolar disorder are paper diaries and electronic handheld devices. These approaches are limited in several ways, notably in the reliability of the data being collected which is often retrospectively reported. The experience sampling method offers a research paradigm which could be modified for use in clinical settings, to real time frequent mood monitoring. Mobile phone technology has also recently been developed to monitor weekly mood in a bipolar sample, demonstrating successful compliance rates. We propose the use of mobile phone technology as a novel method for frequently monitoring mood in bipolar disorder.
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- Aiysha Malik
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford UK
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Gershon A, Thompson WK, Eidelman P, McGlinchey EL, Kaplan KA, Harvey AG. Restless pillow, ruffled mind: sleep and affect coupling in interepisode bipolar disorder. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 2012; 121:863-73. [PMID: 22845651 DOI: 10.1037/a0028233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Disturbances in sleep and affect are prominent features of bipolar disorder, even during interepisode periods. Few longitudinal studies have prospectively examined the relationship between naturally occurring sleep and affect, and no studies to date have done so during interepisode periods of bipolar disorder and using the entire set of "gold standard" sleep parameters. Participants diagnosed with bipolar I disorder who were interepisode (n = 32) and healthy controls (n = 36) completed diagnostic and symptom severity interviews, and a daily sleep and affect diary, as well as an actigraphy sleep assessment, for eight weeks (M = 54 days, ± 8 days). Mutual information analysis was used to assess the degree of statistical dependence, or coupling, between time series data of sleep and affect. As measured by actigraphy, longer sleep onset latency was coupled with higher negative affect more strongly in the bipolar group than in the control group. As measured by sleep diary, longer wakefulness after sleep onset and lower sleep efficiency were coupled with higher negative affect significantly more strongly in the bipolar group than in the control group. By contrast, there were no significant differences between groups in the degree of coupling between any measures of sleep and positive affect. Findings support the coupling of sleep disturbance and negative affect during interepisode bipolar disorder. Ongoing monitoring of sleep-affect coupling may provide an important target for intervention in bipolar disorder.
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- Anda Gershon
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA 94305-5717, USA.
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aan het Rot M, Hogenelst K, Schoevers RA. Mood disorders in everyday life: a systematic review of experience sampling and ecological momentary assessment studies. Clin Psychol Rev 2012; 32:510-23. [PMID: 22721999 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2012.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2011] [Revised: 05/23/2012] [Accepted: 05/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In the past two decades, the study of mood disorder patients using experience sampling methods (ESM) and ecological momentary assessment (EMA) has yielded important findings. In patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), the dynamics of their everyday mood have been associated with various aspects of their lives. To some degree similar studies have been conducted in patients with bipolar disorder (BD). In this paper we present the results of a systematic review of all ESM/EMA studies in MDD and BD to date. We focus not only on the correlates of patients' everyday mood but also on the impact on treatment, residual symptoms in remitted patients, on findings in pediatric populations, on MDD/BD specificity, and on links with neuroscience. After reviewing these six topics, we highlight the benefits of ESM/EMA for researchers, clinicians, and patients, and offer suggestions for future studies.
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Taha SA, Matheson K, Anisman H. Everyday Experiences of Women Posttreatment After Breast Cancer: The Role of Uncertainty, Hassles, Uplifts, and Coping on Depressive Symptoms. J Psychosoc Oncol 2012; 30:359-79. [DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2012.664259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Scott J. Clinical parameters of circadian rhythms in affective disorders. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2011; 21 Suppl 4:S671-5. [PMID: 21852075 DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2011.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2011] [Revised: 07/06/2011] [Accepted: 07/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Many affective disorders show episode cycling and the classic symptoms of these disorders show rhythmicity, such as diurnal variation in mood. There are several plausible stress-vulnerability models that suggest links between these observed phenomena and the circadian system. For example, an individual with increased sensitivity to social rhythm disruption may be more at risk of circadian rhythm (CR) dysregulation. Furthermore, there are hypothesized neurobiological mechanisms that may explain how CR dysregulation might lead to sleep, activation, and mood changes in unipolar and bipolar disorders. There are gaps in our understanding, but this paper highlights that clinical measures of sleep and activation are increasingly useful for monitoring the onset and course of affective disorders. Also, evidence suggests that CR disruptions may represent core elements not simply epiphenomena of affective disorders.
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- Jan Scott
- Academic Psychiatry, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, UK.
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