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Amerio A, Maina G, Ghaemi SN. Updates in treating comorbid bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder: A systematic review. J Affect Disord 2019; 256:433-440. [PMID: 31234022 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND In the last five years, the debate around the comorbidity between bipolar disorder (BD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has flourished within the international psychiatric community and several studies have been published on therapeutic strategies. METHODS An update of our previous systematic review was conducted on clinical management of comorbid BD-OCD patients. Relevant papers published from July 1st 2013 to September 30th 2018 were identified searching the electronic databases MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Library. RESULTS Fifteen studies were included. In all selected studies BD-OCD patients received mood stabilizers, alone or with second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs). Aripiprazole augmentation demonstrated to be effective as maintenance therapy and for treating obsessive-compulsive symptoms during manic episodes (40% of the studies, 6/15). Addition of antidepressants to mood stabilizers led to clinical remission of both conditions in only one case report. LIMITATIONS Almost 50% of the selected studies are case reports. Enrolment of subjects mainly from outpatient specialty units might have introduced selection bias and limited community-wide generalizability. CONCLUSIONS Mood stabilization should be the primary goal in treating BD-OCD patients. Aripiprazole augmentation to lithium carbonate seemed to be the best option in treatment-resistance comorbid patients. Addition of SRIs may be needed only in a minority of BD patients with refractory OCD.
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- A Amerio
- Inpatient Mental Health Service, SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Hospital, Alessandria, Italy; Mood Disorders Program, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Rita Levi Montalcini Department of Neuroscienze, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital, Orbassano, Turin, Italy.
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- Mood Disorders Program, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Tufts University Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Amerio A, Odone A, Ghaemi SN. Aripiprazole augmentation in treating comorbid bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder: A systematic review. J Affect Disord 2019; 249:15-19. [PMID: 30743017 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2018] [Revised: 01/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Apparent comorbidity between bipolar disorder (BD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common condition in psychiatry, but treatment of BD-OCD remains a clinical challenge. Although serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) are the first line treatment for OCD, they can induce mood instability in BD. An optimal treatment approach remains to be defined. METHODS A systematic review was conducted on aripiprazole augmentation in treating comorbid BD-OCD patients. Relevant papers published through August 31st 2018 were identified searching the electronic databases MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Library. RESULTS Aripiprazole augmentation to mood stabilizers (lithium carbonate, valproate), even at low doses (10-15 mg/day), helped to achieve significant remission in affective and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Aripiprazole was generally safe and well tolerated. LIMITATIONS Most studies are case reports. Enrolment of subjects mainly from outpatient specialty units might have introduced selection bias and limited community-wide generalizability. CONCLUSIONS Keeping in mind scantiness and heterogeneity of the available literature, the best interpretation of the available evidence appears to be that aripiprazole augmentation to mood stabilizers, even at low doses, is effective in BD-OCD patients.
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- A Amerio
- Inpatient Mental Health Service, SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Hospital, Alessandria, Italy; Mood Disorders Program, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
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- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
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- Mood Disorders Program, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Tufts University Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Brakoulias V, Stockings E. A systematic review of the use of risperidone, paliperidone and aripiprazole as augmenting agents for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2018; 20:47-53. [PMID: 30360669 DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2018.1540590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is often viewed as a difficult to treat disorder. In some patients, antipsychotics are used to augment the action of serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs), particularly when there is only a partial response to treatment. AREAS COVERED This comprehensive literature review aims to assess the effectiveness and tolerability of three commonly used atypical antipsychotic agents: risperidone, paliperidone and aripiprazole, as augmentation agents in the treatment of OCD. EXPERT OPINION Antipsychotic augmentation should only be trialed once treatment with selective SRIs at high dose and exposure and response prevention therapy have failed. Currently, there is evidence to support the use of risperidone, paliperidone and aripiprazole as augmentation agents for OCD in adult samples but more studies with larger samples are needed to assess predictors of response to antipsychotic augmentation and to detect any differential effects between the three agents. At this point in time, the choice of antipsychotic is best determined by the side effect profile of the drug and a patient's medication history.
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- Vlasios Brakoulias
- a Department of Psychiatry , The University of Sydney and Nepean Hospital, Sydney Medical School - Nepean, Discipline of Psychiatry , Sydney/Penrith , NSW , Australia.,b UNSW/Usyd Co-Chair for Research Collaboration for Early and Mid-Career Researchers , Sydney , NSW , Australia
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- b UNSW/Usyd Co-Chair for Research Collaboration for Early and Mid-Career Researchers , Sydney , NSW , Australia.,c National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre , UNSW , Sydney , NSW , Australia
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Kim D, Ryba NL, Kalabalik J, Westrich L. Critical Review of the Use of Second-Generation Antipsychotics in Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. Drugs R D 2018; 18:167-189. [PMID: 30171515 PMCID: PMC6131117 DOI: 10.1007/s40268-018-0246-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Currently, all second-generation antipsychotics are approved for schizophrenia. Many are also approved for bipolar disorder, with some also approved as adjunctive treatment for depression and autism-related irritability. Second-generation antipsychotics are increasingly being prescribed for indications other than those approved by the Food and Drug Administration, such as in dementia, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder to name a few. Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders are a group of disorders characterized by preoccupation and repetitive behaviors. According to the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, trichotillomania, hoarding disorder, and excoriation, the latter two being newly designated disorders, fall under obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. Due to a lack of well designed clinical studies specifically addressing the use of second-generation antipsychotics in obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, it is unknown whether these agents are clinically beneficial. Current research describing the pathophysiology of these disorders shows the involvement of similar brain regions and neurotransmitters across the five obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. Despite differences in the receptor binding profiles, second-generation antipsychotics share many common pharmacodynamics properties. This review sought to examine all the published reports of second-generation antipsychotics being used in the management of symptoms of the aforementioned diseases and compile evidence for clinicians who encounter patients who are unresponsive to standard treatment.
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- Dongmi Kim
- Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Florham Park, NJ, USA.
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- Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Florham Park, NJ, USA
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- Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Florham Park, NJ, USA
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- Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Florham Park, NJ, USA
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Yatham LN, Kennedy SH, Parikh SV, Schaffer A, Bond DJ, Frey BN, Sharma V, Goldstein BI, Rej S, Beaulieu S, Alda M, MacQueen G, Milev RV, Ravindran A, O'Donovan C, McIntosh D, Lam RW, Vazquez G, Kapczinski F, McIntyre RS, Kozicky J, Kanba S, Lafer B, Suppes T, Calabrese JR, Vieta E, Malhi G, Post RM, Berk M. Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) and International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) 2018 guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord 2018; 20:97-170. [PMID: 29536616 PMCID: PMC5947163 DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 924] [Impact Index Per Article: 154.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) previously published treatment guidelines for bipolar disorder in 2005, along with international commentaries and subsequent updates in 2007, 2009, and 2013. The last two updates were published in collaboration with the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD). These 2018 CANMAT and ISBD Bipolar Treatment Guidelines represent the significant advances in the field since the last full edition was published in 2005, including updates to diagnosis and management as well as new research into pharmacological and psychological treatments. These advances have been translated into clear and easy to use recommendations for first, second, and third- line treatments, with consideration given to levels of evidence for efficacy, clinical support based on experience, and consensus ratings of safety, tolerability, and treatment-emergent switch risk. New to these guidelines, hierarchical rankings were created for first and second- line treatments recommended for acute mania, acute depression, and maintenance treatment in bipolar I disorder. Created by considering the impact of each treatment across all phases of illness, this hierarchy will further assist clinicians in making evidence-based treatment decisions. Lithium, quetiapine, divalproex, asenapine, aripiprazole, paliperidone, risperidone, and cariprazine alone or in combination are recommended as first-line treatments for acute mania. First-line options for bipolar I depression include quetiapine, lurasidone plus lithium or divalproex, lithium, lamotrigine, lurasidone, or adjunctive lamotrigine. While medications that have been shown to be effective for the acute phase should generally be continued for the maintenance phase in bipolar I disorder, there are some exceptions (such as with antidepressants); and available data suggest that lithium, quetiapine, divalproex, lamotrigine, asenapine, and aripiprazole monotherapy or combination treatments should be considered first-line for those initiating or switching treatment during the maintenance phase. In addition to addressing issues in bipolar I disorder, these guidelines also provide an overview of, and recommendations for, clinical management of bipolar II disorder, as well as advice on specific populations, such as women at various stages of the reproductive cycle, children and adolescents, and older adults. There are also discussions on the impact of specific psychiatric and medical comorbidities such as substance use, anxiety, and metabolic disorders. Finally, an overview of issues related to safety and monitoring is provided. The CANMAT and ISBD groups hope that these guidelines become a valuable tool for practitioners across the globe.
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- Lakshmi N Yatham
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBCCanada
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMIUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of TorontoTorontoONCanada
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolisMNUSA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural NeurosciencesMcMaster UniversityHamiltonONCanada
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Obstetrics & GynaecologyWestern UniversityLondonONCanada
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- Department of PsychiatryMcGill UniversityMontrealQCCanada
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- Department of PsychiatryMcGill UniversityMontrealQCCanada
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- Department of PsychiatryDalhousie UniversityHalifaxNSCanada
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
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- Departments of Psychiatry and PsychologyQueen's UniversityKingstonONCanada
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of TorontoTorontoONCanada
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBCCanada
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBCCanada
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- Departments of Psychiatry and PsychologyQueen's UniversityKingstonONCanada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural NeurosciencesMcMaster UniversityHamiltonONCanada
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- School of Population and Public HealthUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBCCanada
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Sao PauloSao PauloBrazil
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- Bipolar and Depression Research ProgramVA Palo AltoDepartment of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Stanford UniversityStanfordCAUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity Hospitals Case Medical CenterCase Western Reserve UniversityClevelandOHUSA
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- Bipolar UnitInstitute of NeuroscienceHospital ClinicUniversity of BarcelonaIDIBAPS, CIBERSAMBarcelonaCataloniaSpain
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of SydneySydneyNSWAustralia
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- Department of PsychiatryGeorge Washington UniversityWashingtonDCUSA
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- Deakin UniveristyIMPACT Strategic Research CentreSchool of Medicine, Barwon HealthGeelongVic.Australia
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Amerio A, Tonna M, Odone A, Ghaemi SN. The Osler's view: Treating comorbid bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2017; 51:944-945. [PMID: 28747073 DOI: 10.1177/0004867417721653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Andrea Amerio
- 1 Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.,2 Mood Disorders Program, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- 3 Department of Neuroscience, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- 1 Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- 2 Mood Disorders Program, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.,4 Department of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
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Lai J, Lu Q, Zhang P, Xu T, Xu Y, Hu S. Aripiprazole augmentation in managing comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder and bipolar disorder: a case with suicidal attempts. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2017; 13:87-90. [PMID: 28096676 PMCID: PMC5207469 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s122316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and bipolar disorder (BD) have long been an intractable problem in clinical practice. The increased risk of manic/hypomanic switch hinders the use of antidepressants for managing coexisting OCD symptoms in BD patients. We herein present a case of a patient with BD-OCD comorbidity, who was successfully treated with mood stabilizers and aripiprazole augmentation. The young female patient reported recurrent depressive episodes and aggravating compulsive behaviors before hospitalization. Of note, the patient repetitively attempted suicide and reported dangerous driving because of intolerable mental sufferings. The preexisting depressive episode and OCD symptoms prompted the use of paroxetine, which consequently triggered the manic switching. Her diagnosis was revised into bipolar I disorder. Minimal response with mood stabilizers prompted the addition of aripiprazole (a daily dose of 10 mg), which helped to achieve significant remission in emotional and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. This case highlights the appealing efficacy of a small dose of aripiprazole augmentation for treating BD-OCD comorbidity. Well-designed clinical trials are warranted to verify the current findings.
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- Jianbo Lai
- Department of Psychiatry, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine; The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder's Management in Zhejiang Province
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- Department of Psychiatry, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
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- The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder's Management in Zhejiang Province; Department of Psychiatry, Mental Health Centre, Xiaoshan Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder's Management in Zhejiang Province; Department of Psychiatry, Mental Health Centre, Xiaoshan Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychiatry, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine; The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder's Management in Zhejiang Province
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- Department of Psychiatry, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine; The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder's Management in Zhejiang Province
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