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Primavera D, Cantone E, Cannizzaro GM, Sanna C, Redolfi S. Are Depressive Symptoms in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Attributable to a Syndrome of Dysregulation of Rhythms and Hyperactivity (DYMERS)? J Clin Med 2024; 13:4396. [PMID: 39124663 PMCID: PMC11312976 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13154396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2024] [Revised: 07/22/2024] [Accepted: 07/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repeated airway obstructions during sleep, causing hypopnea, apnea, intermittent hypoxia, and sleep fragmentation. The severity of OSA is measured using the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), with AHI ≥ 5 indicating OSA. This study aims to assess the frequency and type of depressive disorder characteristics of OSA patients and to evaluate the impact on quality of life, also considering the presence of hyperactivity. Methods: A case-control study using OSA patients referred to Cagliari's sleep disorder center. Controls were matched by age and sex from community databases. OSA diagnoses were made with AHI > 15. Depressive episodes were identified using BDI-SF, and H-QoL (Health related Quality of Life) was measured with the SF-12, focusing on item 10 for hyper-energy. Results: The clinical sample (n = 25) had a higher frequency of depressive episodes (36%) compared to controls (7% and 4%). Depressed OSA patients had worse H-QoL and higher hyper-energy scores, but the additional burden from depression was relatively low. Conclusions: The OSA sample has a higher frequency of depressive episodes compared to the general population. Depressive episodes in OSA patients are linked to higher scores on item 10 of the SF-12, indicating hyper-energy despite lower overall quality of life scores. While OSA significantly impacts quality of life, the additional burden from depression is less severe than in other chronic diseases. These findings suggest that depressive episodes in OSA may be related to rhythm dysregulation and hyperactivity (DYMERS).
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- Diego Primavera
- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Monserrato Blocco I (CA), 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (D.P.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Monserrato Blocco I (CA), 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (D.P.); (S.R.)
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- Research Center of Sleep Disorders, University Hospital D. Casula Monserrato, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (G.M.C.); (C.S.)
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- Research Center of Sleep Disorders, University Hospital D. Casula Monserrato, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (G.M.C.); (C.S.)
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Monserrato Blocco I (CA), 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (D.P.); (S.R.)
- Research Center of Sleep Disorders, University Hospital D. Casula Monserrato, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (G.M.C.); (C.S.)
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Sleurs D, Speranza M, Etain B, Aouizerate B, Aubin V, Bellivier F, Belzeaux R, Carminati M, Courtet P, Dubertret C, Fredembach B, Haffen E, Groppi F, Laurent P, Leboyer M, Llorca PM, Olié E, Polosan M, Schwan R, Weill D, Passerieux C, Roux P. Functioning and neurocognition in very early and early-life onset bipolar disorders: the moderating role of bipolar disorder type. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2024:10.1007/s00787-024-02372-3. [PMID: 38702455 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-024-02372-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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Defining homogeneous subgroups of bipolar disorder (BD) is a major goal in personalized psychiatry and research. According to the neurodevelopmental theory, age at onset may be a key variable. As potential trait markers of neurodevelopment, cognitive and functional impairment should be greater in the early form of the disease, particularly type 1 BD (BD I). The age at onset was assessed in a multicenter, observational sample of 4190 outpatients with BD. We used a battery of neuropsychological tests to assess six domains of cognition. Functioning was measured using the Functioning Assessment Short Test (FAST). We studied the potential moderation of the type of BD on the associations between the age at onset and cognitive and functioning in a subsample of 2072 euthymic participants, controlling for potential clinical and socio-demographic covariates. Multivariable analyses showed cognition to not be impaired in individuals with early (21-30 years) and very early-life (before 14 years) onset of BD. Functioning was equivalent between individuals with early and midlife-onset of BD II and NOS but better for individuals with early onset of BD I. In contrast, functioning was not worse in individuals with very early-onset BD I but worse in those with very early-onset BD II and NOS. Early-life onset BDs were not characterized by poorer cognition and functioning. Our results do not support the neurodevelopmental view that a worse cognitive prognosis characterizes early-life onset BD. This study suggests that functional remediation may be prioritized for individuals with midlife-onset BD I and very early life onset BD 2 and NOS.
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- D Sleurs
- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France.
- AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalo-Universitaire AP-HP Nord, DMU ESPRIT, Service de Psychiatrie Et Addictologie, Hopital Louis Mourier, 178 Rue Des Renouillers, 92700, Colombes, France.
- Inserm U1266, Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie de L'Enfant Et de L'Adolescent, Le Chesnay, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
- Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, Versailles, France
- DisAP-DevPsy-CESP, INSERM UMR1018, Villejuif, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalo-Universitaire AP-HP Nord, DMU Neurosciences, Département de Psychiatrie Et de Médecine Addictologique, Hôpital Fernand Widal, Paris, France
- INSERM UMR-S 1144, Optimisation Thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie OTeN, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- Laboratoire NutriNeuro (UMR INRA 1286), Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- Pôle de Psychiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace, Monaco, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalo-Universitaire AP-HP Nord, DMU Neurosciences, Département de Psychiatrie Et de Médecine Addictologique, Hôpital Fernand Widal, Paris, France
- INSERM UMR-S 1144, Optimisation Thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie OTeN, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- Pôle de Psychiatrie, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
- INT-UMR7289, CNRS Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalo-Universitaire AP-HP Nord, DMU Neurosciences, Département de Psychiatrie Et de Médecine Addictologique, Hôpital Fernand Widal, Paris, France
- INSERM UMR-S 1144, Optimisation Thérapeutique en Neuropsychopharmacologie OTeN, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- Department of Emergency Psychiatry and Acute Care, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- IGF, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, INSERM, Montpellier, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalo-Universitaire AP-HP Nord, DMU ESPRIT, Service de Psychiatrie Et Addictologie, Hopital Louis Mourier, 178 Rue Des Renouillers, 92700, Colombes, France
- Inserm U1266, Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- Grenoble Institut Des Neurosciences (GIN), Université Grenoble Alpes, CHU de Grenoble Et Des Alpes, Inserm U 1216, Grenoble, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- Département de Psychiatrie Clinique, CIC-1431 INSERM, CHU de Besançon, Besançon, France
- EA481 Neurosciences, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- Pôle de Psychiatrie, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France
- INT-UMR7289, CNRS Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalo-Universitaire AP-HP Nord, DMU ESPRIT, Service de Psychiatrie Et Addictologie, Hopital Louis Mourier, 178 Rue Des Renouillers, 92700, Colombes, France
- Inserm U1266, Faculté de Médecine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- Translational NeuroPsychiatry Laboratory, Univ Paris Est Créteil, INSERM U955, IMRB, Créteil, France
- AP-HP, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, Département Médico-Universitaire de Psychiatrie Et d'Addictologie (DMU IMPACT), Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire de Médecine de Précision en Psychiatrie (FHU ADAPT), Créteil, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- Département de Psychiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Et Universitaire, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- Université d'Auvergne, EA 7280, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- Grenoble Institut Des Neurosciences (GIN), Université Grenoble Alpes, CHU de Grenoble Et Des Alpes, Inserm U 1216, Grenoble, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy, Université de Lorraine , Inserm U1254, Nancy, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy, Université de Lorraine , Inserm U1254, Nancy, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- Translational NeuroPsychiatry Laboratory, Univ Paris Est Créteil, INSERM U955, IMRB, Créteil, France
- AP-HP, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, Département Médico-Universitaire de Psychiatrie Et d'Addictologie (DMU IMPACT), Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire de Médecine de Précision en Psychiatrie (FHU ADAPT), Créteil, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
- Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, Versailles, France
- DisAP-DevPsy-CESP, INSERM UMR1018, Villejuif, France
- Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie d'Adultes Et d'Addictologie, Le Chesnay, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
- Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, Versailles, France
- DisAP-DevPsy-CESP, INSERM UMR1018, Villejuif, France
- Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie d'Adultes Et d'Addictologie, Le Chesnay, France
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Giovanni Carta M, Kalcev G, Scano A, Aviles Gonzalez CI, Ouali U, Pinna S, Carrà G, Romano F, Preti A, Orrù G, Minerba L, Cossu G, Nardi AE, Primavera D. The impact of MDQ positivity on quality of life impairment: Does it support the hypothesis of "Dysregulation of Mood, Energy, and Social Rhythms Syndrome" (DYMERS)? J Public Health Res 2023; 12:22799036231208356. [PMID: 37927350 PMCID: PMC10625312 DOI: 10.1177/22799036231208356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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Background DSM-5 separates bipolar (BD) from depressive disorders, but some experts consider BD as part of a spectrum of mood disorders. The interpretation of numerous false positives of BD screened by the Mood Disorders Questionnaire (MDQ) is part of this debate. Recent study results suggest that the worsening of health-related quality of life (H-Qol) associated with MDQ positivity does not depend solely on mood disorders. This study aims to clarify whether the impairment may be due to other concomitant disorders, unrelated to mood disorders, leading to a worsening of H-Qol. Additionally, the study aims to explore if MDQ positivity itself observe clinical significance. Design and methods The study involved pairs of cases (MDQ+) and controls (MDQ-) matched for sex, age, and absence of DSM-IV psychiatric comorbidity. The impact of MDQ positivity on the quality of life in a sample of MDQ+ comorbid with MDD was measured and compared to impact of MDD in other chronic disorders. Results The H-Qol was significantly worse in MDQ+ than in controls (both groups without any psychiatric co-morbidity). The worsening was similar to severe chronic disorders The burden of worsening quality of life due to MDD was mild in another sample of MDQ positives with comorbid MDD. Conclusion The study hypothesizes that MDQ positivity may be related to hyperactivation and dysregulation of rhythms typical of stress disorders. In fact, MDQ+ was found strongly related to sleep disturbances. Future studies could verify if a "Dysregulation of Mood, Energy, and Social Rhythms Syndrome" (DYMERS), causes worsening the H-Qol in MDQ+.
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- Mauro Giovanni Carta
- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Monserato Blocco I (CA), Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Monserato Blocco I (CA), Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Science, Molecular Biology Service Lab, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Program, Univesidad Popular del Cesar, Sede Sabanas, Valledupar, Colombia
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- Razi Hospital, La Manouba 2010, Faculty of Medicine of Tunisia, University of Tunis, El Manar, Tunisia
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Monserato Blocco I (CA), Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
- Division of Psychiatry, University College London, Maple House, London, UK
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Science, Molecular Biology Service Lab, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Monserato Blocco I (CA), Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Monserato Blocco I (CA), Cagliari, Italy
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Monserato Blocco I (CA), Cagliari, Italy
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Swartz HA, Suppes T. Bipolar II Disorder: Understudied and Underdiagnosed. FOCUS (AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING) 2023; 21:354-362. [PMID: 38694998 PMCID: PMC11058947 DOI: 10.1176/appi.focus.20230015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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Despite its inclusion as a distinct entity in APA's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders since 1994, bipolar II disorder remains a surprisingly neglected psychiatric condition. Understudied and underrecognized, bipolar II disorder is often misdiagnosed and misunderstood, even by experienced clinicians. As a result, patients typically experience symptoms for more than 10 years before receiving the correct diagnosis. Incorrect diagnosis leads to incorrect treatment, including overuse of monoaminergic antidepressant medications, with resultant declines in functioning and worse quality of life. Perhaps because of its underrecognition, treatment studies of bipolar II disorder are limited, and, too often, results of bipolar I disorder studies are applied to bipolar II disorder, with no direct evidence supporting this practice. Bipolar II disorder is an understudied and unmet treatment challenge in psychiatry. In this review, the authors provide a broad overview of bipolar II disorder, including differential diagnosis, course of illness, comorbid conditions, and suicide risk. The authors summarize treatment studies specific to bipolar II disorder, identifying gaps in the literature. This review reveals similarities between bipolar I and bipolar II disorders, including risks of suicide and predominance of depression over the course of illness, but also differences between the phenotypes in treatment response, for example, to antidepressant medications.
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- Holly A Swartz
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (Swartz); VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California (Suppes); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford (Suppes)
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (Swartz); VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California (Suppes); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford (Suppes)
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Beunders AJM, Klaus F, Kok AAL, Schouws SNTM, Kupka RW, Blumberg HP, Briggs F, Eyler LT, Forester BP, Forlenza OV, Gildengers A, Jimenez E, Mulsant BH, Patrick RE, Rej S, Sajatovic M, Sarna K, Sutherland A, Yala J, Vieta E, Villa LM, Korten NCM, Dols A. Bipolar I and bipolar II subtypes in older age: Results from the Global Aging and Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder (GAGE-BD) project. Bipolar Disord 2023; 25:43-55. [PMID: 36377516 PMCID: PMC10265276 DOI: 10.1111/bdi.13271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The distinction between bipolar I disorder (BD-I) and bipolar II disorder (BD-II) has been a topic of long-lasting debate. This study examined differences between BD-I and BD-II in a large, global sample of OABD, focusing on general functioning, cognition and somatic burden as these domains are often affected in OABD. METHODS Cross-sectional analyses were conducted with data from the Global Aging and Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder (GAGE-BD) database. The sample included 963 participants aged ≥50 years (714 BD-I, 249 BD-II). Sociodemographic and clinical factors were compared between BD subtypes including adjustment for study cohort. Multivariable analyses were conducted with generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) and estimated associations between BD subtype and (1) general functioning (GAF), (2) cognitive performance (g-score) and (3) somatic burden, with study cohort as random intercept. RESULTS After adjustment for study cohort, BD-II patients more often had a late onset ≥50 years (p = 0.008) and more current severe depression (p = 0.041). BD-I patients were more likely to have a history of psychiatric hospitalization (p < 0.001) and current use of anti-psychotics (p = 0.003). Multivariable analyses showed that BD subtype was not related to GAF, cognitive g-score or somatic burden. CONCLUSION BD-I and BD-II patients did not differ in terms of general functioning, cognitive impairment or somatic burden. Some clinical differences were observed between the groups, which could be the consequence of diagnostic definitions. The distinction between BD-I and BD-II is not the best way to subtype OABD patients. Future research should investigate other disease specifiers in this population.
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- Alexandra J. M. Beunders
- GGZ inGeest Specialized Mental Health Care, Old Age PsychiatryAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, PsychiatryAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Mental HealthAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of California San DiegoSan DiegoCaliforniaUSA
- Desert‐Pacific Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, VA San Diego Healthcare SystemSan DiegoUSA
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- GGZ inGeest Specialized Mental Health Care, Old Age PsychiatryAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, PsychiatryAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Mental HealthAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- GGZ inGeest Specialized Mental Health Care, Old Age PsychiatryAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, PsychiatryAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Mental HealthAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- GGZ inGeest Specialized Mental Health Care, Old Age PsychiatryAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, PsychiatryAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Mental HealthAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health SciencesCase Western Reserve University School of MedicineClevelandOhioUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of California San DiegoSan DiegoCaliforniaUSA
- Desert‐Pacific Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, VA San Diego Healthcare SystemSan DiegoUSA
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- Division of Geriatric PsychiatryMcLean HospitalBelmontMassachusettsUSA
- Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Laboratory of Neuroscience (LIM27), Department and Institute of PsychiatryHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo HCFMUSPSão PauloBrazil
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Hospital ClinicUniversity of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAMBarcelonaSpain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Center for Addiction & Mental HealthUniversity of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Division of Geriatric PsychiatryMcLean HospitalBelmontMassachusettsUSA
- Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- GeriPARTy Research GroupJewish General Hospital/ Lady Davis InstituteMontrealQuebecCanada
- McGill UniversityMontrealQuebecCanada
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- Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineUniversity Hospitals Case Medical CenterClevelandOhioUSA
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- Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineUniversity Hospitals Case Medical CenterClevelandOhioUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of California San DiegoSan DiegoCaliforniaUSA
- Desert‐Pacific Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, VA San Diego Healthcare SystemSan DiegoUSA
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- Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineUniversity Hospitals Case Medical CenterClevelandOhioUSA
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- Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Hospital ClinicUniversity of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERSAMBarcelonaSpain
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- Department of PsychiatryYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- GGZ inGeest Specialized Mental Health Care, Old Age PsychiatryAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, PsychiatryAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Mental HealthAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- GGZ inGeest Specialized Mental Health Care, Old Age PsychiatryAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, PsychiatryAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Mental HealthAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Amsterdam Neuroscience, NeurodegenerationAmsterdamThe Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry, UMC Utrecht Brain CenterUniversity Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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Rhee TG, Gillissie ES, Nierenberg AA, McIntyre RS. Association of current and remitted bipolar disorders with health-related quality of life: Findings from a nationally representative sample in the US. J Affect Disord 2023; 321:33-40. [PMID: 36273681 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The associations of current and remitted bipolar disorder (BD) with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) have been under-studied, and we aim to address these gaps. METHODS The 2012-2013 National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions III (NESARC III) surveyed a nationally representative sample of non-institutionalized adults in the US. Using DSM-5 criteria, three groups were operationalized as: 1) adults who met criteria for BD in the past year (i.e., current BD; n = 566 unweighted); and 2) adults who met criteria for BD previously but not in the past year (i.e., BD in remission; n = 187); and 3) adults with no BD in their lifetime (n = 35,556). HRQOL and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) were compared by these groups. Multivariable-adjusted regression analyses were used to adjust for and examine the role of covariates. RESULTS Overall, 1.5 % of the study sample, representing 3.6 million adults nationwide, met criteria for current BD, and 0.5 %, representing 1.3 million adults, met criteria for BD in remission. Adults with current BD and BD in remission had lower mental HRQOL and QALYs, as compared to adults who never had BD. However, these differences were no longer significant when adjusted for behavioral co-morbidities (e.g., psychiatric and substance use disorders). CONCLUSION Both current BD and BD in remission were adversely associated with HRQOL and QALYs, while these associations were not independent of behavioral co-morbidities. Because behavioral co-morbidities are common in individuals with current BD or those with BD in remission, they should be treated together to improve HRQOL.
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- Taeho Greg Rhee
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA; VA New England Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA; Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA.
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- Mood Disorder Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Dauten Family Center for Bipolar Treatment Innovation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Mood Disorder Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Brain and Cognition Discovery Foundation, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Fletcher K, Lindblom K, Seabrook E, Foley F, Murray G. Pilot Testing in the Wild: Feasibility, Acceptability, Usage Patterns, and Efficacy of an Integrated Web and Smartphone Platform for Bipolar II Disorder. JMIR Form Res 2022; 6:e32740. [PMID: 35639462 PMCID: PMC9198820 DOI: 10.2196/32740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Bipolar II disorder (BD-II) is associated with significant burden, disability, and mortality; however, there continues to be a dearth of evidence-based psychological interventions for this condition. Technology-mediated interventions incorporating self-management have untapped potential to help meet this need as an adjunct to usual clinical care. OBJECTIVE The objective of this pilot study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and clinical utility of a novel intervention for BD-II (Tailored Recovery-oriented Intervention for Bipolar II Experiences; TRIBE), in which mindfulness-based psychological content is delivered via an integrated web and smartphone platform. The focus of the study is evaluation of the dynamic use patterns emerging from ecological momentary assessment and intervention to assist the real-world application of mindfulness skills learned from web-delivered modules. METHODS An open trial design using pretest and posttest assessments with nested qualitative evaluation was used. Individuals (aged 18-65 years) with a diagnosis of BD-II were recruited worldwide and invited to use a prototype of the TRIBE intervention over a 3-week period. Data were collected via web-based questionnaires and phone interviews at baseline and 3-week follow-up. RESULTS A total of 25 participants completed baseline and follow-up assessments. Adherence rates (daily app use) were 65.6% across the 3-week study, with up to 88% (22/25) of participants using the app synergistically alongside the web-based program. Despite technical challenges with the prototype intervention (from user, hardware, and software standpoints), acceptability was adequate, and most participants rated the intervention positively in terms of concept (companion app with website: 19/25, 76%), content (19/25, 76%), and credibility and utility in supporting their management of bipolar disorder (17/25, 68%). Evaluation using behavioral archetypes identified important use pathways and a provisional model to inform platform refinement. As hypothesized, depression scores significantly decreased after the intervention (Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale baseline mean 8.60, SD 6.86, vs follow-up mean 6.16, SD 5.11; t24=2.63; P=.01; Cohen d=0.53, 95% CI 0.52-4.36). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that TRIBE is feasible and represents an appropriate and acceptable self-management program for patients with BD-II. Preliminary efficacy results are promising and support full development of TRIBE informed by the present behavioral archetype analysis. Modifications suggested by the pilot study include increasing the duration of the intervention and increasing technical support.
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- Kathryn Fletcher
- Centre for Mental Health, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Mental Health, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Mental Health, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Mental Health, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Mental Health, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
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Chen P, Lu TH, Hsieh YT, Lin SH, Yang Y. Childhood trauma and sleep-related daytime dysfunction in patients with bipolar II disorder: Is social support a factor? TAIWANESE JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY 2022. [DOI: 10.4103/tpsy.tpsy_4_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Woo Y, Kang W, Kang Y, Kim A, Han KM, Tae WS, Ham BJ. Cortical Thickness and Surface Area Abnormalities in Bipolar I and II Disorders. Psychiatry Investig 2021; 18:850-863. [PMID: 34500506 PMCID: PMC8473857 DOI: 10.30773/pi.2021.0074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Although bipolar II disorder (BD II) is not simply a mitigated form of bipolar I disorder (BD I), their neurobiological differences have not been elucidated. The present study aimed to explore cortical thickness (CT) and surface area (SA) in patients with BD I and BD II and healthy controls (HCs) to investigate the shared and unique neurobiological mechanisms of BD subtypes. METHODS We enrolled 30 and 44 patients with BD I and BD II, respectively, and 100 HCs. We evaluated CT and SA using FreeSurfer and estimated differences in CT and SA among the three groups (BD I vs. BD II vs. HC). We adjusted for age, sex, educational level, and intracranial volume as confounding factors. RESULTS We found widespread cortical thinning in the bilateral frontal, temporal, and occipital regions; cingulate gyrus; and insula in patients with BD. Alterations in SA, including increased SA of the pars triangularis and decreased SA of the insula, were noted in patients with BD. Overall, we found BD II patients demonstrated decreased SA in the right long insula compared to BD I patients. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that decreased SA in the right long insula is crucial for differentiating BD subtypes.
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- Yoonmi Woo
- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Brain Convergence Research Center, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Towards tailored psychosocial intervention for BD-II: Lived experience perspectives on current and future management options. J Affect Disord 2021; 289:110-116. [PMID: 33975089 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite its significant morbidity and mortality, very little is known about how those with lived experience of bipolar II disorder (BD-II) manage their condition. This study sought to understand unmet needs in currently available psychosocial treatments, explore self-management strategies (SMS) that individuals with BD-II currently use, and determine the potential role of digital mental health interventions in this space. METHODS Individuals (aged 18-65) confirming they had received a diagnosis of BD-II from a mental health professional were invited to complete an online survey about treatments trialled, coping strategies used to manage their condition and perspectives on the role of digital mental interventions. RESULTS Ninety individuals commencing the survey confirmed a diagnosis of BD-II; of these, n = 35 were screened out based on self-reported hospitalisation for mania and/or experiencing a manic episode. A final sample of n = 55 was subsequently analysed. From the perspective of those with BD-II, current psychosocial treatments fall short in terms of meeting their specific needs. Tailored psychosocial interventions delivered by clinicians with BD-II expertise are sought after, however accessibility and cost are ongoing barriers. Participants were open to digital self-management interventions however uptake was limited. In terms of self-management, actively seeking external help was perceived as most helpful for stopping progression in depression, while self-care strategies were prioritised for hypomania. LIMITATIONS The study had several limitations: (1) BD-II diagnoses were not formally verified via standardised diagnostic interview, (2) Borderline personality disorder and comorbid substance abuse disorders were not assessed; (3) the influence of current mood state on participant responses was not assessed, (4) females were over-represented, limiting generalisation of findings to males with BD-II. CONCLUSIONS Study findings highlight the need for tailored interventions paying specific attention to nuanced features of BD-II, and the potential role of digital mental health interventions for this underserved group.
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New Developments in the Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder: a Systematic Review of Recent Randomized Controlled Trials. Curr Psychiatry Rep 2021; 23:39. [PMID: 33963957 DOI: 10.1007/s11920-021-01252-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Atypical antipsychotics are increasingly used in the treatment of bipolar disorder (BD). This systematic review provides an overview of recently published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the efficacy and safety of atypical antipsychotics in BD. RECENT FINDINGS Several studies supported efficacy of quetiapine monotherapy in acute bipolar I (BDI) and bipolar II (BDII) depression. Moreover, quetiapine adjunctive therapy showed superior efficacy to placebo in treatment-resistant bipolar depression. Cariprazine 1.5 mg was effective in treating bipolar I depression. Aripiprazole 400 mg IM once monthly was effective in preventing manic episodes with minimal metabolic effects. In youth with BD, lurasidone was effective and well-tolerated for acute depression while asenapine showed efficacy in treating acute manic and mixed episodes. Recently published RCTs generally support the efficacy of atypical antipsychotics in different phases of BD. Future studies should focus on understudied populations including pediatric BD and geriatric BD and BDII, as well as a focus on cognitive functioning and quality of life measures.
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Pech J, Akhøj M, Forman J, Kessing LV, Knorr U. The impact of a new affective episode on psychosocial functioning, quality of life and perceived stress in newly diagnosed patients with bipolar disorder: A prospective one-year case-control study. J Affect Disord 2020; 277:486-494. [PMID: 32877873 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.08.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 06/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bipolar disorder (BD) has been associated with impaired functioning during periods of euthymia. This prospective one-year case-control study investigated the impact of a new affective episode on psychosocial functioning, quality of life (QoL) and perceived stress in newly diagnosed patients with BD in euthymia. METHODS Clinically evaluated psychosocial functioning (Functioning Assessment Short Test, FAST), self-reported QoL (WHOQoL-BREF scale) and stress (Cohens' Perceived Stress Scale) were collected from 87 patients with BD with (BD-E) (n=38) and without (BD-NE) (n=44) clinical relapse and 44 age and gender matched healthy control (HC) individuals at baseline (T0), following an episode if it occurred (T2) and at one-year follow-up (T3). RESULTS Patients with BD presented with poorer functioning compared to HC individuals at T0 and T3. There was no statistically significantly difference in the changes in FAST (-1.2, adjusted-p=0.82), PSS (0.34, adjusted-p=0.93) or WHOQoL (-0.67, adjusted-p=0.93) between BD-E and BD-NE during the one-year follow-up. The subgroup BD-E had statistically significantly higher FAST and stress scores and lower WHOQoL-scores compared to BD-NE at both T0 and T3. LIMITATIONS Modest sample size. CONCLUSION Functioning is impaired in newly diagnosed patients with BD in a euthymic state, however, a new affective episode does not affect functioning during subsequent euthymia at one-year follow-up. Patients with BD-E presented with overall most impaired functioning, highlighting the importance of early intervention strategies as essential to identify and treat patients at high risk of relapse and poor outcome.
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- Josefine Pech
- Copenhagen Affective Disorder Research Center (CADIC), Psychiatric Center Copenhagen, Department O, Section 6233, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Affective Disorder Research Center (CADIC), Psychiatric Center Copenhagen, Department O, Section 6233, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Affective Disorder Research Center (CADIC), Psychiatric Center Copenhagen, Department O, Section 6233, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Frey BN, Vigod S, de Azevedo Cardoso T, Librenza-Garcia D, Favotto L, Perez R, Kapczinski F. The Early Burden of Disability in Individuals With Mood and Other Common Mental Disorders in Ontario, Canada. JAMA Netw Open 2020; 3:e2020213. [PMID: 33104205 PMCID: PMC7588941 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.20213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE Large population-based data on the trajectory to disability after the first diagnosis of a mood disorder are lacking. OBJECTIVE To assess the time between an incident mood disorder diagnosis and the receipt of disability services during a follow-up period of as long as 20 years. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This cohort study used health administrative and social service data from ICES for 1 902 792 adults aged 18 to 59 years living in Ontario, Canada. A narrow cohort of individuals who had a new diagnosis of a mood disorder between October 1, 1997, and March 31, 2007, matched by sex and age to individuals with no history of mood disorder, included 278 296 participants. A broader cohort of individuals who had a new diagnosis of other common mental disorders during the same period, matched by sex and age to individuals with no history of mental disorder diagnosis, included 1 624 496 individuals. All individuals were followed up to a maximum end date of March 31, 2017. Data analysis was conducted from November 2017 to June 2018. EXPOSURE Incident diagnosis of mood or common mental disorder. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Disability outcomes were as follows: (1) entry into the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), signifying long-term inability to work because of a disability, and (2) admission into a long-term care (LTC) residence, signifying the inability to live in independent housing. Cox proportional hazards models were used. RESULTS In the full cohort of 1 902 792 individuals, 278 296 participants (14.6%) were included in the mood disorder cohort (mean [SD] age, 37.5 [11.9] years; 157 386 [56.6%] women), and 1 624 496 participants (85.4%) were included in the common mental disorder cohort (mean [SD], 36.5 [11.8] years; 932 545 [57.4%] women). The incidence of ODSP initiation was greater among individuals with mood disorders than those without (51.5 per 10 000 person-years vs 25.5 per 10 000 person-years; adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 2.03; 95% CI, 1.95-2.11) and for those with common mental disorders (45.0 per 10 000 person-years vs 27.6 per 10 000 person-years; aHR, 1.57; 95% CI, 1.55-1.60). The aHR for admission to LTC was also higher among individuals with mood disorders compared with those without (aHR, 2.20; 95% CI, 1.80-2.69) and those with common mental disorders compared with those without (aHR, 1.21; 95% CI, 1.14-1.29). Individuals with bipolar disorders had greater ODSP rates than individuals with major depressive disorders (crude rate ratio: 4.31 [95% CI, 3.56-5.17] vs 1.82 [95% CI, 1.36-2.43]). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE This cohort study found that mood disorders were associated with elevated and early rates of disability services. Effective early intervention strategies targeting functional impairment in this population are encouraged.
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- Benicio N. Frey
- Mood Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Women’s Health Concerns Clinic, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Women’s College Hospital and Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Mood Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Mood Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Mood Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Pascual-Sánchez A, Jenaro C, Montes-Rodríguez JM. Quality of life in euthymic bipolar patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Affect Disord 2019; 255:105-115. [PMID: 31150940 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Revised: 03/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with bipolar disorder, even euthymic, could suffer an impairment in their quality of life compared to healthy controls. Since no previous systematic review and meta-analysis has been conducted, the aim of the current study is to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional case-controlled studies on quality of life in adult euthymic Bipolar Disorder patients. METHODS A systematic review and meta-analysis that followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) was conducted. Major electronic databases were searched on August 2018 to assess the variables associated with quality of life in euthymic bipolar disorder patients. After selecting case-control studies, data collection, quality assessment and subsequently statistical analysis were done. RESULTS 66 studies were finally selected for systematic review and meta-analysis. Four different quality of life instruments were used among the different studies. Effect size analysis showed that there were significant differences in quality of life outcomes between euthymic bipolar disorder patients and healthy controls (d=-0.922; SE=0.316; 95%CI=-1.541--0.303; p=.004), with lower quality of life in the euthymic patients. Furthermore, time since euthymia explained 15.62% of variability, and age of control group explained 29.6% of variability. No other moderators were statiscally significant. LIMITATIONS The instruments used were heterogeneous. Moreover, the role of other clinical moderators could not be included due to the lack of this information in most of the articles. CONCLUSIONS Quality of life is lower in euthymic bipolar patients than in healthy controls. However, longer time in euthymia is associated with better outcomes.
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- Ana Pascual-Sánchez
- Service of Psychiatry, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Ctra. Colmenar Viejo km. 9.1, 28034 Madrid, Spain.
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Swartz HA, Rucci P, Thase ME, Wallace M, Carretta E, Celedonia KL, Frank E. Psychotherapy Alone and Combined With Medication as Treatments for Bipolar II Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Clin Psychiatry 2019; 79:16m11027. [PMID: 28703949 PMCID: PMC5823786 DOI: 10.4088/jcp.16m11027] [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: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Bipolar II disorder (BP-II) is associated with marked morbidity and mortality. Quetiapine, the treatment with greatest evidence for efficacy in BP-II depression, is associated with metabolic burden. Psychotherapy, a treatment with few side effects, has not been systematically evaluated in BP-II. This study compared psychotherapy plus placebo to psychotherapy plus pharmacotherapy as treatments for BP-II depression. METHODS From 2010 to 2015, unmedicated adults (n = 92) with DSM-IV-TR BP-II depression were randomly assigned to weekly sessions of Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT) plus placebo or IPSRT plus quetiapine and followed for 20 weeks. RESULTS For primary outcomes, IPSRT + quetiapine yielded significantly faster improvement on 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (F₁,₁₁₅.₄ = 3.924, P = .048) and greater improvement on Young Mania Rating Scale (F₅₈.₅ = 4.242, P = .044) scores. Both groups, however, improved significantly over time with comparable response rates (≥ 50% reduction in depression scores): 67.4% (62/92) in the entire sample, with no between-group differences. Those randomly assigned to their preferred treatment were 4.5 times more likely to respond (OR = 4.48, 95% CI = 1.20-16.77, P = .026). IPSRT + quetiapine assignment was associated with significantly higher body mass index over time (F₆₇.₉₆ = 6.671, P = .012) and rates of dry mouth (79% v. 58%; χ² = 4.0, P = .046) and a trend toward more complaints of oversedation (100% vs 92%; χ² = 3.4, P = .063). CONCLUSIONS IPSRT plus quetiapine resulted in greater symptomatic improvement but also more side effects than IPSRT alone. A subset of participants improved with IPSRT alone, although absence of an inactive comparator limits interpretation of this finding. Receipt of preferred treatment was associated with better outcomes. Harms, benefits, and preferences should be considered when recommending treatments for BP-II depression. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01133821.
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- Holly A Swartz
- 3811 O'Hara St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Bo Q, Tian L, Li F, Mao Z, Wang Z, Ma X, Wang C. Quality of life in euthymic patients with unipolar major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2019; 15:1649-1657. [PMID: 31296991 PMCID: PMC6598749 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s201567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objective: This study aimed to compare quality of life (QOL) between patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) in remission and patients with bipolar disorder (BD) in remission, and to explore the relationship between QOL and demographic, clinical, and cognitive variables. Methods: This study included 49 euthymic patients with MDD, 59 euthymic patients with BD, and 52 healthy controls (HC). The 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-17), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA), and Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) were used to assess symptoms of depression, anxiety, and mania respectively. QOL was assessed with the Chinese version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Brief (WHOQOL-BREF). Cognitive function was assessed with the repeated neuropsychological assessment scale (RBANS). Results: Compared with HC, patients with MDD had lower overall and subdomain scores (except ENVIR) on the WHOQOL-BREF (p<0.05). The BD group had decreased overall WHOQOL-BREF scores and decreased PHYS and SOCIL subdomain scores (p<0.05). PSYCH scores were lower in patients with MDD, compared with patients with BD (p<0.05). Among patients with MDD, HAMD score was negatively correlated with all domains on the WHOQOL-BREF. Marital status was associated with an increase in subdomain scores on the PSYCH and ENVIR subdomains. In the BD group, attention on the RBANS correlated negatively with PSYCH score; age correlated negatively with SOCIL. Conclusions: QOL of patients with MDD and BD in remission is inferior to that of the normal population. QOL among MDD is inferior to that among BD. Marital status was associated with increased QOL among MDD, but not among BD. Residual symptoms related to depression or anxiety decreased QOL in both MDD and BD. More attention should be paid to the QOL of patients with mood disorders, especially MDD, even during euthymic periods.
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- Qijing Bo
- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing100088, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders Center of Schizophrenia, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, People’s Republic of China
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, People's Republic of China
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing100088, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders Center of Schizophrenia, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, People’s Republic of China
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, People's Republic of China
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing100088, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders Center of Schizophrenia, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, People’s Republic of China
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, People's Republic of China
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing100088, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders Center of Schizophrenia, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, People’s Republic of China
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, People's Republic of China
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing100088, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders Center of Schizophrenia, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, People’s Republic of China
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, People's Republic of China
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing100088, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders Center of Schizophrenia, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, People’s Republic of China
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, People's Republic of China
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing100088, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders Center of Schizophrenia, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, People’s Republic of China
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, People's Republic of China
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Panse S, Parikh D. Quality of life in elderly bipolar disorder patients. JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH 2019. [DOI: 10.4103/jgmh.jgmh_37_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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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: 952] [Impact Index Per Article: 158.7] [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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Anaya C, Torrent C, Caballero FF, Vieta E, Bonnin CDM, Ayuso-Mateos JL. Cognitive reserve in bipolar disorder: relation to cognition, psychosocial functioning and quality of life. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2016; 133:386-98. [PMID: 26719018 DOI: 10.1111/acps.12535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Cognitive reserve (CR) is a concept that was postulated as a protective factor for some clinical symptoms after the observation that there is not a direct relationship between the degree of brain damage and its clinical manifestation. This study aimed to explore the association between CR and the main outcomes in bipolar disorder (BD): cognitive functions, psychosocial functioning and perceived quality of life. METHOD A sample of 224 euthymic bipolar patients was assessed with a neuropsychological battery, the Functioning Assessment Short Test and the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). CR was calculated through three proxies: estimated premorbid Intelligent Quotient, educational level and occupational attainment. Relationships between CR and cognitive functions, psychosocial functioning and quality of life were assessed by multiple linear regression models. RESULTS Higher CR was associated with better cognitive functioning (P < 0.001 in processing speed, working memory, verbal and visual memory, and executive function; P = 0.026 in attention) and better psychosocial functioning (P = 0.008). For quality of life, CR was positively associated with the physical component of the SF-36 (P = 0.016) but negatively associated with the mental component (P = 0.004). CONCLUSION The results suggest that CR may play an important role in the course and prognosis of bipolar patients and it should be considered in both clinical and research settings related to BD.
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- C Anaya
- Department of Psychiatry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain.,Bipolar Disorders Unit, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IP), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain.,Bipolar Disorders Unit, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain.,Bipolar Disorders Unit, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IP), Madrid, Spain
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Bipolar II compared with bipolar I disorder: baseline characteristics and treatment response to quetiapine in a pooled analysis of five placebo-controlled clinical trials of acute bipolar depression. Ann Gen Psychiatry 2016; 15:9. [PMID: 26973704 PMCID: PMC4788818 DOI: 10.1186/s12991-016-0096-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Bipolar I and II represent the most common and severe subtypes of bipolar disorder. Although bipolar I disorder is relatively well studied, the clinical characteristics and response to treatment of patients with bipolar II disorder are less well understood. METHODS To compare the severity and burden of illness of patients with bipolar II versus bipolar I disorder, baseline demographic, clinical, and quality of life data were examined in 1900 patients with bipolar I and 973 patients with bipolar II depression, who were enrolled in five similarly designed clinical placebo-controlled trials of quetiapine immediate-release and quetiapine extended-release. Acute (8 weeks) response to treatment was also compared by assessing rating scale scores, including Montgomery-Åsberg depression rating scale, Hamilton rating scale for anxiety, Young mania rating scale, and clinical global impression-severity scores, in the bipolar I and II populations in the same pooled database. RESULTS Patients with bipolar I and bipolar II depression were similar in demographics, baseline rating scale scores (depression, anxiety, mania, and quality of life), and mood episode histories. Symptom improvements in response to quetiapine were greater versus comparators (lithium, paroxetine, and placebo) at 4 and 8 weeks in both bipolar I and II patients. Patients with the bipolar II subtype initially showed slower responses to all treatments, but, by 8 weeks, attained similar symptom improvement as patients with bipolar I depression. CONCLUSIONS Pooled analysis of five clinical trials of quetiapine demonstrated that patients with bipolar II depression have a similar burden of illness and quality of life to patients with bipolar I. Bipolar II patients consistently showed a slower response to treatments than bipolar I patients, but, after 8 weeks of treatment with quetiapine, symptom improvements were similar between bipolar I and II disorder subtypes.
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Quality of life in Iranian patients with bipolar disorder: a psychometric study of the Persian Brief Quality of Life in Bipolar Disorder (QoL.BD). Qual Life Res 2015; 25:1835-44. [PMID: 26714698 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-015-1223-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the reliability, validity, and factor structure of the Persian Brief Quality of Life in Bipolar Disorder (QoL.BD) in Iranian patients with bipolar disorder (BD). METHODS After translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Brief QoL.BD, we administered the questionnaire to 184 patients diagnosed with BD. To determine factor structure, we performed both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. To investigate the reliability, we assessed internal consistency, reproducibility and agreement. Construct validity was assessed by calculating correlations between the Brief QoL.BD and the Short Form-36 (SF-36), Positive And Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) and Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire Short Form (Q-LES-Q-SF). We also investigated gender differences in interpretations of QoL.BD items. RESULTS The results obtained from reliability analysis confirmed internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha was 0.87 and 0.89 for two assessments) and reproducibility and agreement (the intraclass correlation coefficient ranged between 0.74 and 0.94). Validity analyses showed that the items loaded on a single-factor structure. The inter-item correlations varied from 0.31 to 0.68. Significantly lower scores on the Brief QoL.BD were observed in people diagnosed with BD I compared to BD II. Significant correlations were observed between the Brief QoL.BD and SF-36 summary measures, HAMD, YMRS, Q-LES-Q-SF and PANAS subscales. Items in the Brief QoL.BD were interpreted similarly by men and women. CONCLUSIONS The Brief Persian QoL.BD is a psychometrically sound measure with acceptable validity and reliability and provides a rapid assessment tool for measuring QoL in patients with BD.
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Scott J, Grunze H, Meyer TD, Nendick J, Watkins H, Ferrier N. A bipolar II cohort (ABC): The association of functional disability with gender and rapid cycling. J Affect Disord 2015. [PMID: 26209962 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.06.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bipolar II disorder (BP II) is a chronic, frequently co-morbid, and complex disorder with similar rates of attempted suicide to BP I. However, case identification for BP II studies that is based on clinician diagnosis alone is prone to error. This paper reports on differences between clinical and research diagnoses and then describes the clinical characteristics of a carefully defined BP II cohort. METHODS A cohort of rigorously defined BP II cases were recruited from a range of primary and secondary health services in the North of England to participate in a programme of cross-sectional and prospective studies. Case identification, and rapid cycling, comorbidities and functioning were examined. RESULTS Of 355 probable clinical cases of BP II disorder, 176 (∼50%) met rigorous diagnostic criteria. The sample mean age was ∼44 years, with a mean duration of mood disorder of ∼18 years. Two thirds of the cohort were female (n=116), but only 40% were in paid employment. Current and past year functioning was more impaired in females and those with rapid cycling. LIMITATIONS This paper describes only the preliminary assessments of the cohort, so it was not possible to examine additional factors that may contribute to the explained variance in functioning. CONCLUSIONS This carefully ascertained cohort of BP II cases show few gender differences, except for levels of functional impairment. Interestingly, the most common problem identified with using case note diagnoses of BP II arose because of failure to record prior episodes of mania, not failure to identify hypomania.
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- Jan Scott
- Academic Psychiatry, Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 5PL UK; Centre for Affective Disorders, IPPN, Kings College, London, UK.
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- Formerly Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, UK
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- Formerly Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, UK
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- Formerly Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, UK
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Group Psychoeducation for Relatives of Persons With Bipolar Disorder: Perceived Benefits for Participants and Patients. J Nerv Ment Dis 2015; 203:730-4. [PMID: 26313039 DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000000355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Psychoeducation is a key element in the management of patients with bipolar disorders. The present study explored the perception of patients and family members with respect to group psychoeducation for relatives. Patients (n = 20) and relatives (n = 26) were assessed with questionnaires about perceived benefits and quality of life (median 4 years after participation). A large majority (>80%) of relatives acknowledged benefits with respect to easier detection of the early warning signs of relapse, improved quality of life, feeling more involved, and engaging in higher quality caregiving activities. Patients were less positive in general, but agreed that the program had helped them deal with crises, increased their feeling of being understood by relatives, and promoted positive changes in the family (>60%). Perceived positive changes in the family were associated with higher quality of life for relatives and patients. The present study highlights the importance of communication enhancement in group psychoeducation for relatives.
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Ohtani T, Nishimura Y, Takahashi K, Ikeda-Sugita R, Okada N, Okazaki Y. Association between longitudinal changes in prefrontal hemodynamic responses and social adaptation in patients with bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder. J Affect Disord 2015; 176:78-86. [PMID: 25702603 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.01.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with affective disorders exhibit changes in regional brain function and show abnormal social adaptation. However, to our knowledge, no near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) study has examined the relationship between these two phenomena longitudinally. This study examined the region-specific functional abnormality associated with bipolar disorder (BD) and major depressive disorder (MDD), and the association between particular longitudinal changes in regional activation and social adaptation. METHODS We evaluated frontotemporal functioning during a verbal fluency test (VFT) for patients with BD (N=18), those with MDD (N=10), and healthy controls (HCs; N=14) using NIRS. NIRS measurements and the Social Adaptation Self-evaluation Scale (SASS) were administered twice with an interval of approximately 6 months. RESULTS The BD and MDD groups showed lesser activation than the HCs in the bilateral ventro-lateral prefrontal cortex and the anterior part of the temporal cortex (VLPFC/aTC). Longitudinal changes in SASS scores were positively associated with the extent of change in left VLPFC/aTC activation in the BD group and with right VLPFC/aTC activation in the MDD group. LIMITATIONS Our small sample size limited statistical power, and the effect of medication and multiple comparisons cannot be excluded, although these effects were considered in the interpretation of the present results. CONCLUSION Longitudinal increases of VLPFC/aTC activation were associated with improvement in social adaptation in patients with BD and those with MDD. NIRS measurement could be a useful tool for objective evaluation of changes in social adaptation in BD and MDD.
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- Toshiyuki Ohtani
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-0057, Japan; Safety and Health Organization, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-0057, Japan; Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-0057, Japan; Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-0057, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-0057, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-0057, Japan; Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-0057, Japan; Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-0057, Japan; Michino-o Hospital, Nagasaki 852-8055, Japan
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Nishimura Y, Takahashi K, Ohtani T, Ikeda-Sugita R, Kasai K, Okazaki Y. Dorsolateral prefrontal hemodynamic responses during a verbal fluency task in hypomanic bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord 2015; 17:172-83. [PMID: 25187262 DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12252] [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: 10/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Neuroimaging studies have suggested prefrontal dysfunction in response to cognitive activation in bipolar disorder (BD). However, its characteristics in manic states have not been well understood. Thus, we compared prefrontal hemodynamic responses during a cognitive task between hypomanic and depressive states in BD. We then longitudinally compared hypomanic and subsequent euthymic states. METHODS The prefrontal function of 27 patients with BD (11 hypomanic and 16 depressed) and 12 age- and gender-matched healthy controls (HCs) was evaluated using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) during a verbal fluency task (VFT). Hypomanic symptoms were assessed using the Young Mania Rating Scale. Among the 11 hypomanic patients, eight participated in the second NIRS measurement after their hypomanic symptoms resolved. RESULTS VFT performance did not differ among hypomanic, depressed, and HC groups. Both BD groups exhibited significantly lower activation during the VFT than HCs in the broader bilateral prefrontal cortex. Hemodynamic changes in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) in the hypomanic patients with BD were significantly larger than those in the depressed patients. In addition, hypomanic symptom severity was positively correlated with activation in the left DLPFC and frontopolar cortex in patients with BD. Follow-up measurement of the hypomanic patients revealed that prefrontal activation was decreased after hypomanic symptoms resolved. CONCLUSIONS Combining cross-sectional and longitudinal assessments, the present results suggest that prefrontal hemodynamic responses associated with cognitive activation differ between hypomanic and depressive states in BD. NIRS measurement could be a useful tool for objectively evaluating state-dependent characteristics of prefrontal hemodynamics in BD.
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- Yukika Nishimura
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
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Relationship between personality disorder functioning styles and the emotional states in bipolar I and II disorders. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117353. [PMID: 25625553 PMCID: PMC4307975 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Bipolar disorder types I (BD I) and II (BD II) behave differently in clinical manifestations, normal personality traits, responses to pharmacotherapies, biochemical backgrounds and neuroimaging activations. How the varied emotional states of BD I and II are related to the comorbid personality disorders remains to be settled. Methods We therefore administered the Plutchick – van Praag Depression Inventory (PVP), the Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ), the Hypomanic Checklist-32 (HCL-32), and the Parker Personality Measure (PERM) in 37 patients with BD I, 34 BD II, and in 76 healthy volunteers. Results Compared to the healthy volunteers, patients with BD I and II scored higher on some PERM styles, PVP, MDQ and HCL-32 scales. In BD I, the PERM Borderline style predicted the PVP scale; and Antisocial predicted HCL-32. In BD II, Borderline, Dependant, Paranoid (-) and Schizoid (-) predicted PVP; Borderline predicted MDQ; Passive-Aggressive and Schizoid (-) predicted HCL-32. In controls, Borderline and Narcissistic (-) predicted PVP; Borderline and Dependant (-) predicted MDQ. Conclusion Besides confirming the different predictability of the 11 functioning styles of personality disorder to BD I and II, we found that the prediction was more common in BD II, which might underlie its higher risk of suicide and poorer treatment outcome.
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Srivastava S, Bhatia MS, Sharma V, Rajender G, Kumar P. Health-Related Quality of Life in Bipolar Disorder Patients and Their Caregivers. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH 2014. [DOI: 10.2753/imh0020-7411390401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Shruti Srivastava
- a Department of Psychiatry, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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- a Department of Psychiatry, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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- a Department of Psychiatry, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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- a Department of Psychiatry, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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- a Department of Psychiatry, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
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Phillips ML, Swartz HA. A critical appraisal of neuroimaging studies of bipolar disorder: toward a new conceptualization of underlying neural circuitry and a road map for future research. Am J Psychiatry 2014; 171:829-43. [PMID: 24626773 PMCID: PMC4119497 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.13081008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 396] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In this critical review, the authors appraise neuroimaging findings in bipolar disorder in emotion-processing, emotion-regulation, and reward-processing neural circuitry in order to synthesize the current knowledge of the neural underpinnings of bipolar disorder and provide a neuroimaging research road map for future studies. METHOD The authors examined findings from all major studies in bipolar disorder that used functional MRI, volumetric analysis, diffusion imaging, and resting-state techniques, integrating findings to provide a better understanding of larger-scale neural circuitry abnormalities in bipolar disorder. RESULTS Bipolar disorder can be conceptualized, in neural circuitry terms, as parallel dysfunction in prefrontal cortical (especially ventrolateral prefrontal cortical)-hippocampal-amygdala emotion-processing and emotion-regulation circuits bilaterally, together with an "overactive" left-sided ventral striatal-ventrolateral and orbitofrontal cortical reward-processing circuitry, resulting in characteristic behavioral abnormalities associated with bipolar disorder: emotional lability, emotional dysregulation, and heightened reward sensitivity. A potential structural basis for these functional abnormalities is gray matter volume decreases in the prefrontal and temporal cortices, the amygdala, and the hippocampus and fractional anisotropy decreases in white matter tracts connecting prefrontal and subcortical regions. CONCLUSIONS Neuroimaging studies of bipolar disorder clearly demonstrate abnormalities in neural circuits supporting emotion processing, emotion regulation, and reward processing, although there are several limitations to these studies. Future neuroimaging research in bipolar disorder should include studies adopting dimensional approaches; larger studies examining neurodevelopmental trajectories in youths with bipolar disorder or at risk for bipolar disorder; multimodal neuroimaging studies using integrated systems approaches; and studies using pattern recognition approaches to provide clinically useful individual-level data. Such studies will help identify clinically relevant biomarkers to guide diagnosis and treatment decision making for individuals with bipolar disorder.
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Mosolov S, Ushkalova A, Kostukova E, Shafarenko A, Alfimov P, Kostyukova A, Angst J. Bipolar II disorder in patients with a current diagnosis of recurrent depression. Bipolar Disord 2014; 16:389-99. [PMID: 24580856 DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2013] [Accepted: 10/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The prevalence of bipolar II disorder (BD-II) in Russia has never been studied. Therefore, we sought to identify patients meeting diagnostic criteria for BD-II among patients with a current diagnosis of recurrent depressive disorder (RDD) through the use of the Russian versions of the Hypomania Checklist (HCL-32) and Bipolarity Index scales for differentiating between BD-II and RDD. METHODS In a non-interventional diagnostic study, we selected 409 patients aged between 18 and 65 years from two medical settings with (i) a current diagnosis of RDD, (ii) an illness duration of at least three years, and (iii) at least two affective episodes. The diagnosis was based on clinical assessment and confirmed by the Russian version of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview. All patients were assessed by the HCL-32, the Bipolarity Index, and the Personal and Social Performance Scale. RESULTS Among patients with a current diagnosis of RDD, 40.8% had a diagnosis of bipolar disorder (bipolar I disorder: 4.9%; BD-II: 35.9%). The average time lag from onset to a correct diagnosis of BD-II was 15 years and patients were treated only with antidepressants. The sensitivity of the Russian version of the HCL-32 at the optimal cutoff point (≥14.0) was 83.7%, and its specificity was 71.9%. The Bipolarity Index showed significant differences between the total scores of the patients with BD-II and RDD (31.8 versus 20.2; p < 0.0001). The optimal threshold was ≥22.0 (sensitivity 73.5%; specificity 72.3%). CONCLUSIONS In Russia, diagnostic errors are an important cause of the non-detection of bipolar disorder, particularly BD-II. The Russian version of the HCL-32 and the Bipolarity Index, as additional tools, could be useful for bipolarity screening.
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- Sergey Mosolov
- Department for Therapy of Mental Disorders, Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry, Moscow, Russia
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Psychological treatments may have differential impacts on bipolar (BP) sub-types, yet little is known about psychological processes in BP II disorder. We explored cognitive processes and behaviors mediating hypomania and depression in participants diagnosed with BP II disorder. Semi-structured interviews with 13 participants were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The majority were able to detect hypomanic and depressive prodromes, and describe behavioral responses to these mood states. Qualitative analyses revealed four theme clusters. Hypomania ascent beliefs described beliefs regarding identity, positioning hypomania as an enjoyable state preferable to depression. Hypomania descent beliefs referred to hypomania as a signal for depression, causing interpersonal difficulties. Beliefs about depression positioned depression as an abnormal, fearful state, impacting negatively interpersonally, occupationally and on self-perceptions. Finally, The impact of chronicity referred to shifts in coping strategies over time, moving from maladaptive to adaptive behavioral responses. Themes were interpreted within the framework of a cognitive model of BP disorder. Clinical implications for BP II disorder were discussed.
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Coping profiles in bipolar disorder. Compr Psychiatry 2013; 54:1177-84. [PMID: 23810079 DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2012] [Revised: 05/20/2013] [Accepted: 05/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE As coping responses have the capacity to distinctly influence the illness course in affective disorders, they form targets for psychological intervention. Beneficial effects have been reported for interventions incorporating adaptive coping in bipolar disorder. Identification of differential coping preferences in bipolar disorder sub-types has etiological and clinical implications. As most studies to date have focused exclusively on bipolar I disorder, the current study examines coping profiles in those with a bipolar I or II disorder, contrasted with unipolar depressive and healthy controls. METHODS Groups were derived on the basis of agreement between clinician and DSM-IV diagnoses. Participants (94 bipolar I, 114 bipolar II, 109 unipolar recurrent depression, 100 healthy controls) completed coping style measures including the Brief Cope, Responses to Positive Affect questionnaire, Response Styles Questionnaire, the Coping Inventory for Prodromes of Mania, and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. RESULTS Bipolar (I and II) participants were more likely than unipolar participants to ruminate about positive affect, and engage in risk taking when faced with negative affect. Medication status and current mood symptoms influenced risk-taking scores in the bipolar sub-sets, however rumination about positive affect appeared to represent a trait-like response in those with a bipolar II disorder. Behavioral coping strategies differentiated bipolar sub-types, with bipolar II participants being less likely to seek support when faced with stress, and less likely to engage in strategies to down-regulate hypomania. CONCLUSION Coping style differences were observed between bipolar sub-types. Further consideration of such differentiating characteristics should serve to direct the focus towards specific targets for clinical intervention, reflecting nuances integral to the differing conditions.
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Bravo MF, Lahera G, Lalucat L, Fernández-Liria A. Guía de práctica clínica sobre el trastorno bipolar: tratamiento farmacológico y psicosocial. Med Clin (Barc) 2013; 141:305.e1-305.e10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2013.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2013] [Revised: 05/01/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Yip SW, Chandler RA, Rogers RD, Mackay CE, Goodwin GM. White matter alterations in antipsychotic- and mood stabilizer-naïve individuals with bipolar II/NOS disorder. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2013; 3:271-8. [PMID: 24273712 PMCID: PMC3814955 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2013.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2013] [Revised: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 08/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies using voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) have been inconsistent in demonstrating impairments in gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM) structures in bipolar disorder (BD). This may be a consequence of significant confounding effects of medication, illness history and selection of controls in existing studies. Study of bipolar II or not-otherwise-specified (BD II/NOS) disorder provides a solution to these confounds and a bridge to unipolar cases across the affective spectrum. Thirty-eight euthymic, antipsychotic- and mood stabilizer-naïve young adults (mean age = 20.9 years) with BD II/NOS and 37 age-, cognitive ability- and gender-matched healthy controls (HCs) underwent MRI. Voxel-wise and regional gray matter volume comparisons were conducted using voxel-based morphometry (VBM). Tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) were used to assess whole-brain WM, as indexed using fractional anisotropy (FA), mean diffusivity (MD), parallel and perpendicular diffusion values. No between-group differences were observed for whole-brain VBM comparisons. By contrast, in comparison to HCs, participants with BD II/NOS had significant widespread reductions in FA and increased MD and perpendicular diffusion values in virtually all the major cortical white matter tracts. These data suggest pathophysiological involvement of WM microstructures - but not GM macrostructures - in high functioning BD II/NOS patients at an early age and before significant clinical adversity has been recorded. We propose that white matter development is a valid candidate target for understanding genetic and environmental antecedents to bipolar disorder and mood disorder more generally.
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- Sarah W Yip
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7JX, United Kingdom
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Young AH, Calabrese JR, Gustafsson U, Berk M, McElroy SL, Thase ME, Suppes T, Earley W. Quetiapine monotherapy in bipolar II depression: combined data from four large, randomized studies. Int J Bipolar Disord 2013; 1:10. [PMID: 25505677 PMCID: PMC4230312 DOI: 10.1186/2194-7511-1-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Accepted: 06/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite being present in up to 1% of the population, few controlled trials have examined the efficacy of treatments for bipolar II depression. Pooled data are presented from four placebo-controlled studies (BOLDER I [5077US/0049] and II [D1447C00135]; EMBOLDEN I [D1447C00001] and II [D1447C00134]) that evaluated the efficacy of quetiapine monotherapy for depressive episodes in patients with bipolar II disorder. METHODS All studies included an 8-week, double-blind treatment phase in which patients were randomly assigned to treatment with quetiapine 300 mg/day, quetiapine 600 mg/day, or placebo. Outcome measures included the change from baseline in MADRS total score at week 8, effect sizes, and MADRS response and remission rates. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Improvements in mean MADRS total scores from baseline to week 8 were significantly greater with quetiapine 300 and 600 mg/day (-15.58 [n = 283] and -14.88 [n = 289]; p < 0.001) compared with placebo (-11.61 [n = 204]). The MADRS effect sizes were 0.44 for quetiapine 300 mg/day and 0.47 for 600 mg/day (p < 0.001 vs placebo). Significantly higher proportions of patients receiving quetiapine, at both doses, than placebo-treated patients achieved response and remission at week 8 (p < 0.01). Common adverse events associated with quetiapine (both doses) included dry mouth, somnolence, sedation, dizziness, and headache. Rates of mania and hypomania were similar for quetiapine and placebo. Quetiapine monotherapy demonstrated significant efficacy compared with placebo and was generally well tolerated in the treatment of bipolar II depression.
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- Allan H Young
- Department of Psychiatry, Imperial College, London, SW7 2AZ UK ; Centre for Affective Disorders, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, WC2R 2LS UK
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- University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
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- School of Medicine, Deakin University, Deakin, 3217 Australia ; Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Centre for Youth Mental Health, Parkville, VIC, 3052 Australia ; The Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria, Parkville, VIC, 3052 Australia ; Department of Psychiatry, Melbourne University, Parkville, VIC, 3052 Australia
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- Lindner Center of HOPE, Mason, OH 45040 USA ; University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229 USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Western Pennsylvania, PA 19104 USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford Medical Center and VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA
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- Formerly AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Wilmington, DE 19803 USA
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Michalak EE, Torres IJ, Bond DJ, Lam RW, Yatham LN. The relationship between clinical outcomes and quality of life in first-episode mania: a longitudinal analysis. Bipolar Disord 2013; 15:188-98. [PMID: 23437962 DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Despite growing attention to the relationship between bipolar disorder (BD) and quality of life (QoL), there remains a lack of information about QoL in the early stages of BD, and about the course of QoL in people with BD over time. Here, we report on QoL and symptomatic outcomes over a 1.5-year period in a Canadian sample of first-episode mania patients. METHODS Patients (n = 63) with DSM-IV-TR BD type I recovering from a recent episode of mania were recruited from a university-based hospital setting in Vancouver, BC, Canada and assessed at six monthly intervals for 18 months. In addition to symptomatic and cognitive assessments, two self-report QoL scales [the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (Q-LES-Q) and the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 (SF-36)] were administered. RESULTS Baseline QoL scores were high, with mean Q-LES-Q scores at 70% of the maximum possible score; QoL continued to show a trend towards improvement over time. Multiple hierarchical regressions were used to explore predictors of QoL over time, finding that: (i) length of illness and severity of depressive symptoms at baseline predicted Q-LES-Q scores at both baseline and six months; (ii) the number of previous depressive episodes and severity of depression at baseline and 12 months all predicted QoL at 12 months; and (iii) only severity of depressive symptoms at 12 months predicted QoL at 18 months. CONCLUSIONS Our observation that QoL in patients who have recently experienced an episode of mania can be relatively preserved offers hope, both for healthcare providers and for those newly diagnosed. Further, that severity of depressive symptoms even in the early stages of the disease was the consistent predictor of QoL suggests that depressive symptoms need to be aggressively treated to improve QoL.
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- Erin E Michalak
- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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OBJECTIVE This article reviews the characteristics of bipolar disorder and approaches to minimise physical health risks, as well as treatment options, and their influence on patient quality of life (QoL). METHOD The content of this article is based on the proceedings of a 1-day standalone symposium in November 2011 exploring how to establish a bipolar clinic within the context of existing services in the UK's National Health Service. RESULTS Bipolar disorder is a common mental disorder and often under-recognised in patients with major depressive episodes. Patients are largely dependent on family and carers to lead normal lifestyles and have difficulties maintaining relationships. Mental health and physical health are closely linked, with risk factors such as weight gain, metabolic syndrome, smoking and diabetes contributing to cardiovascular disease and early death. Antipsychotics may induce treatment-related comorbidities, thus further contributing to a low QoL of patients. Symptoms of comorbidity or depression are frequently relieved through self-medication and substance abuse, thus increasing patient health and suicide risk. Therefore, regular health monitoring and patient education in risk factor minimisation are required. CONCLUSION Early pharmacotherapeutic and psychoeducational interventions are required to improve treatment outcomes, as well as improving patient understanding of ways to minimise comorbidity development.
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Kim B, Lim JH, Kim SY, Joo YH. Comparative Study of Personality Traits in Patients with Bipolar I and II Disorder from the Five-Factor Model Perspective. Psychiatry Investig 2012; 9:347-53. [PMID: 23251198 PMCID: PMC3521110 DOI: 10.4306/pi.2012.9.4.347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2012] [Revised: 06/08/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The distinguishing features of Bipolar I Disorder (BD I) from Bipolar II Disorder (BD II) may reflect a separation in enduring trait dimension between the two subtypes. We therefore assessed the similarities and differences in personality traits in patients with BD I and BD II from the perspective of the Five-Factor Model (FFM). METHODS The revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) was administered to 85 BD I (47 females, 38 males) and 43 BD II (23 females, 20 males) patients. All included patients were in remission from their most recent episode and in a euthymic state for at least 8 weeks prior to study entry. RESULTS BDII patients scored higher than BD I patients on the Neuroticism dimension and its four corresponding facets (Anxiety, Depression, Self-consciousness, and Vulnerability). In contrast, BD II patients scored lower than BD I patients on the Extraversion dimension and its facet, Positive emotion. Competence and Achievement-striving facets within the Conscientiousness dimension were significantly lower for BD II than for BD I patients. There were no significant between-group differences in the Openness and Agreeableness dimensions. CONCLUSION Disparities in personality traits were observed between BD I and BD II patients from the FFM perspective. BD II patients had higher Neuroticism and lower Extraversion than BD I patients, which are differentiating natures between the two subtypes based on the FFM.
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- Byungsu Kim
- Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Ha TH, Kim JS, Chang JS, Oh SH, Her JY, Cho HS, Park TS, Shin SY, Ha K. Verbal and Visual Memory Impairments in Bipolar I and II Disorder. Psychiatry Investig 2012; 9:339-46. [PMID: 23251197 PMCID: PMC3521109 DOI: 10.4306/pi.2012.9.4.339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2012] [Revised: 10/07/2012] [Accepted: 10/07/2012] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare verbal and visual memory performances between patients with bipolar I disorder (BD I) and patients with bipolar II disorder (BD II) and to determine whether memory deficits were mediated by impaired organizational strategies. METHODS Performances on the Korean-California Verbal Learning Test (K-CVLT) and the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test (ROCF) in 37 patients with BD I, 46 patients with BD II and 42 healthy subjects were compared. Mediating effects of impaired organization strategies on poor delayed recall was tested by comparing direct and mediated models using multiple regression analysis. RESULTS Both patients groups recalled fewer words and figure components and showed lower Semantic Clustering compared to controls. Verbal memory impairment was partly mediated by difficulties in Semantic Clustering in both subtypes, whereas the mediating effect of Organization deficit on the visual memory impairment was present only in BD I. In all mediated models, group differences in delayed recall remained significant. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that memory impairment may be one of the fundamental cognitive deficits in bipolar disorders and that executive dysfunctions can exert an additional influence on memory impairments.
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- Tae Hyon Ha
- Mood Disorders Clinic & Clinical Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Mood Disorders Clinic & Clinical Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Mood Disorders Clinic & Clinical Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Mood Disorders Clinic & Clinical Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Mood Disorders Clinic & Clinical Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Severance Mental Health Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Statistics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology, Konkuk University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Mood Disorders Clinic & Clinical Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Institute for Human Behavioral Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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The quality of life in patients with bipolar disorder who have achieved remission in an Egyptian sample. MIDDLE EAST CURRENT PSYCHIATRY 2012. [DOI: 10.1097/01.xme.0000418806.86986.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Olsen BT, Ganocy SJ, Bitter SM, Findling RL, Case M, Chang K, Tohen M, DelBello MP. Health-related quality of life as measured by the child health questionnaire in adolescents with bipolar disorder treated with olanzapine. Compr Psychiatry 2012; 53:1000-5. [PMID: 22520085 DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2012.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2011] [Revised: 03/06/2012] [Accepted: 03/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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AIM To examine health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adolescents with bipolar disorder before and after double-blind treatment with olanzapine or placebo. METHODS Parents or legal guardians of 160 adolescents with a manic or mixed episode associated with bipolar I disorder were asked to rate their child's health using the Child Health Questionnaire-Parental Form 50 at baseline, before receiving medication, and then again at the end of participation in a 3-week double-blind placebo-controlled study of olanzapine. RESULTS Adolescents in both treatment groups began and ended the study with significantly lower scores than normalized values of healthy peers on several HRQoL subscales (lower ratings indicate more impaired functioning), especially those assessing psychosocial factors. However, participants receiving olanzapine exhibited greater improvement than those in the placebo group across multiple HRQoL subscales, including the Behavior, Family activities, and Mental health subscales. Reduction in manic symptoms was associated with improvement in HRQoL values. CONCLUSIONS As expected, manic adolescents with bipolar disorder exhibit abnormalities in psychosocial, rather than physical factors associated with HRQoL. Treatment with olanzapine had a greater effect on multiple domains of psychosocial functioning compared with placebo, suggesting that in addition to improving manic symptoms, pharmacologic interventions may lessen some of psychosocial deficits experienced by adolescents with bipolar disorder. However, following 3 weeks of treatment, adolescents with bipolar disorder continued to exhibit deficits in several aspects of psychosocial functioning, indicating that additional pharmacologic and psychosocial interventions may be necessary to further improve functional outcome.
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- Brian T Olsen
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Division of Bipolar Disorder Research, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Slomka JM, Piette JD, Post EP, Krein SL, Lai Z, Goodrich DE, Kilbourne AM. Mood disorder symptoms and elevated cardiovascular disease risk in patients with bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord 2012; 138:405-8. [PMID: 22357338 PMCID: PMC3306618 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2011] [Revised: 12/21/2011] [Accepted: 01/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We examined the association between mood symptoms and 10-year CVD risk estimated by Framingham risk score in a cohort of patients with bipolar disorder. METHODS Veterans with bipolar disorder and CVD risk factors (N=118) were recruited from outpatient VA clinics. CVD risk factor data were collected from electronic medical records and patient surveys, and used to calculate patient Framingham Scores. The relationship between mood symptoms (depressive, manic) and Framingham scores was examined, as was the relationship between mental health symptoms and individual CVD risk factors (lipids, blood pressure, weight, smoking, and fasting glucose). RESULTS Mean sample age was 53 years (SD=9.9), 17% were female, and 5% were African-American. Almost 70% were obese (BMI≥30), 84% had hyperlipidemia, 70% were hypertensive, and 25% had diabetes. Nineteen percent had a Framingham score of >20%, indicative of elevated 10-year risk of developing CVD. After adjusting for age, gender, diabetes diagnosis, smoking status, and mood symptoms, patients with clinically significant depressive symptoms had a 6-fold increased odds of having a Framingham score of >20% (OR=6.1, p=0.03) while clinically significant manic symptoms were not associated with the Framingham score (OR=0.6, p=0.36). Depressive symptoms were also associated with elevated BMI, fasting glucose, and blood pressure. LIMITATIONS Single-site study reliant on cross-sectional and self-reported mood measures. CONCLUSION After controlling for physiologic correlates, depressive symptoms were associated with greater relative 10-year risk for CVD mortality among patients with bipolar disorder. Interventions that address self-management of depressive symptoms may help persons with bipolar disorder decrease CVD risk.
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- Juliette M. Slomka
- VA Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Department of General Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- VA Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Department of General Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- VA Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Department of General Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- VA Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Department of General Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- VA Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- VA Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- VA Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA., Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA,Correspondences should be addressed to Amy M. Kilbourne, PhD, MPH; VA Ann Arbor Center for Clinical Management Research, 2215 Fuller Road, Mailstop 152, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA; Voice: 734-845-5046; Fax: 734-222-7514;
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Bega S, Schaffer A, Goldstein B, Levitt A. Differentiating between Bipolar Disorder types I and II: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). J Affect Disord 2012; 138:46-53. [PMID: 22284021 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.12.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2011] [Revised: 12/04/2011] [Accepted: 12/14/2011] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Bipolar Disorder I (BD I) and Bipolar Disorder II (BD II) vary considerably, with differences in symptomatology, management and prognosis. For patients with depression, the distinction between BD I and BD II is not always apparent, and hinges on the differentiation between manic/mixed and hypomanic episodes. Other putative differences between patients with BD I and II exist and may assist in distinguishing between these two conditions. METHODS Data were obtained from the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. A total of 1429 subjects were included in our analysis based on DSM-IV criteria, 935 with BD I and 494 with BD II. We examined for differences in a number of variables including demographics, clinical features, depressive symptoms, and co-morbid conditions using t-tests and chi-square analyses for a comparison of means as well as a logistic regression for variables found to be significant. RESULTS Key differences between BD I and BD II were identified in all categories in our comparison of means. In the regression analysis, a number of variables were determined to be predictors of BD I, including unemployment (OR=0.6), taking medications for depression (OR=1.7), a history of a suicide attempt (OR=1.8), depressive symptoms such as weight gain (OR=1.7), fidgeting (OR=1.5), feelings of worthlessness (OR=1.6) and difficulties with responsibilities (OR=2.2), as well as the presence of specific phobias (OR=1.8) and Cluster C traits (OR=1.4). CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that in addition to the differences between manic/mixed and hypomanic episodes, other significant differences exist that may be used to help differentiate BD I from BD II.
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- Sivan Bega
- Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Swartz HA, Levenson JC, Frank E. Psychotherapy for Bipolar II Disorder: The Role of Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy. PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY-RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 2012; 43:145-153. [PMID: 26612968 PMCID: PMC4657867 DOI: 10.1037/a0027671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Although bipolar II disorder is a highly prevalent, chronic illness that is associated with burdensome psychosocial impairment, relatively little is known about the best ways to treat the disorder. Moreover, psychosocial interventions for the management of bipolar II disorder have been largely unexplored, leaving psychologists with few evidence-based recommendations for best treatment practices. In this article, we provide information about interpersonal and social rhythm therapy (IPSRT), an empirically supported treatment for bipolar I disorder that has preliminary evidence supporting its efficacy in bipolar II disorder. After reviewing the phenomenology of bipolar II disorder and differentiating it from bipolar I disorder, we summarize the extant empirical support for using psychotherapy in the management of bipolar II disorder. We explore what is known about the role of psychotherapy in the management of bipolar II disorder as well as lacunae in the evidence base. Next, we introduce IPSRT and discuss how it has been adapted for use as a treatment for individuals suffering from bipolar II disorder. Specific strategies of the treatment are detailed, and preliminary evidence for the efficacy of IPSRT in bipolar II disorder is described. Finally, we present a case vignette demonstrating the use of IPSRT for an individual with bipolar II disorder.
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Similarities and differences of white matter connectivity and water diffusivity in bipolar I and II disorder. Neurosci Lett 2011; 505:150-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2011] [Revised: 08/30/2011] [Accepted: 10/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Impulsividad, búsqueda de sensaciones y agresividad en pacientes bipolares tipo I y II. REVISTA DE PSIQUIATRIA Y SALUD MENTAL 2011; 4:195-204. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rpsm.2011.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2011] [Revised: 07/15/2011] [Accepted: 07/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Volume reduction of ventromedial prefrontal cortex in bipolar II patients with rapid cycling: a voxel-based morphometric study. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2011; 35:439-45. [PMID: 21115089 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2010.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2010] [Revised: 10/14/2010] [Accepted: 11/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Although rapid cycling (RC), a course specifier of bipolar I or II disorder, is particularly common among bipolar II patients compared with bipolar I patients, the pathophysiological lines of evidence regarding bipolar II with RC are still limited. In this preliminary study with a cross-sectional design, we examined the regional gray matter (GM) volume in 14 bipolar II patients with RC, 17 patients without RC and 84 healthy controls by whole-brain and region-of-interest (ROI) analysis methods, using magnetic resonance imaging with voxel-based morphometry. Whole-brain analysis in this study revealed that the bipolar II patients with RC showed GM volume reductions in the bilateral hemispheres of the medial orbital prefrontal cortex, ventromedial prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate, insula and parahippocampus, in the left hemisphere of the inferior temporal cortex and cerebellum, and in the brainstem, compared with the healthy controls. Moreover, ROI analysis focusing on the ventral prefrontal cortex, i.e., Brodmann areas 10, 11 and 47, revealed that the bipolar II patients with RC showed GM volume reduction in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, compared with the patients without RC. The findings of our pilot study suggest that the ventromedial prefrontal cortex is associated with the generation of RC in bipolar II disorder.
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Swartz HA, Thase ME. Pharmacotherapy for the treatment of acute bipolar II depression: current evidence. J Clin Psychiatry 2011; 72:356-66. [PMID: 20816033 PMCID: PMC4536931 DOI: 10.4088/jcp.09r05192gre] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2009] [Accepted: 09/21/2009] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Bipolar II disorder is a common, recurrent, and disabling psychiatric illness, and yet little is known about how best to treat it. The pressing clinical need for evidence-based approaches to the treatment of bipolar II disorder, coupled with recent publication of pertinent studies, calls for an updated review of this literature. This review focuses on a critical examination of the evidence supporting the efficacy of treatments for acute depressive episodes in bipolar II disorder. DATA SOURCES A MEDLINE (via Ovid) search of journals, covering the period from January 1950 to January 2009, was performed to identify relevant studies. Keywords used were bipolar II disorder, bipolar disorder, bipolar depression, and pharmacotherapy. Studies were further limited to those that were in adult samples, published in peer-reviewed journals, and written in English. STUDY SELECTION We examined all randomized trials evaluating the use of pharmacotherapy in the treatment of acute bipolar II depression. Studies with mixed samples of bipolar I and II or bipolar II and unipolar depression were examined as well. Twenty-one randomized trials were identified and reviewed. DATA EXTRACTION Therapeutic agents were rated according to the quality of evidence supporting their efficacy as treatments for bipolar II depression. DATA SYNTHESIS Ninety percent of relevant trials were published after 2005. Quetiapine was judged as having compelling evidence supporting its efficacy. Lithium, antidepressants, and pramipexole were judged as having preliminary support for efficacy. Lamotrigine was considered to have mixed support. CONCLUSIONS Although progress has been made, further research on bipolar II depression is warranted.
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Pan L, Keener MT, Hassel S, Phillips ML. Functional neuroimaging studies of bipolar disorder: examining the wide clinical spectrum in the search for disease endophenotypes. Int Rev Psychiatry 2010; 21:368-79. [PMID: 20374150 DOI: 10.1080/09540260902962164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Bipolar disorder (BP) is among the top ten most disabling illnesses worldwide. This review includes findings from recent studies employing functional neuroimaging to examine functional abnormalities in neural systems underlying core domains of the psychopathology in BP: emotion processing, emotion regulation and executive control, and common comorbid features of BP, that are relevant to the wide spectrum of BP rather than focused on the more traditional BPI subtype, and that may facilitate future identification of diagnostically-relevant biomarkers of the disorder. In addition, an emerging number of studies are reviewed that demonstrate the use of neuroimaging to elucidate biomarkers whose identification may help to (1) identify at-risk individuals who will subsequently develop the illness to facilitate early intervention, (2) identify targets for treatment and markers of treatment response. The use of newer neuroimaging techniques and potential confounds of psychotropic medication upon neuroimaging findings in BP are also examined. These approaches will help to improve diagnosis and the mental well-being of all individuals with BP.
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- Lisa Pan
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, USA
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Suto M, Murray G, Hale S, Amari E, Michalak EE. What works for people with bipolar disorder? Tips from the experts. J Affect Disord 2010; 124:76-84. [PMID: 19969370 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2009] [Revised: 11/10/2009] [Accepted: 11/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Little is known about how patients successfully manage their bipolar disorder (BD). This is a remarkable gap in the BD literature, given that current treatments are inadequate and information about beneficial self-management strategies could have clinical and theoretical implications. Here, we present results from a study of self-management strategies used by a sample of high-functioning individuals with BD. METHODS The objectively rated Multidimensional Scale of Independent Functioning (MSIF) was used to confirm high functioning status (score <3) amongst a sample of individuals self-described as functioning well with BD type I or II (N=32). Participants completed quantitative scales to assess psychiatric history, current symptoms, functioning and quality of life, and underwent either an individual interview or focus group to answer open questions about the self-management strategies they used to maintain or regain wellness. RESULTS Wellness strategies fell into the following themes: 1) Sleep, rest, exercise and diet; 2) Ongoing monitoring; 3) Enacting a plan; 4) Reflective and meditative practices; 5) Understanding BD and educating others; 6) Connecting with others. CONCLUSIONS The wellness strategies described by the current sample have substantial overlap with those identified in the sole comparable qualitative study. They are also broadly consistent with, and serve to elaborate on proposed mechanisms of therapeutic action in adjunctive psychosocial interventions for BD. The findings constitute hopeful stories for people affected by the disorder and suggest further research to confirm and refine mechanisms of beneficial effect in BD.
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- Melinda Suto
- Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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