50 patients with difficult depressive episode without psychotic symptoms were examined: 25 in the structure of bipolar depression of the II type (BD), 25 recurrent depression (RD). Clinico-psychopathological with the data verification to SCL-90-R, statistic - Mann-Whitney U-test, Spearmen Rank...
For this post-hoc analysis, we defined our clustering variables as: (1) duration of index episode: Collected retrospectively and measured in days. (2) Depression severity: Assessed at the time of consultation using the item for depression of the CGI-BP (CGI-BP-D)42 which evaluates how ...
Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that includes at least one manic episode – characterized by elevated or agitated mood and often reduced need for sleep – accompanied by episodes of major depression. Latest Research and Reviews Genomics yields biological and phenotypic insights into bipolar disorder...
Medications for bipolar disorder with mixed features The medications used to address mixed states in bipolar disorder can be the same medications used for depression or mania. However, your doctor may need to keep a close eye on how things are going and make adjustments as needed. Being as tra...
Intergroup comparison versus unipolar depressives showed the following key characteristics of BP-II disorder: 1) distinct clinical presentation at index depressive episode despite uniformity in global intensity of depression (overrepresentation in BP-II of "suicidal thoughts", "guilt feelings", "de...
First, the definition of recovery from a mood episode was relatively rigorous: at least 8 consecutive weeks with 2 or fewer mood symptoms of a mild degree and no impairment in psychosocial functioning. Second, alternating syndromes of depression and mood elevation separated by less than 8 ...
in which the proband had been treated for depression, regardless of history, of hypomania or mania.The 25 subjects with BDNOS were different to the 297 subjects with major depression and similar to 75 subjects with bipolar I or II disorder on social phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and su...
As a friend of someone living with bipolar disorder, you can offer valuable support by staying alert to the signs of both depression and mania. “Red flags” can alert you when your friend with bipolar disorder may be slipping into depression or mania. What are these bipolar red flags, how...
The DSM-IV delineates two forms of bipolar disorder, bipolar disorder I and bipolar disorder II, that differ as a function of the level of mania, with bipolar II associated with a hypomanic episode. Table 1 provides a description of the types of episodes of mania and depression associated ...
Manic-Depressive illness: bipolar disorders and recurrent depression. 2nd ed. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press; 2007. McMahon FJ, Stine OC, Chase GA, Meyers DA, Simpson SG, DePaulo JRJ. Influence of clinical subtype, sex, and lineality on age at onset of major affective disorder ...