Benazzi F. Bipolar II disorder and major depressive disorder: continuity or discontinuity? World J Biol Psychiatry 2003;4 (4):166-71.Benazzi F. Bipolar II disorder and major depressive disorder: continuity or discontinuity? World J Biol Psychiatry . 2003;4(4):166-71. ...
Background: Depressive mixed state (DMX), defined by hypomanic features during a major depressive episode (MDE) is under-researched. Accordingly, study aims were to find DMX prevalence in unipolar major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar II depressive phase, to delineate the most common hypoma...
To find if bipolar II disorder (BPII) and major depressive disorder (MDD) were distinct categories or overlapping syndromes.308 BPII and 236 MDD outpatients, presenting for major depressive episode (MDE) treatment, were interviewed with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. History of mania...
Bipolar II disorder falls between bipolar I and cyclothymia in terms of severity. Individuals with a diagnosis ofbipolar IIhave experienced a depressive episode and may experience hypomania, but they typically do not experience the intensity associated with manic episodes that are common with bipolar ...
There are two primary types of bipolar disorder: Bipolar I and Bipolar II. A major depressive episode may or may not accompany bipolar I, but does accompany bipolar II. People with bipolar I have had at least one manic episode, which may be very severe and require hospital care. People wi...
A cross-diagnostic, post-hoc analysis of the BRIDGE-II-MIX study was performed to investigate how unipolar and bipolar patients suffering from an acute major depressive episode (MDE) cluster according to severity and duration. Duration of index episode, Clinical Global Impression-Bipolar Version-Depre...
Inclusion criteria were as follows: (i) age 18 to 35, (ii) currently satisfying the criteria for DSM-IV-TR Major Depressive Episode, (iii) Unipolar depression as defined by meeting DSM-IV-TR criteria for Major Depressive Disorder, with no history of hypomanic episodes, Bipolar II disorder ...
Mixed depression: a clinical marker of bipolar-II disorder. Recent studies have found that mixed depression [i.e., a major depressive episode (MDE) plus intra-MDE hypomanic symptoms] is common in bipolar-II disorder... F Benazzi - 《Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry》...
Evaluate and closely monitor patients with bipolar depression for the risk for mood destabilization or switching to mania and for the presence of emergent symptoms following initiation of pharmacotherapy for a depressive episode. [3] Initiate an antipsychotic agent in patients with bipolar depression with...
episodes effectively. Certain medications, such as the mood stabilizers lithium and valproate, may be prescribed between depressive, manic, and mixed episodes. Maintenance treatment can help reduce the likelihood of recurrence of bipolar mixed episodes, as well as acute depressive or acute manic ...