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Both first- and second-generation antipsychotics are used in the treatment of acute mania53 and have been found effective not only for psychotic symptoms but for general symptoms of mania. Second-generation antipsychotics are commonly used for maintenance therapy in bipolar disorder and have been ...
In bipolar disorder, young age of onset, psychotic features, numerous previous episodes, rapid cycling, comorbid anxiety, comorbid substance use, and persistent subthreshold symptoms are risk factors for recurrence, even during maintenance treatment [76]. These factors likely increase the risk of relaps...
Serious adverse events, including psychotic disorders or arrhythmia, were also increased (relative risk 1.36 and 1.61, respectively) [208]. Methylphenidate is in a phase 3 RCT for effects on energy intake, energy expenditure, body weight and impulsivity in obese adults (NCT02754258). 4.2.2 ...
in a large multisite consortium consisting of raw individual data from deeply phenotyped MDD individuals who were medication free with first-episode or recurrent MDD, not treatment-resistant depression, and who were in a current depressive episode of at least moderate severity without psychotic ...
In bipolar disorder, young age of onset, psychotic features, numerous previous episodes, rapid cycling, comorbid anxiety, comorbid substance use, and persistent subthreshold symptoms are risk factors for recurrence, even during maintenance treatment [76]. These factors likely increase the risk of relaps...
Women can experience psychotic depression, in that the depression causes them to lose touch with reality, have auditory hallucinations (hearing things that aren't actually happening, like a person talking when there is no one there), and delusions (interpreting things completely differently from what...
Here are two other case reports:Hydroxychloroquine-induced acute psychosis in a systemic lupus erythematosus femaleandHydroxychloraquine-induced acute psychotic disorder in a female patient with rheumatoid arthritis: a case report. Risk factors for susceptibility ...
term treatments forbipolar disorderto control psychotic symptoms such ashallucinations,delusions, ormaniasymptoms. These symptoms may occur during acutemaniaorsevere depression. Some also treatbipolardepression, and several have demonstrated long-term value in preventing future episodes of mania ordepression....
Diagnostic assessments were conducted by trained interviewers using the Chinese bilingual version of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I), adapted to facilitate diagnosis of current and lifetime hypomanic episodes under the supervision of an experienced clinician academic...