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Zandifar A, Mousavi S, Schmidt NB, Badrfam R, Seif E, Qorbani M, Mehrabani Natanzi M. Efficacy of vitamins B1 and B6 as an adjunctive therapy to lithium in bipolar-I disorder: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial. J Affect Disord 2024; 345:103-111. [PMID: 37866735 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.10.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND The use of adjunctive therapy for bipolar disorder is increasingly considered to increase the efficacy of standard treatments. In this randomized clinical trial, we evaluated the effect of vitamins B1 and B6 in separate treatment arms on mood symptoms, cognitive status, and sleep quality in hospitalized patients with bipolar disorder in manic episodes. METHOD In addition to receiving standard lithium treatment, participants (N = 66) were randomized to one of three conditions: 100 mg of vitamin B1, 40 mg of vitamin B6, or placebo. Outcomes were assessed one and 8 weeks of daily treatment, including the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale (PSQI), and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). This study was performed between December 2020 and September 2021 based on the registration code number IRCT20200307046712N1. RESULTS Vitamin B6 had a significant effect (P value < 0.025 as significant) on mood improvement compared to placebo (F (1, 27.42) = 30.25, P < 0.001, r = 0.72), but vitamin B1 had no significant effect on mood improvement compared to Placebo (F (1/35.68) = 4.76, P = 0.036, r = 0.34). The contrasts between groups on PSQI showed a significant effect (P value < 0.025 as significant) of vitamin B6 over placebo for sleep status improvement (F (1/32.91) = 16.24, P < 0.001, r = 0.57) and also a significant effect of vitamin B1 over placebo (F (1/41.21) = 13.32, P < 0.001, r = 0.49). CONCLUSIONS The use of vitamin B6 as an adjunctive therapy to lithium can be associated with the improvement of mood symptoms in patients with bipolar disorder in the midst of a manic episode.
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- Atefeh Zandifar
- Department of Psychiatry, Imam Hossein Hospital, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
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- Research Committee, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Alborz, Iran
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
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- Research Committee, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Alborz, Iran
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- Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran; Chronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Evidence-BASED Phytotherapy and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
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Irritability, anger, and aggression, although not specific for pediatric bipolar disorder (BD), can be a common finding and an important source of distress and impairment in these patients. Over the past 2 decades the diagnostic significance of irritability in pediatric BD has been highly debated. Beyond the debate of its diagnostic significance, the clinical importance of irritability, anger, and aggression in youth with BD has been well established. In this review, the authors discuss evaluation and management strategies of irritability, anger, and aggression in youth with BD.
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Mood disorders, including major depression and mania, can present with psychotic features. In youth psychotic-like phenomena such as "seeing faces in the dark" or "hearing noises" are fairly common. Rates of lifetime psychotic symptoms are much higher than rates of psychosis during a "current" episode of mania or depression in youth. Psychotic phenomena can be mood congruent or incongruent. A detailed mental status examination and clinical history include questioning to ensure the informants understand the questions being asked. There are interviews that structure how questions are asked, and rating scales that help anchor severity and quality of the mood episode.
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- Gabrielle A Carlson
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Putnam Hall - South Campus, 101 Nichols Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 546 16th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90402, USA.
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Connor DF, Ford JD, Pearson GS, Scranton VL, Dusad A. Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder: Characteristics and Outcomes in the Clinic. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 2017; 27:875-883. [PMID: 28829159 DOI: 10.1089/cap.2017.0058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess patient characteristics and clinician-rated outcomes for children diagnosed with early-onset bipolar disorder in comparison to a depressive disorders cohort from a single clinic site. To assess predictors of bipolar treatment response. METHODS Medical records from 714 consecutive pediatric patients evaluated and treated at an academic tertiary child and adolescent psychiatry clinic between 2006 and 2012 were reviewed. Charts of bipolar children (n = 49) and children with depressive disorders (n = 58) meeting study inclusion/exclusion criteria were compared on variables assessing clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes. Outcomes were assessed by using pre- and post-Clinical Global Impressions (CGI)-Severity and Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) scores, and a CGI-Improvement score ≤2 at final visit determined responder status. Bipolar outcome predictors were assessed by using multiple linear regression. RESULTS Clinic prevalence rates were 6.9% for early-onset bipolar disorder and 1.5% for very early-onset bipolar disorder. High rates of comorbid diagnoses, symptom severity, parental stress, and child high-risk behaviors were found in both groups. The bipolar cohort had higher rates of aggression and higher lifetime systems of care utilization. The final CGI and CGAS outcomes for unipolar depression patients differed statistically significantly from those for the bipolar cohort, reflecting better clinical status and more improvement at outcome for the depression patients. Both parent-reported Child Behavior Checklist total T-score at clinic admission and the number of lifetime systems-of-care for the child were significantly and inversely associated with improvement for the bipolar cohort. CONCLUSIONS Early-onset bipolar disorder is a complex and heterogeneous psychiatric disorder. Evidence-based treatment should emphasize psychopharmacology with adjunctive family and individual psychotherapy. Strategies to improve engagement in treatment may be especially important. Given high rates of high-risk behaviors in these youth, regular mental health follow-up to assess safety is important. Additional evidence-based treatments for pediatric bipolar disorder are needed.
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- Daniel F Connor
- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Medical School and Health Care , Farmington, Connecticut
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- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Medical School and Health Care , Farmington, Connecticut
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- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Medical School and Health Care , Farmington, Connecticut
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- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Medical School and Health Care , Farmington, Connecticut
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- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Medical School and Health Care , Farmington, Connecticut
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Ryles F, Meyer TD, Adan-Manes J, MacMillan I, Scott J. A systematic review of the frequency and severity of manic symptoms reported in studies that compare phenomenology across children, adolescents and adults with bipolar disorders. Int J Bipolar Disord 2017; 5:4. [PMID: 28155204 PMCID: PMC5289931 DOI: 10.1186/s40345-017-0071-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In the last two decades, there has been a significant increase in the diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder (BD) in children. The notion of prepubertal onsets of BD is not without controversy, with researchers debating whether paediatric cases have a distinct symptom profile or follow a different illness trajectory from other forms of BD. The latter issue is difficult to address without long-term prospective follow-up studies. However, in the interim, it is useful to consider the phenomenology observed in groups of cases with different ages of onset and particularly to compare manic symptoms in children diagnosed with BD compared to cases presenting with BD in adolescence and adulthood. This review systematically explores the phenomenology of manic or hypomanic episodes in groups defined by age at onset of BD (children, adolescents and adults; or combined age groups e.g. children and adolescents versus adults). METHODS Literature reviews of PubMed and Scopus were conducted to identify publications which directly compared the frequency or severity of manic symptoms in individuals with BD presenting with a first episode of mania in childhood, adolescence or adulthood. RESULTS Of 304 studies identified, 55 texts warranted detailed review, but only nine studies met eligibility criteria for inclusion. Comparison of manic symptoms across age groups suggested that irritability is a key feature of BD with an onset in childhood, activity is the most prominent in adolescent-onset BD and pressure of speech is more characteristic of adult-onset BD. However, none of the eligible studies made a direct comparison of phenomenology in children versus adults. Assessment procedures varied in quality and undermined the reliability of cross-study comparisons. Other limitations were: the scarcity of comparative studies, the geographic bias (most studies originated in the USA), the failure to fully consider the impact of psychiatric comorbidities on recorded symptoms and methodological heterogeneity. CONCLUSIONS Despite frequent discussion of similarities and differences in phenomenology of mania presenting in different age groups, systematic research is lacking and studies are still required to reliably establish whether the frequency and severity of manic symptoms varies. Such information has implications for clinical practice and the classification of mental disorders.
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- Faye Ryles
- Early Intervention in Psychiatry Hub, NTW NHS Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas, Houston, TX USA
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- Early Intervention in Psychiatry Hub, NTW NHS Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Academic Psychiatry, Wolfson Unit, Institute of Neuroscience, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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The age at onset of bipolar disorder ranging from childhood to adolescent to adult has significant implications for frequency, severity and duration of mood episodes, comorbid psychopathology, heritability, response to treatment, and opportunity for early intervention. There is increasing evidence that recognition of prodromal symptoms in at-risk populations and mood type at onset are important variables in understanding the course of this illness in youth. Very early childhood onset of symptoms including anxiety/depression, mood lability, and subthreshold manic symptoms, along with family history of a parent with early onset bipolar disorder, appears to predict the highest risk of early onset disorder with the most severe course.
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- Gabrielle A Carlson
- Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Putnam Hall-South Campus, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-8790, USA.
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- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 760 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
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Psychosis is one of the most common conditions in later life with a lifetime risk of 23 %. Despite its high prevalence, late-onset psychosis remains a diagnostic and treatment dilemma. There are no reliable pathognomonic signs to distinguish primary or secondary psychosis. Primary psychosis is a diagnosis of exclusion and the clinician must rule out secondary causes. Approximately 60 % of older patients with newly incident psychosis have a secondary psychosis. In this article, we review current, evidence-based diagnostic and treatment approaches for this heterogeneous condition, emphasizing a thorough evaluation for the "six d's" of late-life psychosis (delirium, disease, drugs dementia, depression, delusions). Treatment is geared towards the specific cause of psychosis and tailored based on comorbid conditions. Frequently, environmental and psychosocial interventions are first-line treatments with the judicious use of pharmacotherapy as needed. There is an enormous gap between the prevalence of psychotic disorders in older adults and the availability of evidence-based treatment. The dramatic growth in the elderly population over the first half of this century creates a compelling need to address this gap.
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Singh MK, Ketter T, Chang KD. Distinguishing bipolar disorder from other psychiatric disorders in children. Curr Psychiatry Rep 2014; 16:516. [PMID: 25315116 DOI: 10.1007/s11920-014-0516-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pediatric onset bipolar disorder (BD) is a challenging diagnosis with potentially debilitating outcomes. This review aims to critically evaluate recently published literature relevant to the diagnosis of BD in youth, emphasizing interesting and important new findings characterizing pediatric BD and reporting updates in the diagnostic and statistical manual relevant to this disorder in youth. Challenges regarding the diagnosis of BD will be discussed, in addition to important distinctions with other childhood disorders, including other bipolar spectrum disorders; major depressive disorder; dysthymia; disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD); attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other disruptive behavioral disorders; anxiety disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); psychotic disorders; autism spectrum disorders; substance use disorders; and borderline personality disorder. The review concludes with a comment on past research limitations and future directions in the field.
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- Manpreet K Singh
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford, CA, 94305-5719, USA,
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Lecardeur L, Benarous X, Milhiet V, Consoli A, Cohen D. [Management of bipolar 1 disorder in children and adolescents]. Encephale 2014; 40:143-53. [PMID: 24656684 DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2014.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Lifetime prevalence of child and adolescent bipolar 1 disorder (BD1) is nearly 0.1 %. Even though it is not a frequent disorder in young people, there is an increased interest for this disorder at this age, because of the poor outcome, the severe functional impairments and the major risk of suicide. Diagnosis is complex in view of the more frequent comorbidities, the variability with an age-dependant clinical presentation, and the overlap in symptom presentation with other psychiatric disorders (e.g. disruptive disorders in prepubertal the child and schizophrenia in the adolescent). The presentation in adolescents is very similar to that in adults and in prepubertal children chronic persistent irritability and rapid mood oscillation are often at the foreground. For a while, such presentations were considered as BD-not otherwise specified (BD-NOS), which can explain the outburst of the prevalence of bipolar disorder in children in the US. Longitudinal studies that look for the outcome of such emotional dysregulations have not revealed an affiliation with bipolar disorder spectrum, but with depressive disorders in adulthood. The diagnosis of Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder was proposed in the DSM-5 to identify these children and to prevent confusion with bipolar disorder. The goals of the pharmacological and psychosocial treatments are to control or ameliorate the symptoms, to avoid new episodes or recurrences, to improve psychosocial functioning and well-being, and to prevent suicide. In the US, lithium and four atypical antipsychotics have been approved by the FDA for 10 to 13-year-olds (risperidone, olanzapine, aripiprazole and quetiapine). In France, only lithium salts (after the age of 16) and aripiprazole (after the age of 13) are recommended. Psychosocial treatments, such as a familial or individual approach are developing.
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- L Lecardeur
- Équipe mobile de soins intensifs, centre Esquirol, CHU de Caen, avenue Côte-de-Nacre, 14033 Caen, France; CNRS, UMR 6301 ISTCT, ISTS group, GIP CYCERON, 14074 Caen, France; CEA, DSV/I2BM, UMR 6301 ISTCT, 14074 Caen, France; Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, UMR 6301 ISTCT, 14074 Caen, France.
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- Service de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, AP-HP, 75651 Paris cedex 13, France
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- Service de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, AP-HP, 75651 Paris cedex 13, France
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- Service de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, AP-HP, 75651 Paris cedex 13, France
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- Service de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent, hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, AP-HP, 75651 Paris cedex 13, France; CNRS UMR 7222, institut des systèmes intelligents et robotiques, université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, 75252 Paris cedex 05, France
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The significance of psychosis has yet to be fully understood and research is complicated because psychosis is often a state rather than trait occurrence. In youth, psychoticlike phenomena are common. Rates of lifetime psychotic symptoms are higher than rates of psychosis during a current episode of mania or depression, at least in youth. Rates vary widely between studies. Hallucinations are also more common than delusions in youth. Psychotic phenomena can be mood congruent or incongruent. A good mental status examination requires close questioning. There are several interviews that structure how questions are asked, and rating scales that help anchor severity.
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- Gabrielle A Carlson
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Putnam Hall, South Campus, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8790, USA.
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