Association of insomnia with mania in Lebanese patients with bipolar disorder

Autor: Chadia Haddad, L. Ghanem, Jocelyne Azar, Sahar Obeid, Souheil Hallit, Fouad Tahan, Francois Kazour, A. Chok
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: L'Encéphale. 47:314-318
ISSN: 0013-7006
DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2020.09.008
Popis: To assess: (1) the association between insomnia experienced at admission, sociodemographic and other patients' characteristics and mania; and (2) the variation of insomnia and mania before and after treatment in bipolar patients with manic episodes (type I).Sixty-two patients were interviewed shortly after their admission to the hospital (after 3 to 5 days). The current symptoms experienced by the patients were assessed upon admission and again at discharge from the hospital.A poorer quality of sleep (higher PSQI scores) (Beta=0.590) was significantly associated with higher mania, whereas the intake of SSRIs (Beta=-5.952) and TCAs (Beta=-8.181) was significantly associated with lower mania. Furthermore, highly significant reductions were reported in the PSQI scores (4.96 vs. 2.75, P0.001), ISI scores (8.30 vs. 3.45, P0.001) and YMRS scores (8.60 vs. 3.06, P0.001) between admission to and discharge from the hospital.Insomnia in patients with bipolar disorder type I is associated with mania, with a significant reduction of sleep problems seen during a period of approximately 20 days of hospitalization. Further longitudinal studies are needed to confirm the validity of our results and identify the causes. In the meantime, this research recommends a strategy to improve sleeplessness experienced during inter-episode phases may be helpful in preventing manic episodes in BD.
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