Lifetime presence of psychotic symptoms in bipolar disorder is associated with less favorable socio-demographic and certain clinical features
| Autor: | Laura Cremaschi, Terence A. Ketter, A. Carlo Altamura, Cristina Dobrea, Bernardo Dell'Osso, G. Camuri, Massimiliano Buoli |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Psychosis medicine.medical_specialty Bipolar Disorder Time Factors Bipolar I disorder lcsh:RC435-571 medicine.medical_treatment 03 medical and health sciences Bipolar II disorder 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Internal medicine lcsh:Psychiatry Severity of illness medicine Humans Bipolar disorder Age of Onset Antipsychotic Psychiatry Middle Aged medicine.disease Anxiety Disorders 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Italy Psychotic Disorders Antidepressant Female Age of onset Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Comprehensive Psychiatry, Vol 76, Iss, Pp 169-176 (2017) |
| Popis: | Background: The presence of psychotic symptoms in bipolar disorder (BD) is considered a feature of higher severity of illness and, in particular, of manic episodes in bipolar I disorder (BD I). However, the possibility to apply the “with psychotic features” specifier to major depressive episodes in either bipolar II disorder (BD II) or BD I highlights the need for additional research in this area. Methods: The present study assessed the lifetime presence of psychotic symptoms and related socio-demographic and clinical features in a large sample of BD patients (N = 360), with (BDPs, N = 207) and without a lifetime history of psychosis (BDNPs, N = 153). Results: An overall less favorable socio-demographic profile was observed in BDPs vs BDNPs. In terms of clinical variables, BDPs vs BDNPs had: earlier age at onset (27.7 ± 10.5 vs 30.1 ± 12.3 years; p = 0.02), higher rates of BD I diagnosis (95.7% vs 45.8%; p |
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