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The investigators will assess Li-induced gray matter volume changes with regard to the endophenotype of GSK3beta polymorphism. The changes of gray matter are supposed to be more attributable to neurotrophic and neuroprotective characteristics of Li, which were closely related to the inhibition of apoptotic activity of GSK3beta.
This proposed research is aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of combined cytidine- and creatine-containing drug and dietary supplement in treating bipolar depression and to evaluate changes in relevant brain biochemical metabolism using magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
As in the general population, there is no clear standard of care within Veterans Affairs Medical Centers for treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among individuals with severe mental illness (SMI). This is a considerable issue because trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and severe psychiatric comorbidity are particularly common among Veterans and this symptom presentation clearly exacerbates the overall course and severity of mental illness. This study is significant in that it proposes to establish the efficacy of a frontline exposure based intervention for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Prolonged Exposure, for improving critical clinical, quality of life, and cost outcomes among Veterans with severe mental illness (SMI) enrolled in VA healthcare. Collectively, it is anticipated that these data will establish a much needed clinical course of action for what is considered a vulnerable yet highly underserved patient population.
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a serious and chronic mental illness that is associated with substantial impairment in quality of life and functional outcomes, high rates of suicide, and high financial costs. In spite of a proliferation of treatments for BD, nearly half of individuals with BD do not benefit from pharmacotherapy because of sub-optimal medication treatment adherence. Non-adherence with BD medication treatment dramatically worsens outcomes. Reasons for non-adherence among individuals with BD are multi-dimensional, and it has been suggested that adherence enhancement might work best if the intervention specifically addresses factors that are important and modifiable for a specific individual. In spite of the enormity of the problem, the literature on interventions to improve treatment adherence is surprisingly limited. There is an urgent need for interventions to enhance treatment adherence among BD patients that: 1) are at high risk for future treatment non-adherence; 2) may not have access to or interest in long-term, high-intensity, and specialized care; and 3) are flexible and patient-focused taking into account reasons for non-adherence for a specific individual. The proposed study is a first-ever RCT focused specifically on BD treatment adherence enhancement, and will test whether a customized adherence enhancement (CAE) psychosocial intervention improves adherence and mental health outcomes compared to broadly-directed, non-individualized education (EDU). The proposed project has the potential to greatly advance the care of BD patients who are at greatest risk for poor health outcomes, with findings expected to be generalizable across a variety of treatment settings. Hypothesis 1: CAE will be associated with greater improvement in treatment adherence compared to broadly-directed, non-individualized BD education (EDU). Hypothesis 2: CAE will be associated with improved BD symptoms compared to EDU.
The goal of this project is to study the course and outcome of illness in individuals who present with a first episode of depression or mania, or who have a recurrent disorder but have never received treatment. We plan to examine psychological, physical, social and environmental factors that may affect long-term outcome in these disorders
There is growing evidence that thyroid axis dysfunction may contribute to the pathophysiology of bipolar illness. Open-label studies have consistently demonstrated that the behavioral expression of bipolar disorder can be modified by a change in thyroid status, and in many instances the course of illness is improved through the use of adjunct thyroid hormone treatment. Recent evidence emerged from acute intervention studies that add-on treatment with supraphysiological doses of levothyroxine is an effective augmenting agent in patients with a major depressive episode. The primary goal of this international multicenter trial (5 sites) is to determine in a 13-week, randomized, placebo-controlled design (1 week single-blind placebo run-in, 6 week double-blind, 6 week open-label) the efficacy and safety of add-on treatment with levothyroxine (300 mcg/d) in combination with mood stabilizer/antidepressant therapy in the treatment of patients with bipolar depression. The main hypotheses is: treatment with levothyroxine will result in a significantly greater mean reduction of HRSD total score and in a higher number of responders and remitters compared to placebo treatment. This proposal will build on our pilot data and provide evidence for the use of levothyroxine as an effective augmentation strategy in the treatment of bipolar depression.
This is a 9-week single-centre, open-label, dose-escalating study evaluating the efficacy and safety of Quetiapine XR given as monotherapy in the treatment of non-lactating, post-partum women diagnosed with Bipolar II Disorder. Subjects will need to visit the study doctor up to 8 times over a period of 9 weeks. During the study period, subjects will be receiving a treatment with Quetiapine XR. The starting dose of quetiapine that subjects will receive is 50mg. The response to the treatment of quetiapine will determine whether the study doctor will increase the dosage of the subject's quetiapine. If the study doctor increases the quetiapine during the study, the maximum dosage allowable during the study is 300mg.
In developing countries, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is typically delivered without the use of an anesthetic prior to the treatment, known as unmodified ECT. This interventional study aims to decrease the practice of unmodified ECT at Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, U.P. & G.M. & Associated Hospitals (C.S.M) by administering a low dose anesthetic (propofol) prior to ECT delivery. In so doing, the investigators hope to facilitate the transition from unmodified to modified ECT without incurring excessive costs to the center. It is hypothesized that ECT patients will opt for modified treatment, that adverse effects will be minimal, and that costs will not rise prohibitively.
This is a 4-month randomized open-label comparative safety, tolerability, and effectiveness trial of Lithium versus Quetiapine for subjects presenting in any phase of Bipolar who currently require a medication change for their illness. Stratified randomization will reduce bipolar type I , bipolar type II , or sub-threshold imbalance across cells. The enrollment goal is 60 subjects, over 24 months from initial regulatory approval. The primary outcome is the difference between lithium and quetiapine in the time to 'all cause' medication discontinuation.