How effective are mood stabilizers in treating bipolar patients comorbid with cPTSD? Results from an observational study.
Alda Scale
Bipolar disorder
Clinical correlates
Complex posttraumatic stress disorder
Lithium
Treatment response
Journal
International journal of bipolar disorders
ISSN: 2194-7511
Titre abrégé: Int J Bipolar Disord
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101622983
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
26 Mar 2024
26 Mar 2024
Historique:
received:
19
12
2023
accepted:
12
03
2024
medline:
26
3
2024
pubmed:
26
3
2024
entrez:
26
3
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Multiple traumatic experiences, particularly in childhood, may predict and be a risk factor for the development of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (cPTSD). Unfortunately, individuals with bipolar disorder (BP) are more likely to have suffered traumatic events than the general population. Consequently, cPTSD could be comorbid with BD, and this may negatively affect psychopathological manifestations. To date, no one has explored whether such comorbidity also affects the response to treatment with mood stabilizers in BD patients. Here, a cross-sectional study was carried out by comparing the response to treatment, measured by the Alda scale, in a cohort of 344 patients diagnosed with BD type I and II, screened for the presence (or absence) of cPTSD using the International Trauma Questionnaire. The main result that emerged from the present study is the poorer response to mood stabilizers in BD patients with comorbid cPTSD compared with BD patients without cPTSD. The results collected suggest the need for an add-on therapy focused on trauma in BD patients. This could represent an area of future interest in clinical research, capable of leading to more precise and quicker diagnoses as well as suggesting better tailored and more effective treatments.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Multiple traumatic experiences, particularly in childhood, may predict and be a risk factor for the development of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (cPTSD). Unfortunately, individuals with bipolar disorder (BP) are more likely to have suffered traumatic events than the general population. Consequently, cPTSD could be comorbid with BD, and this may negatively affect psychopathological manifestations. To date, no one has explored whether such comorbidity also affects the response to treatment with mood stabilizers in BD patients.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Here, a cross-sectional study was carried out by comparing the response to treatment, measured by the Alda scale, in a cohort of 344 patients diagnosed with BD type I and II, screened for the presence (or absence) of cPTSD using the International Trauma Questionnaire. The main result that emerged from the present study is the poorer response to mood stabilizers in BD patients with comorbid cPTSD compared with BD patients without cPTSD.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The results collected suggest the need for an add-on therapy focused on trauma in BD patients. This could represent an area of future interest in clinical research, capable of leading to more precise and quicker diagnoses as well as suggesting better tailored and more effective treatments.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38530497
doi: 10.1186/s40345-024-00330-1
pii: 10.1186/s40345-024-00330-1
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
9Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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