Preventing Sensitization and Kindling-like Progression in the Recurrent Mood Disorders

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Robert M. Post
Keyword(s):  
Mood Disorders

Lipophilic Statin Use and Suicidal Ideation in a Sample of Adults With Mood Disorders

Crisis ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 278-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen M. Davison ◽  
Bonnie J. Kaplan
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Mood Disorders ◽  
Prevalence Ratio ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Symptom Scores ◽  
Unit Increase ◽  
Predominantly Female ◽  
Lipophilic Statin

Background: Mood disorders are associated with a high risk of suicide. Statin therapy has been implicated in this relationship. Aims: To further clarify reported associations between suicide and cholesterol in mental health conditions, we conducted an analysis of dietary, clinical, and suicidal ideation measures in community-living adults with mood disorders. Method: Data were used from a cross-sectional study of a randomly selected community-based sample (> 18 years; n = 97) with verified mood disorders. Dietary (e.g., fat, iron, vitamin intakes), clinical (e.g., current depression and mania symptoms, medications), and sociodemographic (age, sex, and income) measures were analyzed using bivariate statistics and Poisson regression with robust variance. Results: Participants were predominantly female (71.1%) with bipolar disorder (59.8%); almost one-third (28.9%) were taking lipophilic statins. The prevalence of suicidal ideation was more than 2.5 times in those taking statins, PR = 2.59, 95% CI 1.27–5.31, p < .05. The prevalence ratio for suicidal ideation was 1.10, 95% CI 1.06–1.15, p < .001, for each unit increase in mania symptom scores. No associations between suicidal ideation and dietary intake measures were identified. Conclusion: Individuals with mood disorders may be susceptible to neuropsychiatric effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs, which warrants further research.

Coping With the Spectrum of Mood Disorders

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 52 (33) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasmin Nilofer Farooqi
Keyword(s):  
Mood Disorders

Mood Disorders in Women--Drawing on Past Relationships

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. S. Rosenfarb ◽  
J. Becker ◽  
A. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Mood Disorders

Lifestyle and Adjustment Among Mood Disorders

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon H. Kuhn ◽  
Jerry F. Westermeyer
Keyword(s):  
Mood Disorders
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