scholarly journals Behavioural and Self-Reported Data Collected from Smartphones in the Assessment of Depressive and Manic Symptoms for Bipolar Disorder Patients: Prospective Observational Study (Preprint)

Author(s):  
Monika Dominiak ◽  
Katarzyna Kaczmarek-Majer ◽  
Anna Z. Antosik-Wójcińska ◽  
Karol R. Opara ◽  
Anna Olwert ◽  
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2005 ◽  
Vol 187 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark S. Bauer ◽  
Gregory E. Simon ◽  
Evette Ludman ◽  
Jurgen Unützer

SummaryCross-sectional analysis of 441 individuals with bipolar disorder treated at a US health maintenance organisation investigated the distribution of manic and depressive symptoms in that illness. Clinically significant depressive symptoms occurred in 94.1% of those with (hypo)mania, while70.1% inadepressive episode had clinically significant manic symptoms. DSM-unrecognised depression-plus-hypomania was over twice as prevalent as DSM-recognised mixed episodes. Depressive symptoms were unimodally distributed in (hypo)mania. Depressive and manic symptoms were positively, not inversely correlated, and their co-occurrence was associated with worse quality of life. Implications for the DSM and ICD nosological systems are discussed.


2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (13) ◽  
pp. 2691-2704 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Faurholt-Jepsen ◽  
M. Frost ◽  
C. Ritz ◽  
E. M. Christensen ◽  
A. S. Jacoby ◽  
...  

BackgroundThe number of studies on electronic self-monitoring in affective disorder and other psychiatric disorders is increasing and indicates high patient acceptance and adherence. Nevertheless, the effect of electronic self-monitoring in patients with bipolar disorder has never been investigated in a randomized controlled trial (RCT). The objective of this trial was to investigate in a RCT whether the use of daily electronic self-monitoring using smartphones reduces depressive and manic symptoms in patients with bipolar disorder.MethodA total of 78 patients with bipolar disorder according to ICD-10 criteria, aged 18–60 years, and with 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-17) and Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) scores ≤17 were randomized to the use of a smartphone for daily self-monitoring including a clinical feedback loop (the intervention group) or to the use of a smartphone for normal communicative purposes (the control group) for 6 months. The primary outcomes were differences in depressive and manic symptoms measured using HAMD-17 and YMRS, respectively, between the intervention and control groups.ResultsIntention-to-treat analyses using linear mixed models showed no significant effects of daily self-monitoring using smartphones on depressive as well as manic symptoms. There was a tendency towards more sustained depressive symptoms in the intervention group (B = 2.02, 95% confidence interval −0.13 to 4.17, p = 0.066). Sub-group analysis among patients without mixed symptoms and patients with presence of depressive and manic symptoms showed significantly more depressive symptoms and fewer manic symptoms during the trial period in the intervention group.ConclusionsThese results highlight that electronic self-monitoring, although intuitive and appealing, needs critical consideration and further clarification before it is implemented as a clinical tool.


2010 ◽  
Vol 123 (3) ◽  
pp. 206-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. L. Johnson ◽  
R. Morriss ◽  
J. Scott ◽  
E. Paykel ◽  
P. Kinderman ◽  
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Author(s):  
Yu. I. Mysula

An increasing number of studies on cognitive impairment associated with bipolar disorder indicate the relevance of the topic in psychiatry. The aim of the study was to investigate the features of cognitive functioning of patients with primary episode of bipolar disorder, taking into account sex and clinical variant. According to the method of «Remembering the Ten Words», 153 patients were examined: with prevalence of depressive symptoms (44 men and 75 women), with prevalence of manic symptoms (15 men and 8 women) and with simultaneous presence of depressive and manic symptoms or with rapid change of phases (6 men and 5 women). Statistical analysis was performed using the non-parametric Mann-Whitney test. It was found that in the depressive variant, the memorization curve was characterized by difficulties of fixing information and difficulty in holding it: 4.2±1.2 words, 4.6±1.4 words, 5.9±1.8 words, 5.8±1.4 words, 4.4±1.3 words, 2.6±1.4 words (in men – 4.2±1.4 words, 4.6±1.5 words, 6.1±1.9 words, 5.7±1.5 words, 4.4±1.3 words, 2.6±1.4 words, in women – 4.2±1.1 words, 4.5±1.4 words, 5,9±1.7 words, 5.8±1.3 words, 4.4±1.3 words, 2.5±1.3 words); at manic – rapid rise with subsequent decrease and the lowest reproduction rates in an hour: 4.7±1.3 words, 7.5±1.3 words, 7.2±1.3 words, 6.7±1.8 words , 4.7±1.0 words, 2.0±1.0 words (in men – 4.9±1.3 words, 7.3±1.3 words, 7.1±1.2 words, 6, 3±1.7 words, 4.7±0.9 words, 1.9±0.9 words, in women – 4.3±1.4 words, 7.9±1.4 words, 7.5±1,5 words, 7.5±1.7 words, 4.6±1.3 words, 2.3±1.2 words); when mixed – combined fixation difficulties and low reproduction rates: 4.5±0.9 words, 5.1±1.3 words, 5.9±1.1 words, 5.6±0.8 words, 4.2±1.1 words, 2.4±0.9 words (in men – 4.5±0.8 words, 5.5±1.0 words, 5.8±1.0 words, 5.8±0, 8 words, 4.5±1.0 words, 2.0±0.9 words, in women – 4.6±1.1 words, 4.6±1.5 words, 6.0±1.4 words, 5.4±0.9 words, 3.8±1.1 words, 2.8±0.8 words). Certain differences in cognitive impairment were found depending on the clinical version of the primary episode; however, the differences between men and women are insignificant. Further prospects are related to the improvement of methods for predicting and treating cognitive impairment in bipolar disorders.


2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 838-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Faurholt-Jepsen ◽  
Mads Frost ◽  
Ellen Margrethe Christensen ◽  
Jakob E. Bardram ◽  
Maj Vinberg ◽  
...  

AbstractBackgroundRecently, the MONARCA I randomized controlled trial (RCT) was the first to investigate the effect of smartphone-based monitoring in bipolar disorder (BD). Findings suggested that smartphone-based monitoring sustained depressive but reduced manic symptoms. The present RCT investigated the effect of a new smartphone-based system on the severity of depressive and manic symptoms in BD.MethodsRandomized controlled single-blind parallel-group trial. Patients with BD, previously treated at The Copenhagen Clinic for Affective Disorder, Denmark and currently treated at community psychiatric centres, private psychiatrists or GPs were randomized to the use of a smartphone-based system or to standard treatment for 9 months. Primary outcomes: differences in depressive and manic symptoms between the groups.ResultsA total of 129 patients with BD (ICD-10) were included. Intention-to-treat analyses showed no statistically significant effect of smartphone-based monitoring on depressive (B = 0.61, 95% CI −0.77 to 2.00, p = 0.38) and manic (B = −0.25, 95% CI −1.1 to 0.59, p = 0.56) symptoms. The intervention group reported higher quality of life and lower perceived stress compared with the control group. In sub-analyses, the intervention group had higher risk of depressive episodes, but lower risk of manic episodes compared with the control group.ConclusionsThere was no effect of smartphone-based monitoring. In patient-reported outcomes, patients in the intervention group reported improved quality of life and reduced perceived stress. Patients in the intervention group had higher risk of depressive episodes and reduced risk of manic episodes. Despite the widespread use and excitement of electronic monitoring, few studies have investigated possible effects. Further studies are needed.


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