Association between median family income and self-reported mood symptoms in bipolar disorder

Purpose The exact criteria used by state governors for choosing opportunity zones (OZs) are not publicly available. This paper aims to examine whether state governors selected the most distressed communities, or those with the highest proportions of minorities, as OZs. Design/methodology/approach This paper compares the distressed communities chosen as OZs in states throughout the country to an equal number of those eligible distressed communities but not selected. Moreover, this paper uses regression analysis to determine whether the poverty rate, median family income, population, percentage of population that is minority and the percentage of population that is African American are significant explanatory factors in the choice of OZs. Findings After describing the tax incentives for investing in OZs, this paper documents that governors did not select many of the most distressed communities, or those with high proportions of minorities, in their individual states. Originality/value This paper describes in some detail the way in which investors may generate tax benefits by investing in eligible property or businesses in OZs. It also examines the extent to which the degree of poverty and the percentage of the population that is minority (and African American) were key factors in the selection of OZs. It arises an issue that the chosen communities are not necessarily those most in need of more investment or those heavily populated by minorities, particularly African Americans.

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The course of bipolar disorder in pregnant versus non-pregnant women

International Journal of Bipolar Disorders ◽

10.1186/s40345-021-00239-z ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Anja W. M. M. Stevens ◽

Stasja Draisma ◽

Peter J. J. Goossens ◽

Birit F. P. Broekman ◽

Adriaan Honig ◽

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Keyword(s):

Bipolar Disorder ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Symptom Severity ◽

Mood State ◽

Daily Basis ◽

Childbearing Age ◽

Mood Symptoms ◽

Severity Scores ◽

And Cluster Analysis ◽

Course Variables

Abstract Background and rationale Although it has been suggested that pregnancy may influence the course of bipolar disorder (BD), studies show contradictory results. Until now, no studies included a finegrained validated method to report mood symptoms on a daily basis, such as the lifechart method (LCM). The aim of the present study is to investigate the course of BD during pregnancy by comparing LCM scores of pregnant and non-pregnant women. Methods Study design: Comparison of LCM scores of two prospective observational BD cohort studies, a cohort of pregnant women (n = 34) and a cohort of non-pregnant women of childbearing age (n = 52). Main study parameters are: (1) proportions of symptomatic and non-symptomatic days; (2) symptom severity, frequency, and duration of episodes; (3) state sequences, longitudinal variation of symptom severity scores. Results No differences in clinical course variables (symptomatic days, average severity scores, frequency, and duration of episodes in BD were found between pregnant and non-pregnant women. With a combination of State Sequence Analysis (SSA) and cluster analysis on the sequences of daily mood scores three comparable clusters were found in both samples: euthymic, moderately ill and severely ill. The distribution differences between pregnant and non-pregnant women were significant, with a majority of the pregnant women (68%) belonging to the moderately ill cluster and a majority of the non-pregnant women (46%) to the euthymic cluster. In pregnant women the average daily variation in mood symptoms as assessed with Shannon’s entropy was less than in non-pregnant women (respectively 0.43 versus 0.56). Conclusions Although the use of daily mood scores revealed no difference in overall course of BD in pregnant versus non-pregnant women, more pregnant than non-pregnant women belonged to the moderately ill cluster, and during pregnancy the variation in mood state was less than in non-pregnant women. Further research is necessary to clarify these findings.

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Mood Symptoms, Functional Impairment, and Disability in People With Bipolar Disorder

The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry ◽

10.4088/jcp.v68n0811 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 68 (08) ◽

pp. 1237-1245 ◽

Cited By ~ 88

Author(s):

Gregory E. Simon ◽

Mark S. Bauer ◽

Evette J. Ludman ◽

Belinda H. Operskalski ◽

Jürgen Unützer

Keyword(s):

Bipolar Disorder ◽

Functional Impairment ◽

Mood Symptoms

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The associations between illness perceptions and social rhythm stability on mood symptoms among patients with bipolar disorder

Journal of Affective Disorders ◽

10.1016/j.jad.2020.05.019 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 273 ◽

pp. 517-523

Author(s):

Esther Ching-Lan Lin ◽

Marc J. Weintraub ◽

David J. Miklowitz ◽

Po-See Chen ◽

Shih-Kai Lee ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Bipolar Disorder ◽

Illness Perceptions ◽

Mood Symptoms ◽

Social Rhythm ◽

Rhythm Stability

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Adjunctive long-acting risperidone in patients with bipolar disorder who relapse frequently and have active mood symptoms

BMC Psychiatry ◽

10.1186/1471-244x-11-171 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Wayne Macfadden ◽

Caleb M Adler ◽

Ibrahim Turkoz ◽

John T Haskins ◽

Norris Turner ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Bipolar Disorder ◽

Mood Symptoms ◽

Long Acting

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Sleep impairment, mood symptoms, and psychosocial functioning in adolescent bipolar disorder

Psychiatry Research ◽

10.1016/j.psychres.2012.07.037 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 200 (2-3) ◽

pp. 265-271 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Jessica R. Lunsford-Avery ◽

Charles M. Judd ◽

David A. Axelson ◽

David J. Miklowitz

Keyword(s):

Bipolar Disorder ◽

Psychosocial Functioning ◽

Sleep Impairment ◽

Mood Symptoms

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Impulsivity in adolescent bipolar disorder

Acta Neuropsychiatrica ◽

10.1111/j.1601-5215.2011.00522.x ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 57-61 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Kirsten E. Gilbert ◽

Jessica H. Kalmar ◽

Fay Y. Womer ◽

Philip J. Markovich ◽

Brian Pittman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Bipolar Disorder ◽

Mood State ◽

The Self ◽

Self Report ◽

Rapid Cycling ◽

Mood Symptoms ◽

Barratt Impulsiveness Scale ◽

Course Features ◽

Report Measure ◽

Motor Subscale

Objective: Increased impulsivity has been shown to be a trait feature of adults with bipolar disorder (BD), yet impulsivity has received little study in adolescents with BD. Thus, it is unknown whether it is a trait feature that is present early in the course of the disorder. We tested the hypotheses that self-reported impulsiveness is increased in adolescents with BD, and that it is present during euthymia, supporting impulsiveness as an early trait feature of the disorder.Methods: Impulsiveness was assessed in 23 adolescents with BD and 23 healthy comparison (HC) adolescents using the self-report measure of impulsivity, the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS), comprised by attentional, motor and non-planning subscale scores. Effects of subscale scores and associations of scores with mood state and course features were explored.Results: Total and subscale BIS scores were significantly higher in adolescents with BD than HC adolescents. Total, attentional and motor subscale BIS scores were also significantly higher in the subset of adolescents with BD who were euthymic, compared to HC adolescents. Adolescents with BD with rapid-cycling and chronic mood symptoms had significantly higher total and motor subscale BIS scores than adolescents with BD without these course features.Conclusion: These results suggest increased self-reported impulsiveness is a trait feature of adolescents with BD. Elevated impulsivity may be especially prominent in adolescents with rapid-cycling and chronic symptoms.

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