Relationship Between Antiepileptic Drugs and Suicide Attempts in Patients With Bipolar Disorder

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 50-51
Author(s):  
M.J. Brodie
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Antiepileptic Drugs ◽  
Suicide Attempts

scholarly journals Antiepileptic drugs and suicide-related outcomes in bipolar disorder: A descriptive review of published data

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 138-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles F. Caley ◽  
Emily Perriello ◽  
Julia Golden
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Antiepileptic Drugs ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Lithium Treatment ◽  
Reporting Rate ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Suicide Death ◽  
Suicidal Thinking ◽  
Increased Risk

Abstract Introduction: In January 2008 the US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to healthcare professionals about the potential for an increased risk of suicidal thinking and behavior associated with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). Given that AEDs are important for treating bipolar disorder (BD), a better understanding of suicide-related events is necessary. Methods: A PubMed search was performed using the following search terms: anticonvulsant OR valpro* OR carbamazepine OR lamotrigine OR oxcarbazepine OR topiramate AND bipolar AND suicid*. The objective was to identify published investigations reporting rate and/or risk data of suicide-related outcomes in BD patients treated with AED monotherapy. Results: The search identified 323 reviewable citations, with 13 of these studies (4.0%) being reviewed. Valproate was studied most often, and lithium treatment was frequently used as a reference group. Carbamazepine and lamotrigine had small treatment exposure durations. Suicide attempts and suicide deaths were studied the most; a few trials investigated suicidal thinking and/or hospitalizations for suicidal behavior. Suicide attempt rates occurred in the following order: no treatment > carbamazepine > valproate > lithium, while suicide death rates were: no treatment > valproate > lithium > carbamazepine. For valproate, the risk of suicide attempts and suicide death appeared higher than lithium, but lower than no treatment. Discussion: Investigating suicide-related events for AEDs in BD is difficult; more data are necessary for valproate, carbamazepine, and lamotrigine. An improved understanding of AED treatment and suicide-related events in BD may help pharmacists become more effective at supporting their patients with BD.

Antiepileptic Drugs and Suicide Attempts in Patients With Bipolar Disorder

2010 ◽  
Vol 67 (9) ◽  
pp. 972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn K. Mentari ◽  
Marc Stone ◽  
Tarek A. Hammad
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Antiepileptic Drugs ◽  
Suicide Attempts

Antiepileptic Drugs and Suicide Attempts in Patients With Bipolar Disorder—Reply

2010 ◽  
Vol 67 (12) ◽  
pp. 1326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert D. Gibbons ◽  
Kwan Hur ◽  
C. Hendricks Brown ◽  
J. John Mann
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Antiepileptic Drugs ◽  
Suicide Attempts

Suicide Attempts in Patients With Bipolar Disorder Tend to Precede, Not Follow, Initiation of Antiepileptic Drugs

2013 ◽  
Vol 74 (06) ◽  
pp. 630-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue M. Marcus ◽  
Bo Lu ◽  
Sungwoo Lim ◽  
Robert D. Gibbons ◽  
Maria A. Oquendo
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Antiepileptic Drugs ◽  
Suicide Attempts

scholarly journals Relationship Between Antiepileptic Drugs and Suicide Attempts in Patients With Bipolar Disorder

2009 ◽  
Vol 66 (12) ◽  
pp. 1354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert D. Gibbons ◽  
Kwan Hur ◽  
C. Hendricks Brown ◽  
J. John Mann
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Antiepileptic Drugs ◽  
Suicide Attempts

Baseline and prodromal characteristics of first- versus multiple-episode mania in a French cohort of bipolar patients

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 557-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-M. Azorin ◽  
A. Kaladjian ◽  
M. Adida ◽  
E. Fakra ◽  
E. Hantouche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Correct Diagnosis ◽  
Manic Episode ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Prodromal Phase ◽  
Multiple Episode ◽  
Patients At Risk ◽  
Bipolar Patients

AbstractObjective:To identify some of the main features of bipolar disorder for both first-episode (FE) mania and the preceding prodromal phase, in order to increase earlier recognition.Methods:One thousand and ninety manic patients (FE=81, multiple-episodes [ME]=1009) were assessed for clinical and temperamental characteristics.Results:Compared to ME, FE patients reported more psychotic and less depressive symptoms but were comparable with respect to temperamental measures and comorbid anxiety. The following independent variables were associated with FE mania: a shorter delay before correct diagnosis, greater substance use, being not divorced, greater stressors before current mania, a prior diagnosis of an anxiety disorder, lower levels of depression during index manic episode, and more suicide attempts in the past year.Conclusion:In FE patients, the diagnosis of mania may be overlooked, as they present with more psychotic symptoms than ME patients. The prodromal phase is characterised by high levels of stress, suicide attempts, anxiety disorders and alcohol or substance abuse. Data suggest to consider these prodromes as harmful consequences of temperamental predispositions to bipolar disorder that may concur to precipitate mania onset. Their occurrence should therefore incite clinicians to screen for the presence of such predispositions, in order to identify patients at risk of FE mania.

scholarly journals Suicide, Hospital-Presenting Suicide Attempts, and Criminality in Bipolar Disorder

2014 ◽  
Vol 75 (08) ◽  
pp. e809-e816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger T. Webb ◽  
Paul Lichtenstein ◽  
Henrik Larsson ◽  
John R. Geddes ◽  
Seena Fazel
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Suicide Attempts

scholarly journals Frontolimbic brain volume abnormalities in bipolar disorder with suicide attempts

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mbemba Jabbi ◽  
Wade Weber ◽  
Jeffrey Welge ◽  
Fabiano Nery ◽  
Maxwell Tallman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Suicide Attempt ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
The United States ◽  
Anterior Cingulate ◽  
Type I ◽  
Brain Volumes ◽  
Major Health Problem ◽  
Dorsolateral Prefrontal

ABSTRACTOver 2.3 million people in the United States live with bipolar disorder. Sixty percent of those with a bipolar disorder diagnosis attempt suicide at least once in their lifetime, and up to 19% die by suicide. However, the neurobiology of suicide attempts in bipolar disorder remains unclear. Here, we studied the neuroanatomical basis for suicide attempt history in bipolar disorder by measuring gray matter volumes (GMV) to identify differences in brain-volumes in 121 participants with bipolar disorder type I, and healthy participants (n=40). The bipolar group consisted of individuals with suicide attempt history (n=23) and no suicide attempt history (n=58). All participants completed behavioral/diagnostic assessments and MRI measures of GMV. We focused on a predefined frontolimbic circuitry in bipolar disorder versus (vs.) healthy to first identify diagnostic GMV markers and to specifically identify markers for suicide attempt history. We found reduced GMV markers for bipolar diagnosis (i.e., bipolar<healthy) in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), and dorsolateral prefrontal cortices (DLPFC). Our observed frontolimbic GMV abnormalities were associated with suicide attempt history and measures of individual variations in current suicidal ideation at the time of scanning. These results identified a frontolimbic-GMV marker for bipolar diagnosis and suicidal behavioral risk tendencies.HighlightsSuicide is a major health problem especially in bipolar disorder but the neurobiological basis for suicide attempts remains obscure. We identified an anterior cingulate and dorsolateral prefrontal cortical volume correlate for suicide attempt history and suicidal ideation and thereby demonstrates a convergent brain marker for suicidal behaviors.

scholarly journals Dissecting clinical heterogeneity of bipolar disorder using multiple polygenic risk scores

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon J. Coombes ◽  
Matej Markota ◽  
J. John Mann ◽  
Colin Colby ◽  
Eli Stahl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Risk Scores ◽  
Rapid Cycling ◽  
Clinical Heterogeneity ◽  
Polygenic Risk ◽  
Clinical Observations ◽  
History Of ◽  
Dsm Iv

AbstractBipolar disorder (BD) has high clinical heterogeneity, frequent psychiatric comorbidities, and elevated suicide risk. To determine genetic differences between common clinical sub-phenotypes of BD, we performed a systematic PRS analysis using multiple polygenic risk scores (PRSs) from a range of psychiatric, personality, and lifestyle traits to dissect differences in BD sub-phenotypes in two BD cohorts: the Mayo Clinic BD Biobank (N = 968) and Genetic Association Information Network (N = 1001). Participants were assessed for history of psychosis, early-onset BD, rapid cycling (defined as four or more episodes in a year), and suicide attempts using questionnaires and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. In a combined sample of 1969 bipolar cases (45.5% male), those with psychosis had higher PRS for SCZ (OR = 1.3 per S.D.; p = 3e-5) but lower PRSs for anhedonia (OR = 0.87; p = 0.003) and BMI (OR = 0.87; p = 0.003). Rapid cycling cases had higher PRS for ADHD (OR = 1.23; p = 7e-5) and MDD (OR = 1.23; p = 4e-5) and lower BD PRS (OR = 0.8; p = 0.004). Cases with a suicide attempt had higher PRS for MDD (OR = 1.26; p = 1e-6) and anhedonia (OR = 1.22; p = 2e-5) as well as lower PRS for educational attainment (OR = 0.87; p = 0.003). The observed novel PRS associations with sub-phenotypes align with clinical observations such as rapid cycling BD patients having a greater lifetime prevalence of ADHD. Our findings confirm that genetic heterogeneity underlies the clinical heterogeneity of BD and consideration of genetic contribution to psychopathologic components of psychiatric disorders may improve genetic prediction of complex psychiatric disorders.

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