1,133 results match your criteria: "Spain Vieta; Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin[Affiliation]"

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  • The study researched the optimal dose of lurasidone for treating bipolar depression, focusing on efficacy, acceptability, and metabolic/endocrine effects.
  • It reviewed five clinical trials involving 2,032 patients and found that doses between 40-60 mg significantly improved depression, anxiety, and quality of life while experiencing manageable side effects.
  • Results indicated that while higher doses led to increased side effects and weight gain, a 40-60 mg dose was generally the best choice for treatment without major risks of dropout or manic switch.
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People with bipolar disorder (BD) have an increased risk of premature mortality and the respiratory mortality rate is higher than those of the general population. To date, however, the evidence on respiratory disease in this population has not been meta-analyzed. We systematically review and meta-analyze the frequency of respiratory diseases in patients with BD and to compare prevalence and odds ratio (OR) with the general population.

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Although specific risk factors for brain alterations in bipolar disorders (BD) are currently unknown, obesity impacts the brain and is highly prevalent in BD. Gray matter correlates of obesity in BD have been well documented, but we know much less about brain white matter abnormalities in people who have both obesity and BD. We obtained body mass index (BMI) and diffusion tensor imaging derived fractional anisotropy (FA) from 22 white matter tracts in 899 individuals with BD, and 1287 control individuals from 20 cohorts in the ENIGMA-BD working group.

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Atlas of Gray Matter Volume Differences Across Psychiatric Conditions: A Systematic Review With a Novel Meta-Analysis That Considers Co-Occurring Disorders.

Biol Psychiatry

November 2024

Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Institute of Neuroscience, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address:

Background: Regional gray matter volume (GMV) differences between individuals with mental disorders and comparison participants may be confounded by co-occurring disorders. To disentangle disorder-specific GMV correlates, we conducted a large-scale multidisorder meta-analysis using a novel approach that explicitly models co-occurring disorders.

Methods: We systematically reviewed voxel-based morphometry studies indexed in PubMed and Scopus up to January 2023 that compared adults with major mental disorders (anorexia nervosa, schizophrenia spectrum, anxiety, bipolar, major depressive, obsessive-compulsive, and posttraumatic stress disorders plus attention-deficit/hyperactivity, autism spectrum, and borderline personality disorders) with comparison participants.

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  • - Long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs) are underutilized for treating bipolar disorder type I (BP-I) despite evidence showing their effectiveness, particularly in early stages of the disease.
  • - Psychiatrists identified barriers like provider attitudes, lack of awareness, and misconceptions about patient preferences as obstacles to LAI usage, highlighting a need for more communication between healthcare providers and patients.
  • - The review emphasizes the importance of stakeholder involvement and suggests that clinical studies could enhance understanding and acceptance of LAIs to improve treatment outcomes for BP-I patients.
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  • Perceived social support plays a crucial role in predicting the severity of PTSD and complex PTSD symptoms after experiencing trauma, but gender differences in responses to this support have not been extensively studied.
  • In a study involving 2,483 adults across 39 countries, it was found that females reported higher PTSD and complex PTSD symptoms compared to males, while no significant gender differences in perceived social support were observed.
  • Both male and female participants with low perceived social support experienced greater PTSD and complex PTSD symptoms, with some evidence suggesting that the relationship between perceived social support and PTSD symptoms might be stronger for males.
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Fathers who experienced childhood maltreatment: aggression and testosterone.

Lancet Psychiatry

February 2025

South African PTSD Research Programme of Excellence, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Psychology, University of Bath, Bath, UK; Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

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Sex matters: Differences in prodromes, clinical and neuropsychological features in individuals with a first episode mania or psychosis.

J Affect Disord

January 2025

Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Hospital Clinic, Institute of Neuroscience (UB Neuro), Department of Medicine, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, University of Barcelona, Fundació Clínic per la Recerca Biomèdica-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (FCRB-IDIBAPS), CIBERSAM-ISCIII, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain; Local Health Unit Umbria 1, Department of Mental Health, Mental Health Center of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

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  • This study investigated sex differences in patients experiencing their first episode of mania (FEM) or psychosis (FEP) to develop targeted treatment approaches.
  • A total of 113 patients were assessed across various clinical and neuropsychological domains, revealing that women generally outperformed men in verbal memory and emotional intelligence, while men excelled in working memory.
  • Findings suggest significant interactions between sex and conditions, indicating a need for treatment strategies that consider these differences in cognitive performance and emotional capabilities.
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Bipolar disorder (BD) involves autonomic nervous system dysfunction, detectable through heart rate variability (HRV). HRV is a promising biomarker, but its dynamics during acute mania or depression episodes are poorly understood. Using a Bayesian approach, we developed a probabilistic model of HRV changes in BD, measured by the natural logarithm of the Root Mean Square of Successive RR interval Differences (lnRMSSD).

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Obstetric complications and psychopathology in schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Neurosci Biobehav Rev

December 2024

Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Institut de Neurociències (UBNeuro), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain; Fundació Clínic-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain; Barcelona Clínic Schizophrenia Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.

Schizophrenia (SZ) is a severe mental health condition involving gene-environment interactions, with obstetric complications (OCs) conferring an elevated risk for the disease. Current research suggests that OCs may exacerbate SZ symptoms. This study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to comprehensively evaluate differences in psychopathology between individuals with and without exposure to OCs in relation to SZ and related disorders.

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Collaborative outcomes study on health and functioning during infection times (COH-FIT): Insights on modifiable and non-modifiable risk and protective factors for wellbeing and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic from multivariable and network analyses.

Eur Neuropsychopharmacol

January 2025

Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Berlin, Germany; Department of Psychiatry, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York, USA; The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, USA; Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience, Manhasset, New York, USA. Electronic address:

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  • The COH-FIT study is a large, multi-country survey aimed at identifying factors affecting wellbeing and mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic, involving a representative sample of 121,066 adults.
  • Researchers analyzed both modifiable (like coping strategies and pre-pandemic stress) and non-modifiable factors (such as age, gender, and socioeconomic status), finding significant negative effects on wellbeing and psychopathology scores during the pandemic.
  • The study identified 15 modifiable and 9 non-modifiable risk factors, alongside 13 modifiable and 3 non-modifiable protective factors, emphasizing the importance of social support and coping strategies in mental health outcomes.
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Lung function decline in people with serious mental illness: A call to action.

Eur Neuropsychopharmacol

December 2024

Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Avenida Menéndez Pidal, 14004 Córdoba, Spain; Reina Sofia University Hospital, Avenida Menéndez Pidal 7, 14004 Córdoba, Spain; University of Cordoba, Departament of Morphological and Sociosanitary Science, Córdoba, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.

This prospective observational study aimed to evaluate the rate of change in forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) and to explore the factors associated with changes in FEV1 in people with serious mental illness (SMI). Sixty subjects diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder who were smokers and without history of respiratory illness agreed to participate. The mean (range) follow-up period was 3.

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Psychiatric first-aid kit: A review of EMA's critical medicines list.

Eur Neuropsychopharmacol

December 2024

Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Institut de Neurociencies (UBNeuro), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), c. Casanova, 143, 08036, Barcelona, Spain; Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Hospìtal Clinic de Barcelona, c. Villarroel, 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), c. Villarroel, 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain.

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The polarity index of cariprazine.

Eur Neuropsychopharmacol

December 2024

Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), c. Casanova, 143, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; Institut de Neurociencies (UBNeuro), Casanova 143, Barcelona, Spain; Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Hospìtal Clinic de Barcelona, c. Villarroel, 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), c. Villarroel, 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address:

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Neuroprogression happens.

Psychol Med

September 2024

Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), c. Casanova, 143, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.

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Global and risk-group stratified well-being and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in adults: Results from the international COH-FIT Study.

Psychiatry Res

December 2024

Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Berlin, Germany; Department of Psychiatry, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York, USA; The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, USA; The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience, Manhasset, NY, USA. Electronic address:

Article Synopsis
  • There is a lack of comprehensive international studies examining multidimensional mental health and wellbeing before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly identifying at-risk groups and effective coping strategies.
  • The COH-FIT survey, conducted from April 2020 to June 2022 in 30 languages, assessed changes in well-being and psychopathology among over 121,000 participants, revealing significant declines in mental health during the pandemic.
  • Key findings indicated that certain demographics, such as young adults and people in low-income countries, were particularly affected, while coping strategies like exercise, internet use, and maintaining social contacts emerged as the most effective for managing stress.
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Objective: Bipolar Disorder (BD) is a severe mental illness associated with high rates of general medical comorbidity, reduced life expectancy, and premature mortality. Although BD has been associated with high medical hospitalization, the factors that contribute to this risk remain largely unexplored. We used baseline medical and psychiatric records to develop a supervised machine learning model to predict general medical admissions after discharge from psychiatric hospitalization.

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: Bipolar disorder (BD) involves significant mood and energy shifts reflected in speech patterns. Detecting these patterns is crucial for diagnosis and monitoring, currently assessed subjectively. Advances in natural language processing offer opportunities to objectively analyze them.

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The impact of sex in the effectiveness of functional remediation in bipolar disorder.

Acta Psychiatr Scand

December 2024

Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Background: Functional recovery remains a core clinical objective for patients with bipolar disorder (BD). Sociodemographic, clinical, and neurocognitive variables are associated with long-term functional impairment, yet the impact of sex differences is unclear. Functional remediation (FR) is a validated intervention aimed at achieving functional recovery in BD.

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Biomarkers for Psychosis: Are We There Yet? Umbrella Review of 1478 Biomarkers.

Schizophr Bull Open

January 2024

Department of Psychosis Studies, Early Psychosis: Interventions and Clinical-detection (EPIC) Lab, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.

Background And Hypothesis: This umbrella review aims to comprehensively synthesize the evidence of association between peripheral, electrophysiological, neuroimaging, neuropathological, and other biomarkers and diagnosis of psychotic disorders.

Study Design: We selected systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies on diagnostic biomarkers for psychotic disorders, published until February 1, 2018. Data extraction was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.

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Coping behaviors to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms: A prospective repeated assessment study.

Span J Psychiatry Ment Health

September 2024

Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain; Department of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Institute of Neuroscience, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address:

Introduction: Health institutions provide general recommendations to cope with global crises such as pandemics or geopolitical tensions. However, these recommendations are mainly based on cross-sectional evidence. The preregistered Repeated Assessment of Behaviors and Symptoms in the Population (RABSYPO) study sought to establish prospective longitudinal evidence from a cohort with a demographic distribution similar to that of the Spanish population to provide evidence for developing solid universal recommendations to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms during times of uncertainty.

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Introduction: People with severe mental illness have poor cardiometabolic health. Commonly used antidepressants and antipsychotics frequently lead to weight gain, which may further contribute to adverse cardiovascular outcomes.

Areas Covered: We searched MEDLINE up to April 2023 for umbrella reviews, (network-)meta-analyses, trials and cohort studies on risk factors, prevention and treatment strategies of weight gain associated with antidepressants/antipsychotics.

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Patients' perspective on the therapeutic relationship and session quality: the central role of alliance.

Front Psychol

August 2024

Institute for Mental and Behavioral Health Research, Nationwide Children's Hospital and Department of Psychiatry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.

In this study, we examined how four components of the therapeutic relationship-working alliance, real relationship, and positive and negative affective reactions of the patient toward their therapist-relate to each other and to the psychotherapy session outcome, from the patient's point of view. Our simple comprised 700 adult patients in individual psychotherapy who were recruited and participated online. They underwent a baseline evaluation of their most recent therapy session, which encompassed a series of validated self-report measures focused on specific elements of the therapeutic relationship.

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Introduction: Patients with bipolar I disorder may experience mood destabilization or treatment-emergent affective switch (TEAS) from one symptom pole to the other spontaneously or following treatment. Optimal treatment should address symptoms from both poles without precipitating destabilization.

Methods: These were pooled post hoc analyses of data from randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies of cariprazine 3-12 mg/d for bipolar I mania (NCT00488618, NCT01058096, NCT01058668) and cariprazine 1.

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Peripartum lithium management: Early maternal and neonatal outcomes.

J Affect Disord

December 2024

Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Barcelona, Spain; Department of Medicine, Institute of Neuroscience, UB, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address:

Background: It has been suggested that a 30-50 % lithium dose reduction or lithium discontinuation 24-48 h before delivery could minimize neonatal complications. We investigated the maternal lithemia changes around delivery after a brief discontinuation, the placental transfer of lithium at delivery, and the association between neonatal lithemia at delivery and acute neonatal outcomes.

Methods: A retrospective observational cohort study was conducted in a teaching hospital (November/2006-December/2018).

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