Clinical and diagnostic implications of lifetime attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder comorbidity in adults with bipolar disorder: data from the first 1000 STEP-BD participants. Nierenberg, A. A, Miyahara, S., Spencer, T., Wisniewski, S. R, Otto, M. W, Simon, N., Pollack, M. H, Ostacher, M. J, Yan, L., Siegel, R., Sachs, G. S, & STEP-BD Investigators Biol. Psychiatry, 57(11):1467--1473, June, 2005.
Clinical and diagnostic implications of lifetime attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder comorbidity in adults with bipolar disorder: data from the first 1000 STEP-BD participants [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
BACKGROUND: Systematic studies of children and adolescents with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder show that rates of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) range from 60% to 90%, but the prevalence and implications of ADHD in adults with bipolar disorder are less clear. METHODS: The first consecutive 1000 adults with bipolar disorder enrolled in the National Institute of Mental Health's Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD) were assessed for lifetime ADHD. The retrospective course of bipolar disorder, current mood state, and prevalence of other comorbid psychiatric diagnoses were compared for the groups with and without lifetime comorbid ADHD. RESULTS: The overall lifetime prevalence of comorbid ADHD in this large cohort of bipolar patients was 9.5% (95% confidence interval 7.6%-11.4%); 14.7% of male patients and 5.8% of female patients with bipolar disorder had lifetime ADHD. Patients with bipolar disorder and ADHD had the onset of their mood disorder approximately 5 years earlier. After adjusting for age of onset, those with ADHD comorbidity had shorter periods of wellness and were more frequently depressed. We found that patients with bipolar disorder comorbid with ADHD had a greater number of other comorbid psychiatric diagnoses compared with those without comorbid ADHD, with substantially higher rates of several anxiety disorders and alcohol and substance abuse and dependence. CONCLUSIONS: Lifetime ADHD is a frequent comorbid condition in adults with bipolar disorder, associated with a worse course of bipolar disorder and greater burden of other psychiatric comorbid conditions. Studies are needed that focus on the efficacy and safety of treating ADHD comorbid with bipolar disorder.
@article{nierenberg_clinical_2005,
	title = {Clinical and diagnostic implications of lifetime attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder comorbidity in adults with bipolar disorder: data from the first 1000 {STEP}-{BD} participants},
	volume = {57},
	issn = {0006-3223},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.01.036},
	doi = {10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.01.036},
	abstract = {BACKGROUND: Systematic studies of children and adolescents with a
diagnosis of bipolar disorder show that rates of
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) range from 60\% to 90\%, but
the prevalence and implications of ADHD in adults with bipolar disorder
are less clear. METHODS: The first consecutive 1000 adults with bipolar
disorder enrolled in the National Institute of Mental Health's Systematic
Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD) were assessed
for lifetime ADHD. The retrospective course of bipolar disorder, current
mood state, and prevalence of other comorbid psychiatric diagnoses were
compared for the groups with and without lifetime comorbid ADHD. RESULTS:
The overall lifetime prevalence of comorbid ADHD in this large cohort of
bipolar patients was 9.5\% (95\% confidence interval 7.6\%-11.4\%); 14.7\% of
male patients and 5.8\% of female patients with bipolar disorder had
lifetime ADHD. Patients with bipolar disorder and ADHD had the onset of
their mood disorder approximately 5 years earlier. After adjusting for age
of onset, those with ADHD comorbidity had shorter periods of wellness and
were more frequently depressed. We found that patients with bipolar
disorder comorbid with ADHD had a greater number of other comorbid
psychiatric diagnoses compared with those without comorbid ADHD, with
substantially higher rates of several anxiety disorders and alcohol and
substance abuse and dependence. CONCLUSIONS: Lifetime ADHD is a frequent
comorbid condition in adults with bipolar disorder, associated with a
worse course of bipolar disorder and greater burden of other psychiatric
comorbid conditions. Studies are needed that focus on the efficacy and
safety of treating ADHD comorbid with bipolar disorder.},
	number = {11},
	journal = {Biol. Psychiatry},
	author = {Nierenberg, Andrew A and Miyahara, Sachiko and Spencer, Tom and Wisniewski, Stephen R and Otto, Michael W and Simon, Naomi and Pollack, Mark H and Ostacher, Michael J and Yan, Leslie and Siegel, Rebecca and Sachs, Gary S and {STEP-BD Investigators}},
	month = jun,
	year = {2005},
	keywords = {Sep 20 import, duplicate},
	pages = {1467--1473}
}

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