2022
Rethinking “aggression” and impulsivity in bipolar disorder: Risk, clinical and brain circuitry features
Drachman R, Colic L, Sankar A, Spencer L, Goldman DA, Villa LM, Kim JA, Oquendo MA, Pittman B, Blumberg HP. Rethinking “aggression” and impulsivity in bipolar disorder: Risk, clinical and brain circuitry features. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2022, 303: 331-339. PMID: 35181384, PMCID: PMC9109470, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.02.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersChildhood Trauma QuestionnaireChildhood maltreatmentBarratt Impulsiveness Scale scoresBipolar disorderAnterior cingulate cortexEmotional childhood maltreatmentElevated mood statesBIS total scoreBilateral orbitofrontal cortexMotor impulsivenessSuicide attemptsOrbitofrontal cortexImpulsiveness scoresMood statesBehavioral dyscontrolCingulate cortexBehavioral constructsTrauma QuestionnaireBrain circuitrySocial behaviorElevated aggressionModest sample sizeBrain regionsSuicide ideation
2018
Gray and white matter differences in adolescents and young adults with prior suicide attempts across bipolar and major depressive disorders
Fan S, Lippard ETC, Sankar A, Wallace A, Johnston JAY, Wang F, Pittman B, Spencer L, Oquendo MA, Blumberg HP. Gray and white matter differences in adolescents and young adults with prior suicide attempts across bipolar and major depressive disorders. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2018, 245: 1089-1097. PMID: 30699851, PMCID: PMC6903411, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.11.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderYoung adult suicide attemptersNon-suicide attemptersAdult suicide attemptersBipolar disorderSuicide attemptersFractional anisotropyDepressive disorderGM volumePrevention strategiesBrain circuitryYoung adultsBrain circuitry abnormalitiesAdolescents/young adultsWhite matter fractional anisotropyEarly prevention strategiesAdolescence/young adulthoodMagnetic resonance scanningWhite matter alterationsGray matter volumeSuicide prevention strategiesPrior suicide attemptsWM fractional anisotropyWhole-brain analysisWhite matter differences
2006
Neuroimaging of emotional brain circuitry in bipolar disorder
Weder N, Chepenik L, Kalmar J, Blumberg H. Neuroimaging of emotional brain circuitry in bipolar disorder. Current Psychosis And Therapeutics Reports 2006, 4: 159-166. DOI: 10.1007/bf02629390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeural systemsVentral striatumRegulation of emotionEmotional brain circuitryVentral prefrontal cortexBipolar disorderMotivational behaviorPrefrontal cortexNeurodevelopmental trajectoriesCore featuresBrain circuitryMood-stabilizing medicationsBrain regionsBrain structuresPathophysiologic mechanismsResearch directionsNew research directionsRegional abnormalitiesBeneficial effectsAbnormalitiesEmotionsDisordersStriatumCircuitryAdolescents