2024
Bipolar symptoms, somatic burden and functioning in older‐age bipolar disorder: A replication study from the global aging & geriatric experiments in bipolar disorder database (GAGE‐BD) project
Sajatovic M, Rej S, Almeida O, Altinbas K, Balanzá‐Martínez V, Barbosa I, Beunders A, Blumberg H, Briggs F, Dols A, Forester B, Forlenza O, Gildengers A, Jimenez E, Klaus F, Lafer B, Mulsant B, Mwangi B, Nunes P, Olagunju A, Oluwaniyi S, Orhan M, Patrick R, Radua J, Rajji T, Sarna K, Schouws S, Simhandl C, Sekhon H, Soares J, Sutherland A, Teixeira A, Tsai S, Vidal‐Rubio S, Vieta E, Yala J, Eyler L. Bipolar symptoms, somatic burden and functioning in older‐age bipolar disorder: A replication study from the global aging & geriatric experiments in bipolar disorder database (GAGE‐BD) project. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2024, 39: e6057. PMID: 38511929, DOI: 10.1002/gps.6057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder age bipolar disorderBipolar Disorder DatabaseSomatic burdenBipolar disorderGAGE-BDAssociated with worse functionSymptom severityBD symptomsAssociated with depression severityOlder-age bipolar disorderGlobal Aging & Geriatric ExperimentsManic symptom severityAssociated with poorer functioningGeriatric experiencesAssociation of depressionBipolar symptomsSevere maniaDepression severityDepressive symptomsLow functioningSomatic conditionsPoor functionWorse functionArchival datasetWave 2Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of people with oldest older age bipolar disorder in a global sample: Results from the global aging and geriatric experiments in bipolar disorder project
Chen P, Sajatovic M, Briggs F, Mulsant B, Dols A, Gildengers A, Yala J, Beunders A, Blumberg H, Rej S, Forlenza O, Jimenez E, Schouws S, Orhan M, Sutherland A, Vieta E, Tsai S, Sarna K, Eyler L, Investigators T. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of people with oldest older age bipolar disorder in a global sample: Results from the global aging and geriatric experiments in bipolar disorder project. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2024, 39: e6073. PMID: 38393311, DOI: 10.1002/gps.6073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder age bipolar disorderBipolar disorderGAGE-BDSeverity of manic symptomsRates of suicidal thoughtsLower depressive symptomsComorbid physical conditionsClinical characteristics of peopleGeriatric experiencesManic symptomsClinical characteristicsDepressive symptomsSuicidal thoughtsCharacteristics of peoplePhysical burdenDisordersGlobal ageMedical burdenAge categoriesLogistic regression modelsMultinomial logistic regression modelCross-sectional analysisYounger groupMusculoskeletal domainsSymptomsBlood epigenome-wide association studies of suicide attempt in adults with bipolar disorder
Mirza S, Lima C, Del Favero-Campbell A, Rubinstein A, Topolski N, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Kovács E, Blumberg H, Richards J, Williams A, Wemmie J, Magnotta V, Fiedorowicz J, Gaine M, Walss-Bass C, Quevedo J, Soares J, Fries G. Blood epigenome-wide association studies of suicide attempt in adults with bipolar disorder. Translational Psychiatry 2024, 14: 70. PMID: 38296944, PMCID: PMC10831084, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-02760-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenome-wide association studiesDifferentially methylated regionsDifferentially methylated positionsAssociation studiesCo-methylation network analysisBipolar disorderDNA methylation patternsSuicide attemptsReplication cohortHistory of SAGene ontology analysisSignificant CpG sitesMethylation patternsDNA methylationCpG sitesOntology analysisImmune-related genesEnrichment analysisNon-psychiatric controlsCalcium signalingGenesDNAClinical interviewSA historyNetwork analysis
2023
Demographic and clinical associations to employment status in older‐age bipolar disorder: Analysis from the GAGE‐BD database project
Mallu A, Chan C, Eyler L, Dols A, Rej S, Blumberg H, Sarna K, Forester B, Patrick R, Forlenza O, Jimenez E, Vieta E, Schouws S, Sutherland A, Yala J, Briggs F, Sajatovic M. Demographic and clinical associations to employment status in older‐age bipolar disorder: Analysis from the GAGE‐BD database project. Bipolar Disorders 2023, 25: 637-647. PMID: 37798096, PMCID: PMC10843228, DOI: 10.1111/bdi.13381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEssential data dimensions for prospective international data collection in older age bipolar disorder (OABD): Recommendations from the GAGE‐BD group
Lavin P, Rej S, Olagunju A, Teixeira A, Dols A, Alda M, Almeida O, Altinbas K, Balanzá‐Martínez V, Barbosa I, Blumberg H, Briggs F, Calkin C, Cassidy K, Forester B, Forlenza O, Hajek T, Haarman B, Jimenez E, Lafer B, Mulsant B, Oluwaniyi S, Patrick R, Radua J, Schouws S, Sekhon H, Simhandl C, Soares J, Tsai S, Vieta E, Villa L, Sajatovic M, Eyler L. Essential data dimensions for prospective international data collection in older age bipolar disorder (OABD): Recommendations from the GAGE‐BD group. Bipolar Disorders 2023, 25: 554-563. PMID: 36843436, DOI: 10.1111/bdi.13312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder age bipolar disorderBipolar disorderGeneral medical comorbidityGeriatric mental healthSubgroup of patientsInternational data collectionSubjective cognitive functionMedical comorbiditiesCurrent medicationsPsychiatric comorbidityFamily historyDelphi consensusPsychotic symptomsBD diagnosisClinical practiceSystematic reviewCognitive functionCore symptomsMental healthGlobal AGEingComorbiditiesDisordersSymptomsInitial recommendationsData collectionConcurrent Validity and Reliability of Suicide Risk Assessment Instruments: A Meta-Analysis of 20 Instruments Across 27 International Cohorts
Campos A, Van Velzen L, Veltman D, Pozzi E, Ambrogi S, Ballard E, Banaj N, Başgöze Z, Bellow S, Benedetti F, Bollettini I, Brosch K, Canales-Rodríguez E, Clarke-Rubright E, Colic L, Connolly C, Courtet P, Cullen K, Dannlowski U, Dauvermann M, Davey C, Deverdun J, Dohm K, Erwin-Grabner T, Goya-Maldonado R, Fani N, Fortea L, Fuentes-Claramonte P, Gonul A, Gotlib I, Grotegerd D, Harris M, Harrison B, Haswell C, Hawkins E, Hill D, Hirano Y, Ho T, Jollant F, Jovanovic T, Kircher T, Klimes-Dougan B, le Bars E, Lochner C, McIntosh A, Meinert S, Mekawi Y, Melloni E, Mitchell P, Morey R, Nakagawa A, Nenadić I, Olié E, Pereira F, Phillips R, Piras F, Poletti S, Pomarol-Clotet E, Radua J, Ressler K, Roberts G, Rodriguez-Cano E, Sacchet M, Salvador R, Sandu A, Shimizu E, Singh A, Spalletta G, Steele J, Stein D, Stein F, Stevens J, Teresi G, Uyar-Demir A, van der Wee N, van der Werff S, van Rooij S, Vecchio D, Verdolini N, Vieta E, Waiter G, Whalley H, Whittle S, Yang T, Zarate C, Thompson P, Jahanshad N, van Harmelen A, Blumberg H, Schmaal L, Rentería M. Concurrent Validity and Reliability of Suicide Risk Assessment Instruments: A Meta-Analysis of 20 Instruments Across 27 International Cohorts. Neuropsychology 2023, 37: 315-329. PMID: 37011159, PMCID: PMC10132776, DOI: 10.1037/neu0000850.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Elevated cognitive rumination and adverse life events are associated with lower cortical surface area and suicidal ideation in adolescents with major depressive disorder
Dauvermann M, Schmaal L, Colic L, van Velzen L, Bellow S, Ford T, Suckling J, Goodyer I, Consortium I, Blumberg H, van Harmelen A. Elevated cognitive rumination and adverse life events are associated with lower cortical surface area and suicidal ideation in adolescents with major depressive disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2022, 325: 93-101. PMID: 36584707, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.12.087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAging of the brain in bipolar disorder: Illness- and onset-related effects in cortical thickness and subcortical gray matter volume
Villa L, Colic L, Kim J, Sankar A, Goldman D, Lessing B, Pittman B, Alexopoulos G, van Dyck C, Blumberg H. Aging of the brain in bipolar disorder: Illness- and onset-related effects in cortical thickness and subcortical gray matter volume. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2022, 323: 875-883. PMID: 36526112, PMCID: PMC9839524, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.12.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeOccipital cortical thicknessSubcortical gray matter volumesCortical thicknessBipolar disorderMatter volumeOlder adultsOnset of BDIndividuals age 40Striatal gray matter volumeGray matter reductionsOnset bipolar disorderGray matter decreasesPrefrontal cortical thicknessStructural brain differencesHigh suicide riskCross-sectional designHealthy controlsCognitive dysfunctionTreatment resistanceAge 40Striatal volumeSevere symptomsSuicide attempt historySuicide attemptsBipolar I and bipolar II subtypes in older age: Results from the Global Aging and Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder (GAGE‐BD) project
Beunders A, Klaus F, Kok A, Schouws S, Kupka R, Blumberg H, Briggs F, Eyler L, Forester B, Forlenza O, Gildengers A, Jimenez E, Mulsant B, Patrick R, Rej S, Sajatovic M, Sarna K, Sutherland A, Yala J, Vieta E, Villa L, Korten N, Dols A. Bipolar I and bipolar II subtypes in older age: Results from the Global Aging and Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder (GAGE‐BD) project. Bipolar Disorders 2022, 25: 43-55. PMID: 36377516, PMCID: PMC10265276, DOI: 10.1111/bdi.13271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBD II patientsStudy cohortBD subtypesSomatic burdenMultivariable analysisGeneral functioningBD-IIGlobal AGEingBD-I patientsCross-sectional analysisClinical factorsClinical differencesSevere depressionPsychiatric hospitalizationBipolar ICognitive impairmentLate onsetPatientsOlder ageDiagnostic definitionSubtypesGeneralized linear mixed modelCohortLinear mixed modelsRandom interceptDifferences in Quantification of the Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Across Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder
Holmes S, Asch R, Davis M, DellaGioia N, Pashankar N, Gallezot J, Nabulsi N, Matuskey D, Sanacora G, Carson R, Blumberg H, Esterlis I. Differences in Quantification of the Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Across Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2022, 93: 1099-1107. PMID: 36764853, PMCID: PMC10164841, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.10.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5Glutamate receptor 5MGluR5 availabilityBipolar disorderPositron emission tomographyHC groupDepressive disorderReceptor 5Emission tomographyHealthy control individualsPossible treatment targetsGlutamate transmissionBD depressionTreatment strategiesBD groupMGluR5Depressive symptomsNovel treatmentsCognitive alterationsTreatment targetsSynaptic plasticityControl individualsAccurate diagnosisSignificant negative correlationA graph theory neuroimaging approach to distinguish the depression of bipolar disorder from major depressive disorder in adolescents and young adults
Goldman DA, Sankar A, Rich A, Kim JA, Pittman B, Constable RT, Scheinost D, Blumberg HP. A graph theory neuroimaging approach to distinguish the depression of bipolar disorder from major depressive disorder in adolescents and young adults. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2022, 319: 15-26. PMID: 36103935, PMCID: PMC9669784, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescents/young adultsMajor depressive disorderDepressive disorderYoung adultsICD increasesBipolar disorderInterhemispheric functional connectivityFunctional connectivity differencesSeed-based analysisFunctional connectivity patternsSeed-based connectivityFunctional magnetic resonanceFunctional connectivity measuresBasal gangliaFunctional dysconnectivityIllness progressionTreatment strategiesClinical measuresEarly diagnosisHC groupTargeted treatmentConnectivity differencesSuicide thoughtsFunctional connectivityDeleterious treatmentStructural brain alterations associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors in young people: results from 21 international studies from the ENIGMA Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours consortium
van Velzen LS, Dauvermann MR, Colic L, Villa LM, Savage HS, Toenders YJ, Zhu AH, Bright JK, Campos AI, Salminen LE, Ambrogi S, Ayesa-Arriola R, Banaj N, Başgöze Z, Bauer J, Blair K, Blair RJ, Brosch K, Cheng Y, Colle R, Connolly CG, Corruble E, Couvy-Duchesne B, Crespo-Facorro B, Cullen KR, Dannlowski U, Davey CG, Dohm K, Fullerton JM, Gonul AS, Gotlib IH, Grotegerd D, Hahn T, Harrison BJ, He M, Hickie IB, Ho TC, Iorfino F, Jansen A, Jollant F, Kircher T, Klimes-Dougan B, Klug M, Leehr EJ, Lippard ETC, McLaughlin KA, Meinert S, Miller AB, Mitchell PB, Mwangi B, Nenadić I, Ojha A, Overs BJ, Pfarr JK, Piras F, Ringwald KG, Roberts G, Romer G, Sanches M, Sheridan MA, Soares JC, Spalletta G, Stein F, Teresi GI, Tordesillas-Gutiérrez D, Uyar-Demir A, van der Wee NJA, van der Werff SJ, Vermeiren RRJM, Winter A, Wu MJ, Yang TT, Thompson PM, Rentería ME, Jahanshad N, Blumberg HP, van Harmelen AL, Schmaal L. Structural brain alterations associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors in young people: results from 21 international studies from the ENIGMA Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours consortium. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 4550-4560. PMID: 36071108, PMCID: PMC9734039, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01734-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMood disordersSuicidal thoughtsSuicide attemptsBrain alterationsMRI metricsSuicidal ideationColumbia-Suicide Severity Rating ScaleStructural brain alterationsLifetime suicide attemptsSeverity Rating ScaleCurrent suicidal ideationActual suicide attemptsHealthy controlsAssessment instrumentsClinical controlEarly interventionMental disordersSignificant associationFrontal poleBrain morphologySuicide riskSuicide attemptersRating ScaleYoung peopleDisordersGender-related association among childhood maltreatment, brain structure and clinical features in bipolar disorder
Colic L, Clark A, Sankar A, Rathi DJ, Goldman DA, Kim JA, Villa LM, Edmiston EK, Lippard ETC, Pittman B, Constable RT, Mazure CM, Blumberg HP. Gender-related association among childhood maltreatment, brain structure and clinical features in bipolar disorder. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2022, 63: 35-46. PMID: 36037590, PMCID: PMC9593266, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2022.07.186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical featuresBipolar disorderCM severityChildhood maltreatmentLeft hippocampusPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) comorbidityBrain structuresStructural magnetic resonance imagingGender-related associationMagnetic resonance imagingGray matter structuresChildhood Trauma QuestionnaireGender-related differencesCM exposureHealthy controlsClinical assessmentDisorder comorbidityMood symptomsPathophysiological modelGender-related effectsResonance imagingHippocampusFrontal poleTrauma QuestionnaireSeverityDorsal bed nucleus of stria terminalis in depressed and nondepressed temporal lobe epilepsy patients
Dhaher R, Bronen RA, Spencer L, Colic L, Brown F, Mian A, Sandhu M, Pittman B, Spencer D, Blumberg HP, Altalib H. Dorsal bed nucleus of stria terminalis in depressed and nondepressed temporal lobe epilepsy patients. Epilepsia 2022, 63: 2561-2570. PMID: 35883245, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyDorsal bed nucleusTLE patientsEpilepsy patientsBed nucleusHC subjectsStria terminalisTemporal lobe epilepsy patientsMini International Neuropsychiatric InterviewMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansTreatment-resistant depressionComprehensive Epilepsy CenterHealthy control subjectsStructural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansResonance imaging scansNumber of patientsCase-control studyInternational Neuropsychiatric InterviewMajor depressive disorderCommon comorbid disordersHuman clinical studiesEpilepsy centersLobe epilepsyComorbid depressionControl subjectsDemographic and clinical characteristics of lithium‐treated older adults with bipolar disorder
Forlenza OV, Hajek T, Almeida OP, Beunders AJM, Blumberg HP, Briggs FBS, De‐Paula V, Dols A, Eyler LT, Forester BP, Gildengers A, Jimenez E, Korten NCM, Lafer B, McWhinney SR, Mulsant B, Rej S, Sarna K, Schouws S, Sutherland A, Tsai S, Vieta E, Yala J, Sajatovic M, initiative G. Demographic and clinical characteristics of lithium‐treated older adults with bipolar disorder. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2022, 146: 442-455. PMID: 35837985, PMCID: PMC9588573, DOI: 10.1111/acps.13474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLithium usersBipolar disorderClinical characteristicsOlder adultsDepression Rating ScaleCross-sectional analysisGlobal cognitive stateCardiovascular comorbiditiesCross-sectional approachClinical profileMood stabilizersLithium therapySevere depressionPsychiatric diagnosisRating ScaleCurrent prescriptionGlobal AGEingDisordersRapid cyclingAdultsRelevant differencesSafety concernsLower scoresCurrent useMethodological limitationsComparing continuous and harmonized measures of depression severity in older adults with bipolar disorder: Relationship to functioning
Orhan M, Millett C, Klaus F, Blumberg HP, Briggs F, Chung KH, Korten N, McManus K, van Oppen P, Patrick RE, Sarna K, Sutherland A, Tsai SY, Villa LM, Yala J, Sajatovic M, Burdick KE, Eyler L, Dols A, consortium T. Comparing continuous and harmonized measures of depression severity in older adults with bipolar disorder: Relationship to functioning. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2022, 314: 44-49. PMID: 35803392, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.06.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Antipsychotic Drug-Treated Older Adults with Bipolar Disorder from the Global Aging & Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder Database (GAGE-BD).
Chen P, Eyler LT, Gildengers A, Beunders AJ, Blumberg HP, Briggs FB, Dols A, Rej S, Forlenza OV, Jimenez E, Mulsant B, Schouws S, Orhan M, Sarna K, Sutherland AN, Vieta E, Tsai S, Yala J, Villa LM, Sajatovic M. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Antipsychotic Drug-Treated Older Adults with Bipolar Disorder from the Global Aging & Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder Database (GAGE-BD). Psychopharmacology Bulletin 2022, 52: 8-33. PMID: 35721813, PMCID: PMC9172555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder age bipolar disorderFirst-generation antipsychoticsAntipsychotic drugsBipolar disorderPsychiatric hospitalizationMean age 63.2 yearsGlobal AGEingClinical characteristicsFrequent hospitalizationsClinical variablesSevere illnessTreatment statusGreater burdenHospitalizationDisorder databaseOlder adultsCross-sectional dataLongitudinal outcomesDisordersPatientsGeneralized mixed modelMultivariate model resultsInternational studiesDrugsObservational analysisSymptom Severity Mixity in Older-Age Bipolar Disorder: Analyses From the Global Aging and Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder Database (GAGE-BD)
Eyler LT, Briggs FBS, Dols A, Rej S, Almeida OP, Beunders AJM, Blumberg HP, Forester BP, Patrick RE, Forlenza OV, Gildengers A, Jimenez E, Vieta E, Mulsant BH, Schouws S, Paans NPG, Strejilevich S, Sutherland A, Tsai S, Sajatovic M. Symptom Severity Mixity in Older-Age Bipolar Disorder: Analyses From the Global Aging and Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder Database (GAGE-BD). American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2022, 30: 1096-1107. PMID: 35637088, PMCID: PMC10280310, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredictors of functional impairment in bipolar disorder: Results from 13 cohorts from seven countries by the global bipolar cohort collaborative
Burdick KE, Millett CE, Yocum AK, Altimus CM, Andreassen OA, Aubin V, Belzeaux R, Berk M, Biernacka JM, Blumberg H, Cleare AJ, Diaz‐Byrd C, Dubertret C, Etain B, Eyler LT, Forester BP, Fullerton JM, Frye MA, Gard S, Godin O, Haffen E, Klaus F, Lagerberg TV, Leboyer M, Martinez‐Aran A, McElroy S, Mitchell PB, Olie E, Olorunfemi P, Passerieux C, Peters AT, Pham DL, Polosan M, Potter JR, Sajatovic M, Samalin L, Schwan R, Shanahan M, Solé B, Strawbridge R, Stuart AL, Torres I, Ueland T, Vieta E, Williams LJ, Wrobel AL, Yatham LN, Young AH, Nierenberg AA, McInnis MG. Predictors of functional impairment in bipolar disorder: Results from 13 cohorts from seven countries by the global bipolar cohort collaborative. Bipolar Disorders 2022, 24: 709-719. PMID: 35322518, PMCID: PMC9500115, DOI: 10.1111/bdi.13208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBipolar disorderFunctional impairmentComplete recoveryComorbid substance use disorderPersistent functional impairmentPatient's complete recoveryPrior mood episodesLogistic regression analysisProspective longitudinal studySubstance use disordersPsychotropic medicationsHeterogeneous presentationBipolar cohortMood episodesClinical research communityDepressive symptomsOptimizing outcomesUse disordersCohortLower functioningImpairmentLongitudinal studyDisordersRegression analysisGreater total numberToward low‐risk approaches to prevent bipolar disorder in at‐risk youth
Goldman DA, Blumberg HP. Toward low‐risk approaches to prevent bipolar disorder in at‐risk youth. Bipolar Disorders 2022, 24: 322-323. PMID: 35181984, PMCID: PMC9167252, DOI: 10.1111/bdi.13194.Peer-Reviewed Original Research