2022
Illness Chronology, Brain Morphology and Mixed Symptom Presentations in Older Age Bipolar Disorder: Emerging Findings from the Global Aging & Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder Database (GAGE –BD) Project
Sajatovic M, Lavin P, Blumberg H, Eyler L. Illness Chronology, Brain Morphology and Mixed Symptom Presentations in Older Age Bipolar Disorder: Emerging Findings from the Global Aging & Geriatric Experiments in Bipolar Disorder Database (GAGE –BD) Project. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2022, 30: s8-s9. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.01.263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder age bipolar disorderBipolar disorderAge-related changesSymptom presentationEvolution of BDLate-onset bipolar disorderBrain structuresMajority of patientsOnset of illnessCourse of illnessGlobal AGEingWorse health outcomesGray matter volumeAge of onsetStructural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) dataMixed featuresClinical factorsEarly mortalityMixed symptomsWhite matter microstructureClinical correlatesCorrelates of ageDepressive episodeFunctional statusRisk factors
2018
Preliminary examination of gray and white matter structure and longitudinal structural changes in frontal systems associated with future suicide attempts in adolescents and young adults with mood disorders
Lippard ETC, Johnston JAY, Spencer L, Quatrano S, Fan S, Sankar A, Weathers J, Pittman B, Oquendo MA, Blumberg HP. Preliminary examination of gray and white matter structure and longitudinal structural changes in frontal systems associated with future suicide attempts in adolescents and young adults with mood disorders. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2018, 245: 1139-1148. PMID: 30699858, PMCID: PMC6487887, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.11.097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnisotropyBipolar DisorderCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive Disorder, MajorDiffusion Tensor ImagingFemaleFrontal LobeGray MatterGyrus CinguliHumansInternal CapsuleMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMood DisordersPrefrontal CortexSuicidal IdeationSuicide, AttemptedWhite MatterYoung AdultConceptsMood disordersGray matter volumeLongitudinal structural changesSuicide-related behaviorsFuture suicide attemptsFractional anisotropyWhite matter structuresMatter volumeWhite matterSuicide attemptsHigh-resolution structural magnetic resonance imagingYoung adultsWhite matter fractional anisotropyMajor risk factorStructural magnetic resonance imagingCross-sectional studyFrontal white matterPrefrontal gray matter volumeMatter structuresMagnetic resonance imagingDiffusion tensor imagingInternal capsuleRisk factorsAnterior limbPrevention strategies