Distractibility, anxiety, irritability, and agitation symptoms are associated with the severity of depressive and manic symptoms in mixed depression

Objective: To explore whether there is an association between distractibility, anxiety, irritability, and agitation (DAIA) symptoms and the severity of depressive and manic symptoms. Methods: Patients with unipolar and bipolar disorder (I and II) and mixed depression were evaluated. DAIA symptoms...

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Main Authors: Diego Freitas Tavares, Paulo Suen, Doris Hupfeld Moreno, Eduard Vieta, Ricardo Alberto Moreno, André R. Brunoni
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Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2022-09-01
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author Diego Freitas Tavares
Paulo Suen
Doris Hupfeld Moreno
Eduard Vieta
Ricardo Alberto Moreno
André R. Brunoni
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Paulo Suen
Doris Hupfeld Moreno
Eduard Vieta
Ricardo Alberto Moreno
André R. Brunoni
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description Objective: To explore whether there is an association between distractibility, anxiety, irritability, and agitation (DAIA) symptoms and the severity of depressive and manic symptoms. Methods: Patients with unipolar and bipolar disorder (I and II) and mixed depression were evaluated. DAIA symptoms were assessed using previously described definitions. Results: The full analysis set comprised 100 patients. The severity of depressive symptoms in mixed depression, assessed by Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), was significantly associated with the presence of two or more DAIA symptoms in the bipolar sample, influenced mainly by anxiety. The severity of manic symptoms in mixed depression, assessed by Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), was significantly associated with the presence of two or more DAIA symptoms in the bipolar sample and three or four DAIA symptoms in the unipolar sample. Conclusion: DAIA symptoms were associated with greater severity of manic symptoms in mixed depression. DAIA symptoms must be evaluated in all patients with mixed features and are associated with the severity of depressive and manic symptoms in mixed depression. Clinical trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04123301).
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spelling doaj.art-4d0dec781ff549da90d125a291a6b9012022-12-22T04:32:13ZengAssociação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry1809-452X2022-09-0110.47626/1516-4446-2022-2606Distractibility, anxiety, irritability, and agitation symptoms are associated with the severity of depressive and manic symptoms in mixed depressionDiego Freitas Tavareshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2265-9805Paulo Suenhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7806-6603Doris Hupfeld Morenohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7028-1168Eduard Vietahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0548-0053Ricardo Alberto Morenohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9843-3442André R. Brunonihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6310-3571 Objective: To explore whether there is an association between distractibility, anxiety, irritability, and agitation (DAIA) symptoms and the severity of depressive and manic symptoms. Methods: Patients with unipolar and bipolar disorder (I and II) and mixed depression were evaluated. DAIA symptoms were assessed using previously described definitions. Results: The full analysis set comprised 100 patients. The severity of depressive symptoms in mixed depression, assessed by Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), was significantly associated with the presence of two or more DAIA symptoms in the bipolar sample, influenced mainly by anxiety. The severity of manic symptoms in mixed depression, assessed by Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), was significantly associated with the presence of two or more DAIA symptoms in the bipolar sample and three or four DAIA symptoms in the unipolar sample. Conclusion: DAIA symptoms were associated with greater severity of manic symptoms in mixed depression. DAIA symptoms must be evaluated in all patients with mixed features and are associated with the severity of depressive and manic symptoms in mixed depression. Clinical trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04123301).http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462022005010203&tlng=enMixed depressionmixed statemixed affective statebipolar disordermajor depressive disorder
spellingShingle Diego Freitas Tavares
Paulo Suen
Doris Hupfeld Moreno
Eduard Vieta
Ricardo Alberto Moreno
André R. Brunoni
Distractibility, anxiety, irritability, and agitation symptoms are associated with the severity of depressive and manic symptoms in mixed depression
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Mixed depression
mixed state
mixed affective state
bipolar disorder
major depressive disorder
title Distractibility, anxiety, irritability, and agitation symptoms are associated with the severity of depressive and manic symptoms in mixed depression
title_full Distractibility, anxiety, irritability, and agitation symptoms are associated with the severity of depressive and manic symptoms in mixed depression
title_fullStr Distractibility, anxiety, irritability, and agitation symptoms are associated with the severity of depressive and manic symptoms in mixed depression
title_full_unstemmed Distractibility, anxiety, irritability, and agitation symptoms are associated with the severity of depressive and manic symptoms in mixed depression
title_short Distractibility, anxiety, irritability, and agitation symptoms are associated with the severity of depressive and manic symptoms in mixed depression
title_sort distractibility anxiety irritability and agitation symptoms are associated with the severity of depressive and manic symptoms in mixed depression
topic Mixed depression
mixed state
mixed affective state
bipolar disorder
major depressive disorder
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462022005010203&tlng=en
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