Risk of manic switch with antidepressants use in patients with bipolar disorder in a Nigerian neuropsychiatric hospital
S. Afr. j. psychiatry (Online)
; 24: 1-6, 2018. tab
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Depressive disorders are common among those with bipolar affective disorder (BAD) and may necessitate the use of antidepressants. This has been suggested to precipitate manic episodes in some patients.Objectives:
This study aims to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with manic switch in patients with BAD being treated with antidepressants.Methods:
Case notes of patients who were treated at a Nigerian neuropsychiatric hospital for a BAD from 2004 to 2015 were reviewed. BAD diagnosis was made using ICD-10 criteria. Treatment for bipolar depression included monotherapy (i.e. antidepressants, antipsychotics or mood stabilisers) or combination therapy (mood stabiliser with an antidepressant or a combination of mood stabilisers, antipsychotics and antidepressants). The primary outcome measure was a switch to mania or hypomania within 12 weeks of commencing an antidepressant.Results:
Manic or hypomanic switch (MS) was observed in 109 (44.3%) of the participants. Female gender, younger age, number of previous episodes and a past history of psychiatric hospitalisation were all significantly associated with a risk of MS. There was no significant difference in the rate of MS in either those treated with adjunct antidepressants therapy with a mood stabiliser or an antipsychotic or those placed on a combination of antidepressants, antipsychotics and mood-stabilising agents.Conclusion:
A large proportion of patients with BAD on antidepressants experience medication-induced manic or hypomanic switch
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Index:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Patients
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Bipolar Disorder
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Depressive Disorder
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Nigeria
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
S. Afr. j. psychiatry (Online)
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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