Antidepressant Therapy in Treating Bipolar Type II Major Depression

Summary

This study will compare the safety and effectiveness of antidepressant therapy versus mood stabilizing therapy in treating people with bipolar type II major depression.

Timeline

Start

2007-12

Primary completion

2013-06

Completion

2013-06

Publications

• Lorenzo-Luaces L, Amsterdam JD, DeRubeis RJ. Residual anxiety may be associated with depressive relapse during continuation therapy of bipolar II depression. J Affect Disord. 2018 Feb;227:379-383. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.11.028. Epub 2017 Nov 8.
• Lorenzo-Luaces L, Amsterdam JD. Effects of venlafaxine versus lithium monotherapy on quality of life in bipolar II major depressive disorder: Findings from a double-blind randomized controlled trial. Psychiatry Res. 2018 Jan;259:455-459. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.11.025. Epub 2017 Nov 8.
• Amsterdam JD, Lorenzo-Luaces L, DeRubeis RJ. Comparison of treatment outcome using two definitions of rapid cycling in subjects with bipolar II disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2017 Feb;19(1):6-12. doi: 10.1111/bdi.12462. Epub 2017 Feb 3.
• Amsterdam JD, Lorenzo-Luaces L, DeRubeis RJ. Step-wise loss of antidepressant effectiveness with repeated antidepressant trials in bipolar II depression. Bipolar Disord. 2016 Nov;18(7):563-570. doi: 10.1111/bdi.12442. Epub 2016 Nov 2.
• Amsterdam JD, Lorenzo-Luaces L, Soeller I, Li SQ, Mao JJ, DeRubeis RJ. Short-term venlafaxine v. lithium monotherapy for bipolar type II major depressive episodes: effectiveness and mood conversion rate. Br J Psychiatry. 2016 Apr;208(4):359-65. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.115.169375. Epub 2016 Feb 18.
• Lorenzo-Luaces L, Amsterdam JD, Soeller I, DeRubeis RJ. Rapid versus non-rapid cycling bipolar II depression: response to venlafaxine and lithium and hypomanic risk. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2016 Jun;133(6):459-69. doi: 10.1111/acps.12557. Epub 2016 Jan 24.
• Amsterdam JD, Lorenzo-Luaces L, Soeller I, Li SQ, Mao JJ, DeRubeis RJ. Safety and effectiveness of continuation antidepressant versus mood stabilizer monotherapy for relapse-prevention of bipolar II depression: A randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, prospective study. J Affect Disord. 2015 Oct 1;185:31-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.05.070. Epub 2015 Jun 26.

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