Neurophysiologic Changes in Patients With Bipolar Depression

Summary

* To examine differences in neurophysiologic parameters between unmedicated patients with bipolar depression and healthy controls * To examine within-subject changes in neurophysiologic parameters in patients with bipolar depression treated with quetiapine

Timeline

Start

2010-09

Primary completion

2014-10

Completion

2015-10

Publications

• Background Berger S, Boettger MK, Tancer M, Guinjoan SM, Yeragani VK, Bar KJ. Reduced cardio-respiratory coupling indicates suppression of vagal activity in healthy relatives of patients with schizophrenia. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2010 Mar 17;34(2):406-11. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2010.01.009. Epub 2010 Jan 18.
• Background Bar KJ, Schuhmacher A, Hofels S, Schulz S, Voss A, Yeragani VK, Maier W, Zobel A. Reduced cardio-respiratory coupling after treatment with nortriptyline in contrast to S-citalopram. J Affect Disord. 2010 Dec;127(1-3):266-73. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.05.010. Epub 2010 Jun 9.
• Background Chang JS, Yoo CS, Yi SH, Hong KH, Oh HS, Hwang JY, Kim SG, Ahn YM, Kim YS. Differential pattern of heart rate variability in patients with schizophrenia. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2009 Aug 31;33(6):991-5. doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2009.05.004. Epub 2009 May 7.
• Background Kemp AH, Quintana DS, Gray MA, Felmingham KL, Brown K, Gatt JM. Impact of depression and antidepressant treatment on heart rate variability: a review and meta-analysis. Biol Psychiatry. 2010 Jun 1;67(11):1067-74. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.12.012. Epub 2010 Feb 6.
• Background Kemp AH, Gray MA, Silberstein RB, Armstrong SM, Nathan PJ. Augmentation of serotonin enhances pleasant and suppresses unpleasant cortical electrophysiological responses to visual emotional stimuli in humans. Neuroimage. 2004 Jul;22(3):1084-96. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2004.03.022.

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