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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Sensation seeking in major depressive patients: Relationship to sub-threshold bipolarity and cyclothymic temperament
Journal of Affective Disorders, Volume 148, No. 2-3, Year 2013
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Background: High levels of sensation seeking (SS) have been traditionally reported for lifetime bipolar disorder (BD) and/or substance use disorder (SUD) rather than major depressive disorder (MDD). Nonetheless, a renewed clinical attention toward the burden of sub-threshold bipolarity in MDD, solicits for a better assessment of unipolar major depressive episodes (MDEs) via characterization of putative differential psychopathological patterns, including SS and predominant affective temperament. Methods: Two hundred and eighty currently depressed cases of MDD and 87 healthy controls were screened using the Zuckerman's sensation seeking scale-Form-V, the Hypomania Check List-32-item (HCL-32), the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego Auto-questionnaire-110-item, the Barratt Impulsivity Scale-11-item, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory modules and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV axis-I disorders. Cases were divided into HCL-32+(sub- threshold bipolar)/HCL-32-(true unipolar depressed) depending on the HCL-32 total score. Results: Upon correlation and multivariate regression analyses, the HCL-32+ patients showed the highest levels of SS, higher prevalence of cyclothymic temperament, and higher rates of multiple lifetime axis-I co-morbidities, including SUD. Limits: Recall bias on some diagnoses, including BD, grossly matched healthy control group, lack of ad-hoc validated measures for ADHD, SUD, or axis-II disorders. Conclusions: In our sample, the occurrence of higher levels of SS in sub-threshold bipolar cases outlined a differential psychopathological profile compared to DSM-defined true unipolar cases of MDE. If confirmed by replication studies, these findings may aid clinicians in delivering a more accurate diagnosis and a safer use of antidepressants in some MDD cases. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
Authors & Co-Authors
Fornaro, M.
Italy, Catania
Università Degli Studi Di Catania
Ventriglio, Antonio
Italy, Foggia
Università Degli Studi Di Foggia
De Pasquale, Concetta
Italy, Catania
Università Degli Studi Di Catania
Pistorio, Maria Luisa
Italy, Catania
Università Degli Studi Di Catania
De Berardis, Domenico
Italy, Teramo
Asl 4
Cattaneo, Carlo Ignazio
Italy, Novara
Asl 13
Favaretto, Ettore
Italy, Bolzano
Bressanone Hospital
Martinotti, Giovanni
Italy, Chieti
University of G. D'annunzio Chieti and Pescara
Tomasetti, Carmine
Italy, Naples
Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico Ii, Facoltà Di Medicina e Chirurgia
Elassy, Mai
Egypt, Mansoura
Faculty of Medicine
D'Angelo, Emanuela
Italy, Genoa
National Health System
Mungo, Sergio
Italy, Genoa
National Health System
del Debbio, Alessandro
Italy, Pisa
Università Di Pisa
Romano, Anna
Italy, Pisa
Università Di Pisa
Ciampa, Giovanni
Italy, Pisa
Università Di Pisa
Colicchio, Salvatore
Italy, Rome
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Campus Di Roma
Statistics
Citations: 29
Authors: 16
Affiliations: 11
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jad.2013.01.002
ISSN:
01650327
e-ISSN:
15732517
Research Areas
Mental Health
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Cross Sectional Study