Longitudinal Study of People Presenting for First Treatment of a Mood Disorder

Launched by MCMASTER UNIVERSITY · Feb 8, 2012

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ClinConnect Summary

The proposed study is a prospective naturalistic study of patients with a first treated episode of mania or depression. Patients male or female between the ages of 16 and 50 inclusive with a Mood Disorder according to DSM-IV criteria. Control subjects will also be recruited for this study and undergo the same initial testing. Follow-up visits every second year will be requested of control participants.

Patients will be recruited through Family Physicians, and referrals to the Mood Disorders Program. We will respond to referrals with a brief telephone screening interview, and appropriate re...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Primary Mood Disorder,
• • Age 16-50
• • No previous treatment with psychotropic medication (may have had a max. of 5 days treatment with antidepressants/mood stabilizer \&/or they may have Haldol \&/or Lorazepam for clear restraint)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • History of CNS illness (except migraines),
• • Thyroid Disease,
• • Neoplastic illness
• • History of, or currently being treated for, Anorexia or Bulimia
• • History of Traumatic Brain Injury
• • Current treatment of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• • Previous diagnosis of OCD or primary Anxiety disorder
• • Axis-II diagnosis that would suggest non-responsiveness to pharmacotherapy.
• • Substance dependence

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