The empirical redefinition of the psychometric criteria for remission in bipolar disorder
The empirical redefinition of the psychometric criteria for remission in bipolar disorder
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jad.2007.06.011
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发表时间:
2008-02-01
影响因子:
6.6
通讯作者:
Tohen, Mauricio
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作者:
Berk, Michael;Ng, Felicity;Tohen, Mauricio
Background: Current definitions of remission for mania and bipolar depression are convention-rather than empirically-based, and their clinical salience is unclear, as few studies have attempted to calibrate them against objective clinical criteria. This study aimed to determine equivalence scores on two widely used clinical rating scales, the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) and Montgomery-angstrom sberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), that corresponded with an objective global clinical measure of remission in bipolar disorder patients.Methods: Data from four pharmacological randomised controlled trials in bipolar I disorder were analysed. Two trials were conducted for bipolar depression (N= 4 10 and 833), and two for manic or mixed episodes (N= 136 and I 10). In this study, a Clinical Global Impression-Bipolar Version (CGI-BP) severity score of I (normal, not at all ill) was used as the primary comparative measure of remission. The mean total YMRS and MADRS scores in the mania and depression studies, respectively, that corresponded with a CGI-BP severity score of 1 were determined.Results: The mean YMRS score that corresponded with a CGI-BP severity score of 1 was