Bipolar depression: a major unsolved challenge

RJ Baldessarini, GH Vázquez, L Tondo - International journal of bipolar …, 2020 - Springer
Depression in bipolar disorder (BD) patients presents major clinical challenges. As the
predominant psychopathology even in treated BD, depression is associated not only with …

Biological rhythms and chronotherapeutics in depression

PA Geoffroy, L Palagini - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Depressive syndromes are frequent and heterogeneous brain conditions with more than
90% of patients suffering from sleep complaints. Better characterizing this “sleep” domain …

Perspectives in affective disorders: clocks and sleep

A Wirz‐Justice, F Benedetti - European Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Mood disorders are often characterised by alterations in circadian rhythms, sleep
disturbances and seasonal exacerbation. Conversely, chronobiological treatments utilise …

Efficacy of light therapy versus antidepressant drugs, and of the combination versus monotherapy, in major depressive episodes: A systematic review and meta …

PA Geoffroy, CM Schroder, E Reynaud… - Sleep medicine reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Although light therapy (LT) has been shown to be efficient in the treatment of seasonal and
non-seasonal depression, it is underused in clinical settings and antidepressant drugs (AD) …

Sleep deprivation as treatment for depression: Systematic review and meta‐analysis

M Ioannou, C Wartenberg… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To systematically review evidence on the efficacy and safety of sleep deprivation
(SD) as a treatment option for patients with unipolar or bipolar depression. Methods A …

Adjunctive bright light therapy for treating bipolar depression: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

H Hirakawa, T Terao, M Muronaga, N Ishii - Brain and Behavior, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Bright light therapy (BLT) was reported as an effective adjunctive treatment option
for bipolar disorder. Previous meta‐analytic study showed that augmentation treatment with …

Assessment and treatment of sleep problems in bipolar disorder—A guide for psychologists and clinically focused review

E Morton, G Murray - Clinical psychology & psychotherapy, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Sleep problems are highly prevalent in bipolar disorder (BD) and constitute an important
therapeutic focus in this population: They are highly impairing and distressing, are an area …

Combined sleep deprivation and light therapy: Clinical treatment outcomes in patients with complex unipolar and bipolar depression

D Sikkens, RF Riemersma-Van der Lek… - Journal of Affective …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The combination of sleep deprivation and light therapy, called combined
chronotherapy, may yield positive short-and long-term results, even in patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of sleep deprivation in treating acute bipolar depression as augmentation strategy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JP Ramirez-Mahaluf, E Rozas-Serri… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
BackgroundBipolar disorder is a disabling disease characterized by the recurrence of mood
episodes. Successful strategies for the acute treatment of bipolar depression are still a …

Frequency-specific changes in the fractional amplitude of the low-frequency fluctuations in the default mode network in medication-free patients with bipolar II …

J Zhou, X Ma, C Li, A Liao, Z Yang, H Ren… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: This study aimed to examine the treatment-related changes of the fractional
amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) in the default mode network (DMN) across …