Psychiatry Advisor (2/5) reports “patients with bipolar disorder have a significantly elevated risk for suicidal ideation when they experience comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to study results published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.” In particular, “the study’s sample of 58 patients with co-occurring bipolar disorder and PTSD unanimously reported current suicidal thoughts.” Psychiatry Advisory says “investigators at the Dauten Family Center for Bipolar Treatment Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston conducted a secondary analysis of baseline data from the Bipolar CHOICE randomized clinical trial, which sought to compare the efficacy of lithium with quetiapine for bipolar disorder.” They found “all patients with comorbid PTSD indicated that they had current suicidal ideation compared with 86.3% of patients without comorbid PTSD.” Meanwhile, “bipolar patients with comorbid PTSD had higher CHRT total and propensity scores compared with patients without PTSD.”
Related Links:
— “Comorbid PTSD Raises Risk for Suicidal Ideation in Patients with Bipolar Disorder, “Emily Pond, Psychiatry Advisor, February 5, 2020