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P01-82 - Heterogeneity of DSM-IV Major Depressive Disorder as a Consequence of Subthreshold Bipolarity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2020

P. Zimmermann ,
T. Brueckl ,
A. Nocon ,
H. Pfister ,
R. Lieb ,
H.-U. Wittchen ,
F. Holsboer  and
J. Angst
P. Zimmermann
Affiliation:
Molecular Psychology, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
T. Brueckl
Affiliation:
Molecular Psychology, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
A. Nocon
Affiliation:
Molecular Psychology, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
H. Pfister
Affiliation:
Molecular Psychology, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
R. Lieb
Affiliation:
University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
H.-U. Wittchen
Affiliation:
Technische Universitaet Dresden, Dresden
F. Holsboer
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
J. Angst
Affiliation:
Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

Abstract

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Context

There is growing evidence that major depressive disorder (MDD) might be overdiagnosed at the expense of bipolar disorders (BPD).

Aim

To identify a subgroup of subthreshold BPD among DSM-IV MDD, which is distinct from pure MDD regarding validators of bipolarity.

Method

Data come from the ten-year prospective-longitudinal EDSP-Study, a community survey from Munich, and were assessed with the DSM-IV/M-CIDI. Subthreshold BPD was defined as fulfilling criteria for MDD plus presence of manic symptoms, but never having met criteria for hypomania.

Results

Among 488 respondents with MDD, about 60% had pure MDD and 40% subthreshold BPD. Compared to pure MDD, the subthreshold BPD group was found to have

  1. (a) an increased family history of mania,

  2. (b) considerably higher rates of nicotine dependence and alcohol use disorders,

  3. (c) twice as high rates of panic disorder, and

  4. (d) a tendency towards higher rates of criminal acts.

  5. (e) In prospective analyses, subthreshold BPD converted more often into BPD during follow-up with the criterion D (symptoms are observable by others) being of critical predictive relevance.

Conclusion

Data suggest that MDD is a heterogeneous concept including a large group of subthreshold BPD, which is clinically significant and shares similarities with BPD. Findings might support the need for a broader concept and a more comprehensive screening of bipolarity.

Type
Affective disorders / Unipolar depression / Bipolar disorder
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 25 , Issue S1: 18th European Congress of Psychiatry. February 27, March 2, 2010 - Munich, Germany , 2010 , 25-E301
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2010
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