Margherita Barbuti, Martina Moriconi, Daria Bartolini, Ugo De Rosa, Camilla Elefante, Elisa Schiavi, Giulio Perugi
{"title":"Immediate-release vs. prolonged-release lithium formulations in bipolar disorder: a 2-year comparative study.","authors":"Margherita Barbuti, Martina Moriconi, Daria Bartolini, Ugo De Rosa, Camilla Elefante, Elisa Schiavi, Giulio Perugi","doi":"10.1097/YIC.0000000000000584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/YIC.0000000000000584","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic outcomes, tolerability, and adherence to immediate-release (IR) and prolonged-release (PR) lithium formulations in patients with bipolar disorder (BD) over a 2-year follow-up. This naturalistic study included 143 BD patients who initiated IR (48%) or PR (52%) lithium treatment at the inpatient and outpatient services of the University Hospital of Pisa. During follow-up, data were collected on side effects, treatment adherence, blood lithium levels, and creatinine and thyroid stimulating hormone concentrations. Clinical efficacy and functioning were assessed using the Clinical Global Impressions for Bipolar Disorder and Functioning Assessment Short Test scales. Approximately 50% of patients completed the 2-year follow-up, with similar dropout rates between the two groups. Both groups showed significant clinical improvement with comparable efficacy. PR lithium, however, was associated with fewer side effects, particularly tremors and gastrointestinal issues, leading to better adherence. Additionally, PR lithium administration resulted in more stable blood lithium levels. Despite its limitations, including the observational design, potential confounders such as concomitant medications, and a high dropout rate, these findings suggest that PR lithium formulations provide similar clinical efficacy to IR formulations but offer superior tolerability. Therefore, PR lithium represents a favorable option for improving adherence, particularly in patients at risk of treatment discontinuation.</p>","PeriodicalId":13698,"journal":{"name":"International Clinical Psychopharmacology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143448997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gianluca Borgiani, Chiara Possidente, Chiara Fabbri, Vincenzo Oliva, Mirjam Bloemendaal, Alejandro Arias Vasquez, Ted G Dinan, Eduard Vieta, Marco Menchetti, Diana De Ronchi, Alessandro Serretti, Giuseppe Fanelli
{"title":"The bidirectional interaction between antidepressants and the gut microbiota: are there implications for treatment response?","authors":"Gianluca Borgiani, Chiara Possidente, Chiara Fabbri, Vincenzo Oliva, Mirjam Bloemendaal, Alejandro Arias Vasquez, Ted G Dinan, Eduard Vieta, Marco Menchetti, Diana De Ronchi, Alessandro Serretti, Giuseppe Fanelli","doi":"10.1097/YIC.0000000000000533","DOIUrl":"10.1097/YIC.0000000000000533","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This review synthesizes the evidence on associations between antidepressant use and gut microbiota composition and function, exploring the microbiota's possible role in modulating antidepressant treatment outcomes. Antidepressants exert an influence on measures of gut microbial diversity. The most consistently reported differences were in β-diversity between those exposed to antidepressants and those not exposed, with longitudinal studies supporting a potential causal association. Compositional alterations in antidepressant users include an increase in the Bacteroidetes phylum, Christensenellaceae family, and Bacteroides and Clostridium genera, while a decrease was found in the Firmicutes phylum, Ruminococcaceae family, and Ruminococcus genus. In addition, antidepressants attenuate gut microbial differences between depressed and healthy individuals, modulate microbial serotonin transport, and influence microbiota's metabolic functions. These include lyxose degradation, peptidoglycan maturation, membrane transport, and methylerythritol phosphate pathways, alongside gamma-aminobutyric acid metabolism. Importantly, baseline increased α-diversity and abundance of the Roseburia and Faecalibacterium genera, in the Firmicutes phylum, are associated with antidepressant response, emerging as promising biomarkers. This review highlights the potential for gut microbiota as a predictor of treatment response and emphasizes the need for further research to elucidate the mechanisms underlying antidepressant-microbiota interactions. More homogeneous studies and standardized techniques are required to confirm these initial findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":13698,"journal":{"name":"International Clinical Psychopharmacology","volume":"40 1","pages":"3-26"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11594561/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142768517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paula Jhoana Escobedo-Aedo, Irene Pans, Enrique Baca-García, Jose de Leon, María-Luisa Barrigón, Santiago Ovejero
{"title":"Dropped-Head syndrome: a possible new variant of clozapine-induced inflammation during titration.","authors":"Paula Jhoana Escobedo-Aedo, Irene Pans, Enrique Baca-García, Jose de Leon, María-Luisa Barrigón, Santiago Ovejero","doi":"10.1097/YIC.0000000000000507","DOIUrl":"10.1097/YIC.0000000000000507","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13698,"journal":{"name":"International Clinical Psychopharmacology","volume":"40 1","pages":"41-45"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142750833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Louis Chevalier, Samuel Bulteau, Louis Cheval, Jalal Charron, Anne Sauvaget, Andrew Laurin
{"title":"Differed spontaneous dissociative symptoms following the use of esketamine intranasal spray in a patient suffering from treatment-resistant depression: a case report.","authors":"Louis Chevalier, Samuel Bulteau, Louis Cheval, Jalal Charron, Anne Sauvaget, Andrew Laurin","doi":"10.1097/YIC.0000000000000527","DOIUrl":"10.1097/YIC.0000000000000527","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Intranasal esketamine is used in France for treatment-resistant depression. Dissociative symptoms are common side effects during treatment sessions. We report a case of delayed spontaneous dissociative symptoms following esketamine administration. A 20-year-old female with treatment-resistant depression received esketamine treatment. Dissociative symptoms occurred during sessions and persisted at a distance, often accompanied by anxiety. Delayed dissociative phenomena disappeared within the fourth week of treatment by esketamine. The literature mainly discusses dissociation during esketamine treatment sessions, with limited data on differed spontaneous episodes. Three hypotheses are discussed concerning the mechanism of occurrence of these dissociative phenomena, including esketamine's direct effect, central nervous system sensitization, and anxiety-induced dissociation. We present the first case of differed spontaneous dissociative effects after intranasal esketamine administration for treatment-resistant depression. Our main hypothesis suggests that esketamine may act as a 'pattern' for dissociative experiences, heightening the patient's ability to discern these phenomena during other instances of dissociation, such as acute anxiety attacks. Further research is needed to validate this hypothesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":13698,"journal":{"name":"International Clinical Psychopharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"37-40"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139566334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael E Thase, Paul P Yeung, Ludmyla Rekeda, Meng Liu, Shane Varughese
{"title":"Safety and tolerability of cariprazine for the adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder: a pooled analysis of phase 2b/phase 3 clinical trials.","authors":"Michael E Thase, Paul P Yeung, Ludmyla Rekeda, Meng Liu, Shane Varughese","doi":"10.1097/YIC.0000000000000528","DOIUrl":"10.1097/YIC.0000000000000528","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To characterize the safety and tolerability of adjunctive cariprazine in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and inadequate response to monotherapy antidepressant treatment (ADT). Post hoc analyses evaluated pooled data from 2 fixed-dose phase 3 cariprazine studies (1.5 and 3 mg/d [approved doses for MDD]). In a separate safety analysis, cariprazine 0.1-4.5 mg/d was evaluated using data from the 2 fixed-dose trials plus 3 flexible-dose studies grouped by modal-daily dose. In the pooled phase 3 studies (placebo = 503, 1.5 mg/d = 502, 3 mg/d = 503), overall cariprazine-treated patients had high rates of study completion (90%). Patients had mostly mild/moderate treatment-emergent adverse events that caused premature discontinuation of 4.3%. Only akathisia, nausea, and insomnia occurred in ≥5% of cariprazine patients (any group) and at twice the rate of placebo; potential dose-dependent responses were observed for akathisia and insomnia. Cariprazine had a neutral metabolic profile, with mean weight increase of <1 kg. Modal-dose results were similar, and both analyses were consistent with the known safety profile of cariprazine across its approved indications. Adjunctive cariprazine therapy was safe and generally well tolerated in patients with MDD who had not obtained an adequate response to ADT monotherapy; no new safety signals were identified.</p>","PeriodicalId":13698,"journal":{"name":"International Clinical Psychopharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"27-36"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11594553/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139563327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medhat M Bassiony, Nelly R Abdelfattah, Amany Elshabrawy, Mary M Adly
{"title":"A comparative study of the efficacy of venlafaxine and naltrexone for relapse prevention in patients with opioid use disorder attributed to tramadol.","authors":"Medhat M Bassiony, Nelly R Abdelfattah, Amany Elshabrawy, Mary M Adly","doi":"10.1097/YIC.0000000000000487","DOIUrl":"10.1097/YIC.0000000000000487","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tramadol and venlafaxine share similar pharmacological characteristics that may allow for overlapping therapeutic indications for them. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of venlafaxine and naltrexone in the treatment of tramadol abuse. This comparative trial included 95 patients with tramadol abuse who were detoxified for 2 weeks. Twenty-eight participants underwent the maintenance phase, while the remaining participants (n = 67) dropped out. The patients were randomized to use 50 mg/day of naltrexone or 225 mg/day of venlafaxine for 8 weeks. All participants were interviewed using SCID-I (DSM-IV-TR) criteria for diagnosing substance use and other psychiatric disorders. The proportion of relapsed patients was comparable between the naltrexone and venlafaxine groups (29.4% vs. 30.4%, P = 0.9). However, participants in the venlafaxine group stayed in treatment longer than participants in the naltrexone group, and the difference was significant (22.9 ± 7.89 days vs. 16.9 ± 3.4 days, P = 0.01). Only psychiatric comorbidity was found to be significantly associated with retention in treatment (80% vs. 22%, P = 0.005). Venlafaxine is as effective as naltrexone in preventing relapse in patients with tramadol abuse. Venlafaxine was more effective than naltrexone in treatment retention.</p>","PeriodicalId":13698,"journal":{"name":"International Clinical Psychopharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"341-349"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41138050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adam Li, Simon Erridge, Carl Holvey, Ross Coomber, Daniela Barros, Urmila Bhoskar, Matthieu Crews, Lorna Donnelly, Muhammad Imran, Laura Korb, Gracia Mwimba, Simmi Sachdeva-Mohan, James J Rucker, Mikael H Sodergren
{"title":"UK Medical Cannabis Registry: a case series analyzing clinical outcomes of medical cannabis therapy for generalized anxiety disorder patients.","authors":"Adam Li, Simon Erridge, Carl Holvey, Ross Coomber, Daniela Barros, Urmila Bhoskar, Matthieu Crews, Lorna Donnelly, Muhammad Imran, Laura Korb, Gracia Mwimba, Simmi Sachdeva-Mohan, James J Rucker, Mikael H Sodergren","doi":"10.1097/YIC.0000000000000536","DOIUrl":"10.1097/YIC.0000000000000536","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aims to analyze changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and safety in patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) prescribed a homogenous selection of cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMPs). Patients prescribed Adven CBMPs (Curaleaf International, UK) for GAD were identified from the UK Medical Cannabis Registry. Primary outcomes were changes in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) from baseline up to 12 months, including GAD-7, Single-Item Sleep Quality Scale (SQS), and EQ-5D-5L. Adverse events were recorded using CTCAE version 4.0. A total of 120 patients were identified for inclusion, of which 38 (31.67%), 52 (43.33%), and 30 (25.00%) were prescribed oils, dried flower, and both formulations of CBMP. Associated improvements in GAD-7, SQS, and EQ-5D-5L at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months were observed compared to baseline ( P < 0.010). There were 24 (20.00%) patients who reported 442 (368.33%) adverse events, most of which were mild (n = 184, 41.63%) and moderate (n = 197, 44.57%). This study reports an association between initiation of a homogeneous CBMP therapy and improvements in anxiety severity and HRQoL in individuals with GAD. Moreover, therapy was well-tolerated at 12 months follow-up. Further investigation through randomized controlled trials will ultimately be required to determine causation.</p>","PeriodicalId":13698,"journal":{"name":"International Clinical Psychopharmacology","volume":" ","pages":"350-360"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11424060/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139650706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Venlafaxine for tramadol dependence and medical cannabis therapy for generalized anxiety disorder.","authors":"Alessandro Serretti","doi":"10.1097/YIC.0000000000000567","DOIUrl":"10.1097/YIC.0000000000000567","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13698,"journal":{"name":"International Clinical Psychopharmacology","volume":"39 6","pages":"339-340"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142346036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}