{"title":"Commentary on the Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments 2023 Clinical Guidelines for Management of Major Depressive Disorder in Adults - Capturing the State of the Art.","authors":"Katherine Beck, Allan H Young","doi":"10.1177/07067437241259896","DOIUrl":"10.1177/07067437241259896","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55283,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Psychiatry-Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie","volume":" ","pages":"692-694"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11351063/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141297377","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}
Raymond W Lam, Sidney H Kennedy, Camelia Adams, Anees Bahji, Serge Beaulieu, Venkat Bhat, Pierre Blier, Daniel M Blumberger, Elisa Brietzke, Trisha Chakrabarty, André Do, Benicio N Frey, Peter Giacobbe, David Gratzer, Sophie Grigoriadis, Jeffrey Habert, M Ishrat Husain, Zahinoor Ismail, Alexander McGirr, Roger S McIntyre, Erin E Michalak, Daniel J Müller, Sagar V Parikh, Lena S Quilty, Arun V Ravindran, Nisha Ravindran, Johanne Renaud, Joshua D Rosenblat, Zainab Samaan, Gayatri Saraf, Kathryn Schade, Ayal Schaffer, Mark Sinyor, Claudio N Soares, Jennifer Swainson, Valerie H Taylor, Smadar V Tourjman, Rudolf Uher, Michael van Ameringen, Gustavo Vazquez, Simone Vigod, Daphne Voineskos, Lakshmi N Yatham, Roumen V Milev
{"title":"Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) 2023 Update on Clinical Guidelines for Management of Major Depressive Disorder in Adults: Réseau canadien pour les traitements de l'humeur et de l'anxiété (CANMAT) 2023 : Mise à jour des lignes directrices cliniques pour la prise en charge du trouble dépressif majeur chez les adultes.","authors":"Raymond W Lam, Sidney H Kennedy, Camelia Adams, Anees Bahji, Serge Beaulieu, Venkat Bhat, Pierre Blier, Daniel M Blumberger, Elisa Brietzke, Trisha Chakrabarty, André Do, Benicio N Frey, Peter Giacobbe, David Gratzer, Sophie Grigoriadis, Jeffrey Habert, M Ishrat Husain, Zahinoor Ismail, Alexander McGirr, Roger S McIntyre, Erin E Michalak, Daniel J Müller, Sagar V Parikh, Lena S Quilty, Arun V Ravindran, Nisha Ravindran, Johanne Renaud, Joshua D Rosenblat, Zainab Samaan, Gayatri Saraf, Kathryn Schade, Ayal Schaffer, Mark Sinyor, Claudio N Soares, Jennifer Swainson, Valerie H Taylor, Smadar V Tourjman, Rudolf Uher, Michael van Ameringen, Gustavo Vazquez, Simone Vigod, Daphne Voineskos, Lakshmi N Yatham, Roumen V Milev","doi":"10.1177/07067437241245384","DOIUrl":"10.1177/07067437241245384","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) last published clinical guidelines for the management of major depressive disorder (MDD) in 2016. Owing to advances in the field, an update was needed to incorporate new evidence and provide new and revised recommendations for the assessment and management of MDD in adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>CANMAT convened a guidelines editorial group comprised of academic clinicians and patient partners. A systematic literature review was conducted, focusing on systematic reviews and meta-analyses published since the 2016 guidelines. Recommendations were organized by lines of treatment, which were informed by CANMAT-defined levels of evidence and supplemented by clinical support (consisting of expert consensus on safety, tolerability, and feasibility). Drafts were revised based on review by patient partners, expert peer review, and a defined expert consensus process.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The updated guidelines comprise eight primary topics, in a question-and-answer format, that map a patient care journey from assessment to selection of evidence-based treatments, prevention of recurrence, and strategies for inadequate response. The guidelines adopt a personalized care approach that emphasizes shared decision-making that reflects the values, preferences, and treatment history of the patient with MDD. Tables provide new and updated recommendations for psychological, pharmacological, lifestyle, complementary and alternative medicine, digital health, and neuromodulation treatments. Caveats and limitations of the evidence are highlighted.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The CANMAT 2023 updated guidelines provide evidence-informed recommendations for the management of MDD, in a clinician-friendly format. These updated guidelines emphasize a collaborative, personalized, and systematic management approach that will help optimize outcomes for adults with MDD.</p>","PeriodicalId":55283,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Psychiatry-Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie","volume":" ","pages":"641-687"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11351064/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140870362","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":"Prenatal Cannabis and Tobacco Co-Exposure and Its Association with Behavioural Outcomes in Middle Childhood: Co-exposition prénatale au cannabis et au tabac et son association avec les résultats comportementaux au cours de l'enfance intermédiaire.","authors":"Emma Nadler, Joanna Jacobus, Rachel A Rabin","doi":"10.1177/07067437241271696","DOIUrl":"10.1177/07067437241271696","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Cannabis legalization has triggered an increase in prenatal cannabis use. Given that tobacco is commonly co-used with cannabis, determining outcomes associated with prenatal cannabis and tobacco co-exposure is crucial. While literature exists regarding the individual effects of prenatal cannabis and tobacco exposure on childhood behaviour, there is a gap regarding their combined use, which may have interactive effects. Therefore, we investigated whether prenatal cannabis and tobacco co-exposure was associated with greater externalizing and internalizing problems in middle childhood compared to prenatal exposure to either substance alone or no exposure.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Baseline data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study (collected in children ages 9-11) were used to explore differences in externalizing and internalizing scores derived from the Childhood Behavior Checklist across four groups: children with prenatal cannabis and tobacco co-exposure (CT, <i>n</i> = 290), children with prenatal cannabis-only exposure (CAN, <i>n</i> = 225), children with prenatal tobacco-only exposure (TOB, <i>n</i> = 966), and unexposed children (CTL, <i>n</i> = 8,311). We also examined if the daily quantity of tobacco exposure modulated the effect of cannabis exposure on outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Adjusting for covariates, a 2 × 2 ANCOVA revealed significant main effects for prenatal cannabis (<i>p</i> = 0.03) and tobacco exposure (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and a significant interaction effect on externalizing scores (<i>p</i> = 0.032); no significant main effects or interactions were found for internalizing scores. However, interactions between daily quantity of cannabis and tobacco exposure significantly predicted both externalizing and internalizing scores (<i>p</i> < 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings indicate that co-exposure is associated with greater externalizing problems than exposure to either substance alone, which did not differ from each other. Further, greater tobacco exposure may amplify the negative effect of cannabis exposure on both externalizing and internalizing behaviours in children. These findings underscore the need for interventions that target cannabis and tobacco co-use in pregnant women to circumvent their adverse impact on middle childhood behaviour.</p>","PeriodicalId":55283,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Psychiatry-Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie","volume":" ","pages":"7067437241271696"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11572036/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141977323","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}
Sophie L'Heureux, Maxime Huot-Lavoie, Audrey Bergeron, Christina Bergeron, Bruno-Pier Blouin, Marc-André Roy
{"title":"Effect of Cannabis Legalization in Canada on the Incidence of Psychosis Consultations in Quebec City's Psychiatric Emergency Services.","authors":"Sophie L'Heureux, Maxime Huot-Lavoie, Audrey Bergeron, Christina Bergeron, Bruno-Pier Blouin, Marc-André Roy","doi":"10.1177/07067437241232901","DOIUrl":"10.1177/07067437241232901","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55283,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Psychiatry-Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie","volume":" ","pages":"630-632"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11298097/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139914099","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}
Amani F Hamad, Barret A Monchka, James M Bolton, Oleguer Plana-Ripoll, Leslie L Roos, Mohamed Elgendi, Lisa M Lix
{"title":"The Intergenerational Transfer of Mental Disorders: A Population-Based Multigenerational Linkage Study: Le transfert intergénérationnel des troubles mentaux : une étude sur les liens multigénérationnels basée sur la population.","authors":"Amani F Hamad, Barret A Monchka, James M Bolton, Oleguer Plana-Ripoll, Leslie L Roos, Mohamed Elgendi, Lisa M Lix","doi":"10.1177/07067437241255096","DOIUrl":"10.1177/07067437241255096","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The aetiology of mental disorders involves genetic and environmental factors, both reflected in family health history. We examined the intergenerational transmission of multiple mental disorders from parents and grandparents using population-based, objectively measured family histories.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This population-based retrospective cohort study used administrative healthcare databases in Manitoba, Canada and included adults living in Manitoba from 1977 to 2020 with linkages to at least one parent and one grandparent. Index date was when individuals turned 18 or 1 April 1977, whichever occurred later. Mental disorder diagnoses (mood and anxiety, substance use and psychotic disorders) were identified in individuals, parents and grandparents from hospitalization and outpatient records. Cox proportional hazards regression models included sociodemographic characteristics, individual's comorbidity and mental disorder history in a grandparent, mother and father.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 109,359 individuals with no mental disorder prior to index date, 47.1% were female, 36.3% had a mental disorder during follow-up, and 90.9% had a parent or grandparent with a history of a mental disorder prior to the index date. Both paternal and maternal history of a mental disorder increased the risk of the disorder in individuals. Psychotic disorders had the strongest association with parental history and were mostly influenced by paternal (hazards ratio [HR] 3.73, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.99 to 4.64) compared to maternal history (HR 2.23, 95% CI, 1.89 to 2.64). Grandparent history was independently associated with the risk of all mental disorders but had the strongest influence on substance use disorders (HR 1.42, 95% CI, 1.34 to 1.50).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Parental history of mental disorders was associated with an increased risk of all mental disorders. Grandparent history of mental disorders was associated with a small risk increase of the disorders above and beyond parental history influence. This three-generation study further highlights the need for family-based interventional programs in families affected by mental disorders.</p><p><strong>Plain language summary title: </strong>The Intergenerational Transfer of Mental Illnesses.</p>","PeriodicalId":55283,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Psychiatry-Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie","volume":" ","pages":"618-629"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11298095/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140923915","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":"Predictors of Depressive Symptoms in Autistic Youth-A Longitudinal Study From the Province of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Disorders (POND) Network: Prédicteurs des symptômes dépressifs chez les jeunes autistes-une étude longitudinale du Réseau des troubles neurodéveloppementaux de la province de l'Ontario (réseau POND).","authors":"Avery Longmore, Evdokia Anagnostou, Stelios Georgiages, Jessica Jones, Elizabeth Kelley, Danielle Baribeau","doi":"10.1177/07067437241259925","DOIUrl":"10.1177/07067437241259925","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this study was to identify longitudinal predictors of depressive symptoms in autistic children and youth.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants were youth with a diagnosis of autism who were part of the Province of Ontario Neurodevelopmental Disorders Network longitudinal substudy. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the child behaviour checklist (CBCL) affective problems subscale. Univariate and multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the associations between clinical and demographic characteristics at baseline (T1) and clinically elevated depressive symptoms (CEDS) approximately 4 years later (T2).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of participants (<i>n</i> = 75) at T1 was 9.8 years (<i>SD</i> = 2.7) and at T2 was 14.1 years (<i>SD</i> = 2.8). A total of 37% and 35% of participants had CEDS at T1 and T2, respectively. Additionally, 24% of participants had CEDS at both T1 and T2. T1 characteristics associated with T2 CEDS were: loneliness (OR = 3.0, 95% CI, 1.1 to 8.8), self-harm (OR = 4.0, 95% CI, 1.1 to 16.9), suicidal ideation (OR = 3.9, 95% CI, 1.0 to 16.5), more social and adaptive skills (OR = 0.3, 95% CI, 0.1 to 0.9), elevated restricted and repetitive behaviours (OR = 3.8, 95% CI, 1.3 to 11.6), psychotropic medication use (OR = 3.0, 95% CI, 1.1 to 8.4), attention-deficient/hyperactivity disorder (OR = 2.8, 95% CI, 1.1 to 7.8), and T1 CEDS (OR = 8.8, 95% CI, 3.1 to 27.0) (uncorrected for multiple comparisons). Associations persisted after adjusting for age and intelligence quotient (IQ) differences. Age, sex, IQ, teasing/bullying on the CBCL, family psychiatric history and family income were not associated with T2 CEDS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our results highlight both high prevalence and high potential for the persistence of depressive symptoms in autism and emphasize the importance of early support to address loneliness and social participation.</p>","PeriodicalId":55283,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Psychiatry-Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie","volume":" ","pages":"7067437241259925"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11572051/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141762840","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}
Martin Lepage, Synthia Guimond, Thomas Raedler, Heather E McNeely, Thomas Ungar, Howard C Margolese, Michael Best
{"title":"Strategies for Achieving Better Cognitive Health in Individuals with Schizophrenia Spectrum: A Focus on the Canadian Landscape: Stratégies pour atteindre une meilleure santé cognitive chez les personnes souffrant du spectre de la schizophrénie : un regard sur le paysage canadien.","authors":"Martin Lepage, Synthia Guimond, Thomas Raedler, Heather E McNeely, Thomas Ungar, Howard C Margolese, Michael Best","doi":"10.1177/07067437241261928","DOIUrl":"10.1177/07067437241261928","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) are a group of psychiatric disorders characterized by positive and negative symptoms as well as cognitive impairment that can significantly affect daily functioning.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We reviewed evidence-based strategies for improving cognitive function in patients with SSDs, focusing on the Canadian landscape.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Although antipsychotic medications can address the positive symptoms of SSDs, cognitive symptoms often persist, causing functional impairment and reduced quality of life. Moreover, cognitive function in patients with SSDs is infrequently assessed in clinical practice, and evidence-based recommendations for addressing cognitive impairment in people living with schizophrenia are limited. While cognitive remediation (CR) can improve several domains of cognitive function, most individuals with SSDs are currently not offered such an intervention. While the development of implementation strategies for CR is underway, available and emerging pharmacological treatments may help overcome the limited capacity for psychosocial approaches. Furthermore, combining pharmacological with non-pharmacological interventions may improve outcomes compared to pharmacotherapy or CR alone.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This review highlights the challenges and discusses the potential solutions related to the assessment and management of cognitive impairment to help mental health-care practitioners better manage cognitive impairment and improve daily functioning in individuals with SSDs.</p>","PeriodicalId":55283,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Psychiatry-Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie","volume":" ","pages":"7067437241261928"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11572005/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141762841","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}
François Therrien, Caroline Ward, Pratap Chokka, Jeffrey Habert, Zahinoor Ismail, Roger S McIntyre, Erin M MacKenzie
{"title":"Adjunctive Brexpiprazole for Patient Life Engagement in Major Depressive Disorder: A Canadian, Phase 4, Open-Label, Interventional Study: Brexpiprazole d'appoint pour l'engagement dans la vie des patients souffrant de trouble dépressif majeur: une étude interventionnelle canadienne ouverte de phase 4.","authors":"François Therrien, Caroline Ward, Pratap Chokka, Jeffrey Habert, Zahinoor Ismail, Roger S McIntyre, Erin M MacKenzie","doi":"10.1177/07067437241233965","DOIUrl":"10.1177/07067437241233965","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To characterize the effects of adjunctive brexpiprazole on patient life engagement and depressive symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) using patient-reported outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An 8-week, Phase 4, open-label, interventional study was conducted at 15 Canadian trial sites between April 2021 and May 2022. Adult outpatients with MDD (at least moderately severe) and inadequate response to 1-2 antidepressants continued their current antidepressant and received oral adjunctive brexpiprazole 0.5-2 mg/day. Co-primary endpoints were change from baseline to Week 8 in Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self-Report (IDS-SR) 10-item Life Engagement subscale score, and IDS-SR 30-item total score. Safety was assessed by standard variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 122 enrolled patients, 120 (98.4%) were treated (mean [<i>SD</i>] dose: 1.2 [0.4] mg/day) and analyzed, and 111 (91.0%) completed the study. Statistically significant least squares mean improvements to Week 8 were observed on IDS-SR<sub>10</sub> Life Engagement subscale score (baseline mean [<i>SD</i>]: 16.1 [4.7]; change [95% confidence interval]: -8.11 [-9.34, -6.88]; <i>p</i> < 0.001) and IDS-SR total score (baseline mean [<i>SD</i>]: 41.3 [9.8]; change [95% confidence interval]: -17.38 [-20.08, -14.68]; <i>p</i> < 0.001). Improvements were observed from Week 2, onwards. Treatment-emergent adverse events with incidence ≥5% were fatigue (<i>n</i> = 13, 10.8%), headache (<i>n</i> = 13, 10.8%), insomnia (<i>n</i> = 12, 10.0%), nausea (<i>n</i> = 9, 7.5%), tremor (<i>n</i> = 8, 6.7%), and weight increase (<i>n</i> = 7, 5.8%). Six patients (5.0%) discontinued due to adverse events. Mean (<i>SD</i>) change in body weight from baseline to last visit was +1.9 (3.4) kg.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Using an exploratory patient-reported outcome measure, patients with MDD and inadequate response to antidepressants who received open-label adjunctive brexpiprazole showed early and clinically meaningful improvement in patient life engagement, which should be further assessed in a prospective randomized controlled trial. Patient-rated depressive symptoms (on the validated 30-item IDS-SR) also improved. Adjunctive brexpiprazole was well tolerated, and no new safety signals were observed.</p><p><strong>Clinical trial registration: </strong>ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT04830215.</p>","PeriodicalId":55283,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Psychiatry-Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie","volume":" ","pages":"513-523"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11168343/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139998290","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}
Grainne Neilson, Gary Chaimowitz, Alison Freeland, Mark Lachmann, Nickie Mathew, Lauren Riggin
{"title":"Capacity Assessments and the Assessment of Voluntariness in the Context of MAiD Legislation: The Role and Responsibility of Psychiatrists.","authors":"Grainne Neilson, Gary Chaimowitz, Alison Freeland, Mark Lachmann, Nickie Mathew, Lauren Riggin","doi":"10.1177/07067437231220458","DOIUrl":"10.1177/07067437231220458","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55283,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Psychiatry-Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie","volume":" ","pages":"536-557"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11168348/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139491978","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}
Dina Moinul, Chenhui Hao, Gina Dimitropoulos, Valerie H Taylor
{"title":"Patient Perceptions of Microbiome-Based Therapies as Novel Treatments for Mood Disorders: A Mixed Methods Study: Perceptions des patients sur les thérapies basées sur le microbiome pour les troubles de l'humeur : une étude à méthodes mixtes.","authors":"Dina Moinul, Chenhui Hao, Gina Dimitropoulos, Valerie H Taylor","doi":"10.1177/07067437241234954","DOIUrl":"10.1177/07067437241234954","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Medications are critical for treating major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD). Unfortunately, 30% to 40% of individuals do not respond well to current pharmacotherapy. Given the compelling growing body of research on the gut-brain axis, this study aims to assess patient perspectives regarding microbiome-based therapies (MBT) such as probiotics, prebiotics, dietary changes, or fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in the management of MDD and BD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This single-centred observational study used quantitative and qualitative assessments to examine patient perceptions of MBT. Participants diagnosed with MDD or BD completed an anonymous questionnaire obtaining demographics, prior medication history, and symptom burden. Self-assessment questionnaires specific to each diagnosis were also used: Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self-Report (QIDS-SR), Altman Self-Rating Mania Scale (ASRM), and General Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-7). A logistic regression model analysed the association of MBT acceptance with disorder type, QIDS-SR, and GAD-7 scores. A bootstrap method assessed the proportion of MBT acceptance. The qualitative assessment consisted of 30-minute interviews to elicit perceptions and attitudes towards MBT.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The qualitative assessment achieved information power with <i>n</i> = 20. Results from the 63-item MBT questionnaire (<i>n</i> = 43) showed probiotics (37.2%) as the top choice, followed by FMT (32.6%), dietary change (25.6%), and prebiotics (4.6%). A majority of participants (72.1%) expressed willingness to try MBT for their mood disorder, however, logistic regression analysis did not identify statistically significant predictors for MBT acceptance among disorder type, QIDS-SR, and GAD-7.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There is an increased focus on the gut microbiota's role in mood disorders' etiology and treatment. Promising research and patient interest underscore the necessity for exploring and educating on patient perspectives and the factors influencing attitudes towards MBT.</p>","PeriodicalId":55283,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Psychiatry-Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie","volume":" ","pages":"503-512"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11168347/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139984621","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}