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Thiazolidinediones: novel treatments for cognitive deficits in mood disorders?Roger S McIntyre
University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry, Toronto, ON, Canada
Expert Opin Pharmacother 8:1615-28. 2007..Extant data provide the basis for formulating a hypothesis that TZDs may be salutary for cognitive deficits and several aspects of somatic health (e.g., cardiovascular disease) associated with mood disorders...
A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial evaluating the effect of intranasal insulin on neurocognitive function in euthymic patients with bipolar disorderRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Bipolar Disord 14:697-706. 2012..In keeping with this view, we tested the hypothesis that intranasal insulin administration would improve measures of neurocognitive performance in euthymic adults with bipolar disorder...
The neuroprotective effects of GLP-1: possible treatments for cognitive deficits in individuals with mood disordersRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Behav Brain Res 237:164-71. 2013..Systematic evaluation of the effects of GLP-1 treatment in psychiatric populations who evince cognitive deficits represents a promising treatment avenue...
A review of published evidence reporting on the efficacy and pharmacology of lurasidoneRoger S McIntyre
University Health Network, Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada
Expert Opin Pharmacother 13:1653-9. 2012..Moreover, lurasidone's efficacy in bipolar depression is awaited to determine whether this agent can be considered as a treatment alternative for depressive symptoms in adults with bipolar disorder...
Efficacy of antimanic treatments in mixed statesRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Bipolar Disord 14:22-36. 2012..To review the efficacy of pharmacological agents in bipolar mixed states...
Managing medical and psychiatric comorbidity in individuals with major depressive disorder and bipolar disorderRoger S McIntyre
Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ann Clin Psychiatry 24:163-9. 2012..Treating comorbid conditions in patients with mood disorders requires sufficient decision support to inform appropriate treatment...
The Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) task force recommendations for the management of patients with mood disorders and comorbid metabolic disordersRoger S McIntyre
Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ann Clin Psychiatry 24:69-81. 2012..Our group conducted a comprehensive literature review to provide evidence-based recommendations for treating metabolic comorbidity in individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD)...
Asenapine: a synthesis of efficacy data in bipolar mania and schizophreniaRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Clin Schizophr Relat Psychoses 5:217-20. 2012..This article briefly reviews the efficacy, as well as safety and tolerability, data pertaining to asenapine in bipolar mania and schizophrenia. Postulated mechanism of action is also reviewed...
Substance use disorders and overweight/obesity in bipolar I disorder: preliminary evidence for competing addictionsRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Psychiatry 68:1352-7. 2007..This investigation was undertaken to explore the relationship between alcohol/illicit drug dependence and overweight/obesity in individuals with bipolar I disorder...
Asenapine in the treatment of acute mania in bipolar I disorder: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trialRoger S McIntyre
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 2S8
J Affect Disord 122:27-38. 2010..This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial assessed the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of asenapine in bipolar I disorder...
Maintenance treatment in bipolar disorder: a focus on aripiprazoleRoger S McIntyre
University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry, Department of Pharmacology, Toronto, ON, Canada
Expert Rev Neurother 7:919-25. 2007..This article provides a succinct review of treatments approved by the US FDA for maintenance in bipolar disorders, with a focus on the most recently approved atypical antipsychotic, aripiprazole...
Metabolic syndrome and major depressive disorder: co-occurrence and pathophysiologic overlapRoger S McIntyre
Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada
Curr Diab Rep 9:51-9. 2009..This article discusses the rate of co-occurrence and the points of pathophysiologic commonality between the metabolic syndrome and major depressive disorder...
Measuring depressive symptoms in the naturalistic primary-care settingR S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Int J Clin Pract 61:1278-82. 2007..A quantifiable critical objective in the management of depression is to achieve and sustain full symptomatic remission. The HAMD-7 is a depression metric validated in both tertiary and primary-care settings...
Aripiprazole for the maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder: A reviewRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Canada
Clin Ther 32:S32-8. 2010..Few pharmacologic agents have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder...
A preclinical and clinical rationale for quetiapine in mood syndromesRoger S McIntyre
University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry, Toronto, ON, Canada
Expert Opin Pharmacother 8:1211-9. 2007..The in vitro pharmacodynamic profile of quetiapine is predictive of antidepressant activity in mood syndromes. Available clinical evidence has established quetiapine as an effective monotherapy in bipolar depression...
Medical comorbidity in bipolar disorder: re-prioritizing unmet needsRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Curr Opin Psychiatry 20:406-16. 2007..The aim of this review is to synthesize results from extant investigations which report on the co-occurrence of bipolar disorder and medical comorbidity...
Pharmacology and efficacy of asenapine for manic and mixed states in adults with bipolar disorderRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Expert Rev Neurother 10:645-9. 2010..Its antidepressant and recurrence prevention effects in bipolar disorder are under investigation, as is its possible role in major depressive disorder...
Aripiprazole: pharmacology and evidence in bipolar disorderRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Expert Opin Pharmacother 8:1001-9. 2007..Aripiprazole constitutes an alternative mood-stabilizing pharmacologic avenue in bipolar disorder; its comparative efficacy in long-term recurrence prevention and bipolar depression is a future research vista...
Residual anxiety symptoms in depressed primary care patientsRoger S McIntyre
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Psychiatr Pract 13:125-8. 2007..The goal of this study was to characterize the burden of anxiety among residual depressive symptoms in naturalistic primary care settings...
Quetiapine XR efficacy and tolerability as monotherapy and as adjunctive treatment to conventional antidepressants in the acute and maintenance treatment of major depressive disorder: a review of registration trialsRoger S McIntyre
University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry, ON, Canada
Expert Opin Pharmacother 10:3061-75. 2009..The data from the studies reviewed herein also indicate that quetiapine XR poses a low risk for extrapyramidal side effects in middle-aged and elderly individuals with major depressive disorder...
Should Depressive Syndromes Be Reclassified as "Metabolic Syndrome Type II"?Roger S McIntyre
Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Ann Clin Psychiatry 19:257-64. 2007..A nascent explanatory theory regarding the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder posits that alterations in metabolic networks (e.g., insulin and glucocorticoid signaling) mediate allostasis...
A 3-week, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of asenapine in the treatment of acute mania in bipolar mania and mixed statesRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Bipolar Disord 11:673-86. 2009..Asenapine is approved for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. This was a 3-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of asenapine for treating acute bipolar mania...
Metabolic and cardiovascular adverse events associated with antipsychotic treatment in children and adolescentsRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:929-35. 2008..To identify factors associated with incident cardiovascular events and metabolic disturbance in children and adolescents treated with antipsychotics...
Medical and substance-related comorbidity in bipolar disorder: translational research and treatment opportunitiesRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 10:203-13. 2008..Subphenotyping bipolar disorder as a function of comorbidity and temporality of onset may provide an opportunity for refining disease pathophysiological models and developing innovative disease-modifying therapies...
The relationship between childhood abuse and suicidality in adult bipolar disorderRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Violence Vict 23:361-72. 2008..Anamnestic inquiry regarding childhood maltreatment is salient to risk assessment, illness management planning, preventative strategies, and treatment interventions in bipolar disorder...
Understanding needs, interactions, treatment, and expectations among individuals affected by bipolar disorder or schizophrenia: the UNITE global surveyRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2S8, Canada
J Clin Psychiatry 70:5-11. 2009....
Polypharmacy in children and adolescents treated for major depressive disorder: a claims database studyRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Clin Psychiatry 70:240-6. 2009..To describe the rate and trajectory of change in psychiatric polypharmacy during the past decade in children and adolescents treated for major depressive disorder...
Insulin, insulin-like growth factors and incretins: neural homeostatic regulators and treatment opportunitiesRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CNS Drugs 22:443-53. 2008..The neuroactive peptides, insulin, IGF-1 and incretins, or agents that facilitate their central effects (e.g. insulin-sensitizing agents), may constitute novel and possibly disease-modifying neurocognitive treatments...
The hepatic safety profile of duloxetine: a reviewRoger S McIntyre
University Health Network, Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8, Canada
Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 4:281-5. 2008..Hepatotoxicity related to the use of duloxetine resulted in rewording of the US product insert...
The effect of bipolar I disorder and major depressive disorder on workforce functionR S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
Chronic Dis Can 28:84-91. 2008..5 to 0.9). The data herein underscore the pernicious effect of BD on workforce function, and suggest that opportunistic screening for BD in all individuals utilizing employment assistance programs for depression might be warranted...
Bipolar disorder and suicide: research synthesis and clinical translationRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada
Curr Psychiatry Rep 10:66-72. 2008..A nascent database suggests that adjunctive psychosocial interventions may further reduce suicide risk in bipolar individuals...
Asenapine versus olanzapine in acute mania: a double-blind extension studyRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Bipolar Disord 11:815-26. 2009..To assess the efficacy and tolerability of asenapine versus olanzapine in the extended treatment of bipolar mania...
Comparing features of bipolar disorder to major depressive disorder in a tertiary mood disorders clinicRoger S McIntyre
Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Ann Clin Psychiatry 19:313-7. 2007..We sought to describe features that distinguish individuals with bipolar disorder from major depressive disorder...
Thiazolidinediones: from antioxidant to neurotherapeutic?Roger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont, Canada
Med Hypotheses 69:773-7. 2007..We propose that TZDs constitute a potentially novel disease-modifying treatment avenue for mood disorders...
Quetiapine in the treatment of acute bipolar mania: efficacy across a broad range of symptomsRoger S McIntyre
Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Affect Disord 100:S5-14. 2007..This post-hoc analysis aims to extend our understanding of quetiapine's antimanic efficacy by evaluating its therapeutic effect across the full spectrum of manic symptoms...
Problem gambling in bipolar disorder: results from the Canadian Community Health SurveyRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Affect Disord 102:27-34. 2007..This investigation was undertaken to explore the prevalence and associated features of problem gambling amongst individuals with bipolar I disorder...
Improving outcomes in depression: a focus on somatic symptomsRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Psychosom Res 60:279-82. 2006..It is hypothesized that somatic symptom alleviation is a significant predictor of overall outcome in depressed primary care patients...
Depression in the workforce: the intermediary effect of medical comorbidityRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
J Affect Disord 128:S29-36. 2011..g., obesity, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease). Emerging evidence indicates that the workforce dysfunction associated with depression is partially mediated by medical comorbidity...
The rate of metabolic syndrome in euthymic Canadian individuals with bipolar I/II disorderRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
Adv Ther 27:828-36. 2010..To our knowledge, this is the first study reporting on the rate of metabolic syndrome in a Canadian clinical sample and exclusively evaluating asymptomatic individuals...
When should you move beyond first-line therapy for depression?Roger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Clin Psychiatry 71:16-20. 2010..Taken together, practitioners are often faced with the critical question as to when to move beyond index therapy for treating depressive symptoms as part of MDD...
The association between conventional antidepressants and the metabolic syndrome: a review of the evidence and clinical implicationsRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CNS Drugs 24:741-53. 2010..Initiating and maintaining antidepressant therapy should include routine surveillance for clinical and/or biochemical evidence suggestive of the metabolic syndrome...
Measuring the severity of depression and remission in primary care: validation of the HAMD-7 scaleRoger S McIntyre
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
CMAJ 173:1327-34. 2005..We evaluated a 7-item abbreviated version (HAMD-7) of the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-17) in a randomized controlled clinical trial of patients with major depressive disorder being cared for in primary care settings...
The effect of antidepressants on glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity: synthesis and mechanismsRoger S McIntyre
University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8, Canada
Expert Opin Drug Saf 5:157-68. 2006..To synthesise results from investigations reporting on the effect of antidepressants on glucose-insulin homeostasis...
Bipolar disorder and metabolic syndrome: an international perspectiveRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Affect Disord 126:366-87. 2010....
The effect of antidepressants on lipid homeostasis: a cardiac safety concern?Roger S McIntyre
University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry, Toronto, ON, Canada
Expert Opin Drug Saf 5:523-37. 2006..The authors sought to summarise and synthesise results from investigations which report on the effect of antidepressants on serum lipid homeostasis...
Measurable outcomes in psychiatric disorders: remission as a marker of wellnessRoger S McIntyre
Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Clin Ther 28:1882-91. 2006..Collectively, they are associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and economic cost. Wellness is the optimal outcome in the management of chronic medical and psychiatric disorders...
Asenapine for long-term treatment of bipolar disorder: a double-blind 40-week extension studyRoger S McIntyre
Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
J Affect Disord 126:358-65. 2010..We report the results of long-term treatment with asenapine in patients with bipolar I disorder...
Anxiety disorders and bipolar disorder: a reviewRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bipolar Disord 8:665-76. 2006..Taken together, a compelling basis emerges for prioritizing the identification and management of anxiety symptomatology in the BPD population...
Obesity in bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: results from a national community health survey on mental health and well-beingRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Ontario
Can J Psychiatry 51:274-80. 2006..We further aimed to examine the likelihood of an association between obesity and MD, while controlling for the influence of sociodemographic variables...
Calculated bioavailable testosterone levels and depression in middle-aged menRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Psychoneuroendocrinology 31:1029-35. 2006..We sought to determine the relationship between physiologically active bioavailable testosterone (BT) and depressive symptoms in middle-aged men with and without major depressive disorder (MDD)...
Medical comorbidity in bipolar disorder: implications for functional outcomes and health service utilizationRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Psychiatr Serv 57:1140-4. 2006..This is the first cross-national population-based investigation exploring the prevalence and functional implications of comorbid general medical disorders in bipolar disorder...
Managing psychiatric disorders with antidiabetic agents: translational research and treatment opportunitiesRoger S McIntyre
Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, 399 Bathurst Street Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8, Canada
Expert Opin Pharmacother 7:1305-21. 2006..Antidiabetic treatments, which maintain euglycaemia, hold promise as potent and clinically significant therapeutic interventions for several neuropsychiatric disorders...
Asenapine: a review of acute and extension phase data in bipolar disorderRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
CNS Neurosci Ther 17:645-8. 2011..Bipolar depression and recurrence prevention studies are required to fully characterize this novel agent's position in the treatment of bipolar disorder...
Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder: update 2007Lakshmi N Yatham
Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, 2255 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Bipolar Disord 8:721-39. 2006..The importance of comorbid psychiatric and medical conditions cannot be understated, and this update provides an expanded look at the prevalence, impact and management of comorbid conditions in patients with bipolar disorder...
The antidepressant effects of risperidone and olanzapine in bipolar disorderRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario
Can J Clin Pharmacol 11:e218-26. 2004..To describe the antidepressant effectiveness of olanzapine and risperidone and compare their tolerability when employed adjunctively in bipolar I/II disorder...
Overview of managing medical comorbidities in patients with severe mental illnessRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, University of Toronto, and the Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Psychiatry 70:e17. 2009..Coordinated somatic and psychiatric treatment, weight-neutral or weight-reducing pharmaceuticals, and behavioral weight management programs may help lessen the burden of CVD in the mental health population...
The effect of overweight/obesity on cognitive function in euthymic individuals with bipolar disorderC Y Yim
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Eur Psychiatry 27:223-8. 2012..This sub-group post-hoc analysis preliminarily explores and examines the association between overweight/obesity and cognitive function in euthymic individuals with bipolar disorder...
Genetic dissection of atypical antipsychotic-induced weight gain: novel preliminary data on the pharmacogenetic puzzleV S Basile
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Clarke Division, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Psychiatry 62:45-66. 2001....
Topiramate versus bupropion SR when added to mood stabilizer therapy for the depressive phase of bipolar disorder: a preliminary single-blind studyRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Clarke Site, Ontario, Canada
Bipolar Disord 4:207-13. 2002....
Antipsychotic-induced weight gain: bipolar disorder and leptinRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Psychopharmacol 23:323-7. 2003..05). The temporal association between weight increase and leptin changes does not support the notion that leptin is a primary promoter of antipsychotic-induced weight gain; however, a secondary perpetuating role cannot be ruled out...
The prevalence and impact of migraine headache in bipolar disorder: results from the Canadian Community Health SurveyRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 2S8
Headache 46:973-82. 2006..Opportunistic screening and surveillance for bipolar and comorbid migraine is warranted...
Acute treatment of patients with bipolar mixed episodesRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, and the Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Psychiatry 69:e10. 2008..As more medications become available in the treatment of bipolar disorder, algorithms can help clinicians make the appropriate treatment choices by offering recommendations for sequencing agents...
Comorbidity in bipolar disorder: a framework for rational treatment selectionRoger S McIntyre
Mood Disorder Psychopharmacology Unit, University of Toronto, University Health Network Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S9, Canada
Hum Psychopharmacol 19:369-86. 2004..This schema should be further informed by the treatment data for comorbid and accessory conditions. The authors propose a schema to provide the impetus for further work in the area...
Tolerability profiles of atypical antipsychotics in the treatment of bipolar disorderRoger S McIntyre
Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1R8, Canada
J Clin Psychiatry 66:28-36. 2005..This article reviews relevant adverse events attributable to the use of atypical antipsychotic agents, with particular consideration of the bipolar disorder population...
Risk of weight gain associated with antipsychotic treatment: results from the Canadian National Outcomes Measurement Study in SchizophreniaRoger S McIntyre
Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M5T2S8
Can J Psychiatry 48:689-94. 2003..This investigation describes comparative NAP-induced weight gain in a prospective naturalistic cohort of persons with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders...
Managing weight gain in patients with severe mental illnessRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, University of Toronto, and the Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Psychiatry 70:e23. 2009....
Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) and International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) collaborative update of CANMAT guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder: update 2009Lakshmi N Yatham
Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, 2255 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 2A1, Canada
Bipolar Disord 11:225-55. 2009..Bipolar II disorder is frequently overlooked in treatment guidelines, but has an important clinical impact on patients' lives. This update provides an expanded look at bipolar II disorder...
Acetyl-L-carnitine and alpha-lipoic acid: possible neurotherapeutic agents for mood disorders?Joanna K Soczynska
University of Toronto, Institute of Medical Science, Toronto, ON, Canada
Expert Opin Investig Drugs 17:827-43. 2008..Mood disorders are associated with decrements in cognitive function, which are insufficiently treated with contemporary pharmacotherapies...
Psychotropic drugs and adverse events in the treatment of bipolar disorders revisitedRoger S McIntyre
Mood Disorders Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Clarke Division, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Psychiatry 63:15-20. 2002..Most of their adverse effects can be avoided by slow titration toward the recommended doses. In contrast to carbamazepine and valproic acid, topiramate may be associated with weight loss...
Bipolar disorder: a national health concernRoger S McIntyre
University Health Network, Edith Cavell Wing 3D 003, 399 Bathurst St, M5T 2S8, Ontario, Canada
CNS Spectr 9:6-15. 2004....
Bipolar disorder and diabetes mellitus: epidemiology, etiology, and treatment implicationsRoger S McIntyre
Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ann Clin Psychiatry 17:83-93. 2005..Preliminary investigations indicate that patients who suffer from BD with comorbid DM have a more severe course and outcome, lower quality of life, higher prevalence of medical comorbidity and higher cost of illness...
Is the cerebellum relevant in the circuitry of neuropsychiatric disorders?Jakub Z Konarski
Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Canada
J Psychiatry Neurosci 30:178-86. 2005..The available evidence suggests that a functional role for the cerebellum should be considered in future neuropsychiatric studies...
The relationship between testosterone and sexual function in depressed and healthy menSakina J Rizvi
University Health Network, Department of Psychiatry, Toronto, Canada
J Sex Med 7:816-25. 2010..The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of depression and low testosterone across various domains of sexual function...
Frequency and correlates of gambling problems in outpatients with major depressive disorder and bipolar disorderSidney H Kennedy
University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Can J Psychiatry 55:568-76. 2010....
Mechanisms of antipsychotic-induced weight gainR S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Psychiatry 62:23-9. 2001..Research success in this area may invite novel prevention strategies and hint at potential mechanisms of antipsychotic drug action...
An approach to managing depression. Defining and measuring outcomesAtul Khullar
Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton
Can Fam Physician 50:1374-80. 2004..The 7-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale can assist clinicians in determining when full remission has occurred...
The human cost of not achieving full remission in depressionRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario
Can J Psychiatry 49:10S-16S. 2004....
What to do if an initial antidepressant fails?Roger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ont
Can Fam Physician 49:449-57. 2003..To provide family physicians with practical ways of managing depressed patients responding insufficiently to initial antidepressant treatment...
Antipsychotic drugs and diabetesRoger S McIntyre
CMAJ 168:673. 2003
Reboxetine: a preliminary report on its use through the Special Access ProgramSidney H Kennedy
University Health Network, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont
J Psychiatry Neurosci 27:418-22. 2002..To describe the effectiveness and tolerability of reboxetine under Special Access Program conditions in Canada in a group of patients with refractory depressive disorders...
Quetiapine or haloperidol as monotherapy for bipolar mania--a 12-week, double-blind, randomised, parallel-group, placebo-controlled trialRoger S McIntyre
Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Canada
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 15:573-85. 2005..The primary efficacy outcome variable was change from baseline to Day 21 in Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) score...
Atypical antipsychotics in psychiatric practice: practical implications for clinical monitoringMarie Josée Poulin
Centre Hospitalier Affilie Universitaire De Quebec, Hopital de l Enfant Jesus, Quebec
Can J Psychiatry 50:555-62. 2005....
Assessing the prevalence of depression among individuals with diabetes in a Medicaid managed-care programLinda S Kahn
State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
Int J Psychiatry Med 38:13-29. 2008....
Editorial: sharpening the focus in mood disorders: from disease models to individualized measurement-based careRoger S McIntyre
Ann Clin Psychiatry 19:213-4. 2007
Comorbid somatic illnesses in patients with severe mental disorders: clinical, policy, and research challengesW Wolfgang Fleischhacker
Department of Biological Psychiatry, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
J Clin Psychiatry 69:514-9. 2008....
Adverse events in children and adolescents treated with antipsychotic medicationsJeanette M Jerrell
Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, South Carolina 29203, USA
Hum Psychopharmacol 23:283-90. 2008..To report the odds of developing adverse events associated with antipsychotic treatment among children and adolescents...
Validity of conclusions about quetiapineRoger S McIntyre
Am J Health Syst Pharm 65:114-5; author reply 115-6. 2008
Differentiating bipolar disorders from major depressive disorders: treatment implicationsDavid J Muzina
Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute, Psychiatry and Psychology, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
Ann Clin Psychiatry 19:305-12. 2007..Bipolar disorder is a highly prevalent mood disorder, frequently misdiagnosed as unipolar major depressive disorder...
Aripiprazole monotherapy for maintenance therapy in bipolar I disorder: a 100-week, double-blind study versus placeboPaul E Keck
Psychopharmacology Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267 0559, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 68:1480-91. 2007..Efficacy and tolerability of aripiprazole for relapse prevention in bipolar I disorder was, therefore, evaluated for 100 weeks...
Relationship between regional brain metabolism, illness severity and age in depressed subjectsJakub Z Konarski
Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Psychiatry Res 155:203-10. 2007..The age-dependent changes documented herein may influence the distinct clinical presentation and treatment response described in older-age depression...
Differences in brain glucose metabolism between responders to CBT and venlafaxine in a 16-week randomized controlled trialSidney H Kennedy
University Health Network, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry, and Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth St, Eaton North Wing 8 222, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada
Am J Psychiatry 164:778-88. 2007..In this study, the authors report changes in fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose PET in responders to CBT or venlafaxine during a randomized controlled trial...
Sex differences in antidepressant response in a Canadian primary-care sampleSophie Grigoriadis
J Clin Psychopharmacol 27:95-8. 2007
Treating bipolar disorder. Evidence-based guidelines for family medicineRoger S McIntyre
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ont
Can Fam Physician 50:388-94. 2004..To provide an evidence-based summary of medications commonly used for bipolar disorders and a practical approach to managing bipolar disorders in the office...
Bipolar depression: trial-based insights to guide patient careDavid E Kemp
Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 10:181-92. 2008..A pragmatic clinical approach is presented for management of the depressed phase of bipolar disorder...
