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ReviewInternational journal of geriatric psychiatry2018

Allostatic load but not medical burden predicts memory performance in late-life bipolar disorder.

Sophie R Vaccarino, Tarek K Rajji, Ariel G Gildengers, Sarah E S Waters, Meryl A Butters, Mahesh Menon, Daniel M Blumberger, Aristotle N Voineskos, Dielle Miranda, Benoit H Mulsant

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10 authors.

Sophie R VaccarinoGeriatric Psychiatry Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada.
Tarek K RajjiGeriatric Psychiatry Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8324-2560
Ariel G GildengersDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Sarah E S WatersGeriatric Psychiatry Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada.
Meryl A ButtersDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Mahesh MenonDepartment of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Daniel M BlumbergerGeriatric Psychiatry Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada.
Aristotle N VoineskosGeriatric Psychiatry Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada.
Dielle MirandaGeriatric Psychiatry Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada.
Benoit H MulsantGeriatric Psychiatry Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada.

Funding

The Effects of Bipolar Disorder and its Comorbidities on Cognition in Older AdultR01MH084921 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI GILDENGERS, ARIEL GERARD · 2010 to 2014
$1.8M
CIHR 180087CIHR 200017NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH084921
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveOlder patients with bipolar disorder (BD) present with variable degrees of cognitive impairment. Over time, stress, mood episodes, and comorbidities increase the body's allostatic load. We assessed the extent to which allostatic load vs more traditional measures of medical burden account for the heterogeneity in cognition in this population.

methodsThirty-five older euthymic patients with BD and 30 age-equated, gender-equated, and education-equated comparison participants were administered a comprehensive assessment including a neuropsychological battery, and 9 physiological measures to determine allostatic load. The relationship among allostatic load, medical burden, and cognition was assessed.

resultsCompared with the mentally healthy comparators, patients were impaired globally, and in 4 cognitive domains-information-processing speed / executive functioning, delayed memory, language, and visuomotor ability, and presented with greater medical burden but not a different allostatic load. Allostatic load, but not medical burden, was associated with delayed memory performance both in a correlational analysis and in a multivariate regression analysis.

conclusionEuthymic older patients with BD are impaired on several cognitive domains and have high medical burden. Their memory performance is more strongly associated with allostatic load than with traditional measures of medical burden. These findings need to be replicated and extended longitudinally.

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AgedAllostasisBipolar DisorderCase-Control StudiesCognitionCognition DisordersCognitive DysfunctionComorbidityExecutive FunctionFemaleHumansMaleMemoryMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsRegression Analysisaffective disordersbipolar disordercognitionold agephysical health

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PMID29235143
PMCPMC5807161

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