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ArticleInternational journal of bipolar disorders2025

The influence of depressive and manic symptoms on suicidal ideation in mixed mood states.

Monica Macellaro, Rita Cafaro, Carlton Max Kelly, Michael J Ostacher, Bernardo Dell'Osso, Jihun Lyu, Mark A Frye, Ralph W Kupka, Susan L McElroy, Willem A Nolen and 4 more

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Monica Macellaro *Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Luigi Sacco", Department of Psychiatry, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Rita Cafaro *Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Luigi Sacco", Department of Psychiatry, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Carlton Max Kelly *Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, 3801 Miranda Ave. 151T, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA. cmk2463@stanford.edu.
Michael J OstacherDepartment of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, 3801 Miranda Ave. 151T, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA.
Bernardo Dell'OssoDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Luigi Sacco", Department of Psychiatry, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Jihun LyuDepartment of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, 3801 Miranda Ave. 151T, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA.
Mark A FryeDepartment of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Ralph W KupkaDepartment of Psychiatry, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Susan L McElroyLindner Center of HOPE, University of Cincinnati, Mason, Cincinnati, OH, OH, USA.
Willem A NolenDepartment of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Paul E Jr KeckLindner Center of HOPE, University of Cincinnati, Mason, Cincinnati, OH, OH, USA.
Robert M PostClinical Professor of Psychiatry, George Washington School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
Heinz Grunze *Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatrie Schwäbisch Hall &, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany.
Trisha Suppes *Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, 3801 Miranda Ave. 151T, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA.

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Abstract

backgroundWhile bipolar disorder is strongly linked to an increased risk of suicide, recent evidence has challenged the assumption that mixed symptoms play a distinct role in suicidal ideation beyond depressive severity. This study examines how depressive, hypo/manic, and mixed features influence suicidal ideation in individuals with bipolar disorder. Data from 903 participants in the Stanley Foundation Bipolar Network (1995-2002) were analyzed to assess associations between mood states, classified by the Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Clinician-Rated (IDS-C) and the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), and suicidal ideation, measured using IDS-C item 18, using generalized estimating equations.

resultsDepressive symptoms were strongly associated with suicidal ideation (OR = 21.98, 95% CI: 15.31-31.54). Moderate hypo/manic symptoms also conferred risk (OR = 3.11, 95% CI: 1.51-6.49), and milder hypo/mania showed a weaker but significant association (OR = 1.74, 95% CI: 1.05-2.89). The highest suicidal ideation was observed in individuals with hypo/mania featuring mixed symptoms (OR = 29.43), exceeding that of depression or depression with mixed features (OR = 21.98). However, findings diverged based on modeling approach: in continuous predictor models, SI was driven solely by depressive symptom severity, with no significant association observed for hypo/mania or its interaction with depression. In contrast, when mood states were categorized using clinically meaningful thresholds, hypo/mania with mixed features emerged as a distinct contributor to suicidal ideation risk.

conclusionThese findings underscore the need for integrating both dimensional and categorical approaches to mood state classification in research on suicidality in bipolar disorder.

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Bipolar disorderDepressionManiaMixed featuresMixed StatesMixitySuicidal ideation

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