Acute bipolar mania: a systematic review and meta-analysis of co-therapy vs. monotherapy
Acute bipolar mania: a systematic review and meta-analysis of co-therapy vs. monotherapy
Introduction:? The aim of this meta-analysis was to systematically review the effectiveness of co-therapy compared with monotherapy for people with bipolar mania.
Method:? MEDLINE, Embase, Psychinfo, The Cochrane Library and reference lists of retrieved studies were searched without language restrictions for randomized controlled trials evaluating co-therapy compared with monotherapy for acute bipolar mania. Each trial was assessed for susceptibility to bias. Data on mania outcomes, withdrawals, extrapyramidal symptoms and weight were extracted and pooled effect estimates summarized as relative risks (RR) or differences in mean values (MD) where appropriate.
Results:? Eight eligible studies were included (1124 participants). Significant reductions in mania (Young Mania Rating Scale, YMRS) scores were shown for haloperidol, olanzapine, risperidone and quetiapine as co-therapy compared with monotherapy with a mood stabilizer. For atypical antipsychotics combined, the pooled difference in mean scores was 4.41 (95% CI: 2.74, 6.07). Significantly more participants on co-therapy met the response criterion (at least 50% reduction in YMRS score), RR 1.53 (1.31, 1.80). With some drugs, co-therapy decreased tolerability compared with monotherapy, and resulted in greater weight gain. There were insufficient data to compare one co-therapy regimen with another.
Conclusion:? The addition of antipsychotic treatment to established mood-stabilizer treatment is more effective than mood-stabilizer treatment alone.
antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, mania
12-20
Smith, L.A.
00020fbe-f9df-4a16-b134-89ce040ca269
Cornelius, Victoria
b75c21d7-2c25-495c-9107-e39453a72bdd
Warnock, A.
b988c04b-50a6-48c3-9b57-5e22142536db
Tacchi, M.J.
b35ea06d-d67c-4749-9b20-2ec45e8a0e54
Taylor, D.
238e3500-b412-4f97-a9c2-d6195a01a0df
January 2007
Smith, L.A.
00020fbe-f9df-4a16-b134-89ce040ca269
Cornelius, Victoria
b75c21d7-2c25-495c-9107-e39453a72bdd
Warnock, A.
b988c04b-50a6-48c3-9b57-5e22142536db
Tacchi, M.J.
b35ea06d-d67c-4749-9b20-2ec45e8a0e54
Taylor, D.
238e3500-b412-4f97-a9c2-d6195a01a0df
Smith, L.A., Cornelius, Victoria, Warnock, A., Tacchi, M.J. and Taylor, D.
(2007)
Acute bipolar mania: a systematic review and meta-analysis of co-therapy vs. monotherapy.
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 115 (1), .
(doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.2006.00912.x).
Abstract
Introduction:? The aim of this meta-analysis was to systematically review the effectiveness of co-therapy compared with monotherapy for people with bipolar mania.
Method:? MEDLINE, Embase, Psychinfo, The Cochrane Library and reference lists of retrieved studies were searched without language restrictions for randomized controlled trials evaluating co-therapy compared with monotherapy for acute bipolar mania. Each trial was assessed for susceptibility to bias. Data on mania outcomes, withdrawals, extrapyramidal symptoms and weight were extracted and pooled effect estimates summarized as relative risks (RR) or differences in mean values (MD) where appropriate.
Results:? Eight eligible studies were included (1124 participants). Significant reductions in mania (Young Mania Rating Scale, YMRS) scores were shown for haloperidol, olanzapine, risperidone and quetiapine as co-therapy compared with monotherapy with a mood stabilizer. For atypical antipsychotics combined, the pooled difference in mean scores was 4.41 (95% CI: 2.74, 6.07). Significantly more participants on co-therapy met the response criterion (at least 50% reduction in YMRS score), RR 1.53 (1.31, 1.80). With some drugs, co-therapy decreased tolerability compared with monotherapy, and resulted in greater weight gain. There were insufficient data to compare one co-therapy regimen with another.
Conclusion:? The addition of antipsychotic treatment to established mood-stabilizer treatment is more effective than mood-stabilizer treatment alone.
This record has no associated files available for download.
More information
Published date: January 2007
Keywords:
antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, mania
Identifiers
Local EPrints ID: 162301
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/162301
PURE UUID: 3e86236a-2ab7-46b0-81dd-a6bc03bc27f7
Catalogue record
Date deposited: 18 Aug 2010 10:53
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:01
Export record
Altmetrics
Contributors
Author:
L.A. Smith
Author:
Victoria Cornelius
Author:
A. Warnock
Author:
M.J. Tacchi
Author:
D. Taylor
Download statistics
Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.
View more statistics