Hypomania spectrum disorder in adolescence: a 15-year follow-up of non-mood morbidity in adulthood

BMC Psychiatry

Research Article

Hannes Bohman¹  Gunilla Olsson¹  Aivar Päären¹  Anne-Liis von Knorring¹  Ulf Jonsson²  Lars von Knorring³ 

[1] Department of Neuroscience, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden;Department of Neuroscience, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden;Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden;Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden;

关键词: Adolescence;    Hypomania spectrum;    Follow up;    Comorbidity;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-244X-14-9

 received in 2013-10-17, accepted in 2014-01-08,  发布年份 2014

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundWe investigated whether adolescents with hypomania spectrum episodes have an excess risk of mental and physical morbidity in adulthood, as compared with adolescents exclusively reporting major depressive disorder (MDD) and controls without a history of adolescent mood disorders.MethodsA community sample of adolescents (N = 2 300) in the town of Uppsala, Sweden, was screened for depressive symptoms. Both participants with positive screening and matched controls (in total 631) were diagnostically interviewed. Ninety participants reported hypomania spectrum episodes (40 full-syndromal, 18 with brief episode, and 32 subsyndromal), while another 197 fulfilled the criteria for MDD without a history of a hypomania spectrum episode. A follow up after 15 years included a blinded diagnostic interview, a self-assessment of personality disorders, and national register data on prescription drugs and health services use. The participation rate at the follow-up interview was 71% (64/90) for the hypomania spectrum group, and 65.9% (130/197) for the MDD group. Multiple imputation was used to handle missing data.ResultsThe outcomes of the hypomania spectrum group and the MDD group were similar regarding subsequent non-mood Axis I disorders in adulthood (present in 53 vs. 57%). A personality disorder was reported by 29% of the hypomania spectrum group and by 20% of the MDD group, but a statistically significant difference was reached only for obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (24 vs. 14%). In both groups, the risk of Axis I disorders and personality disorders in adulthood correlated with continuation of mood disorder. Prescription drugs and health service use in adulthood was similar in the two groups. Compared with adolescents without mood disorders, both groups had a higher subsequent risk of psychiatric morbidity, used more mental health care, and received more psychotropic drugs.ConclusionsAlthough adolescents with hypomania spectrum episodes and adolescents with MDD do not differ substantially in health outcomes, both groups are at increased risk for subsequent mental health problems. Thus, it is important to identify and treat children and adolescents with mood disorders, and carefully follow the continuing course.

【 授权许可】

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© Päären et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2014