TABLE 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristic of Subjects with Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder.
| Bipolar Disorder with Attempts (N =21) |
Bipolar Disorder without Attempts (N=25) |
Major Depressive Disorder with Attempts (N=19) |
Major Depressive Disorder without Attempts (N=18) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Age (years) | 20.3 | 3 | 20.2 | 3.4 | 18.7 | 3 | 18.9 | 2.7 |
| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Female | 18 | 86 | 21 | 84 | 16 | 84 | 15 | 83 |
| Unmedicated | 8 | 38.1 | 11 | 44 | 5 | 26.3 | 12 | 70.6 |
| Medications | ||||||||
| Lithium Carbonate | 3 | 14.3 | 3 | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| Anticonvulsants | 6 | 28.6 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 21.1 | - | - |
| Antipsychotics | 6 | 28.6 | 13 | 52 | 7 | 36.8 | 3 | 16.7 |
| Antidepressants | 4 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 63.2 | 3 | 16.7 |
| Stimulants | 8 | 38.1 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 26.3 | 1 | 5.6 |
| Benzodiazepines | 5 | 23.8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 15.8 | - | - |
| Levothyroxine | 1 | 4.8 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Adrenergic agonists | 1 | 4.8 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 15.8 | - | - |
| Non-benzodiazepine Hypnotic | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Substance Use Disorder Comorbidity | ||||||||
| Alcohol Abuse | 1 | 4.8 | 3 | 12 | - | - | 1 | 5.6 |
| Alcohol Dependence | 1 | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cannabis Abuse | 2 | 9.5 | 2 | 8 | - | - | 1 | 5.6 |
| Cannabis Dependence | 2 | 9.5 | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Cocaine Abuse | 1 | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cocaine Dependence | - | - | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Polysubstance Dependence | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Other Lifetime Psychiatric Comorbidity | ||||||||
| Panic Disorder | 4 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5.3 | 3 | 16.7 |
| Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | 1 | 4.8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10.5 | - | - |
| Social Phobia | 1 | 4.8 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Specific Phobia | 1 | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Obsessive Compulsive | 1 | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anorexia Nervosa | 1 | 4.8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5.3 | 1 | 5.6 |
| Bulimia Nervosa | - | - | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity* | 1 | 4.8 | 5 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
*
Assessed only in individuals <18 years of age, N (% adolescents).