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Depression with racing thoughts.

Franco Benazzi1

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, National Health Service, Forli, Italy. f.benazzi@fo.nettuno.it

Psychiatry Research
|October 17, 2003
PubMed
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Depression with racing thoughts is common in outpatients, particularly those with bipolar-II disorder. This symptom is linked to increased suicidal ideation and specific clinical features.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Depression with racing thoughts is an understudied phenomenon in major depressive episodes.
  • Understanding its correlates is crucial for accurate diagnosis and treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore clinical and family history correlates of depression with racing thoughts.
  • To identify characteristics associated with this symptom in major depressive episode (MDE) outpatients.

Main Methods:

  • Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders-Clinician Version administered to 336 MDE outpatients (130 unipolar, 206 bipolar-II).
  • Logistic regression used to control for bipolar-II disorder diagnosis.

Main Results:

  • Depression with racing thoughts was present in 63.3% of patients.

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  • Associated with bipolar-II disorder, younger age, earlier onset, atypical features, psychomotor agitation, suicidal ideation, and family history of bipolar-II disorder.
  • Associations were partly related to bipolar-II and partly to unipolar diagnoses.

    • Conclusions:

    • Depression with racing thoughts is a common presentation in depressed outpatients.
    • It is associated with significant clinical features, including suicidal ideation.
    • Findings suggest potential differential treatment effects for antidepressants versus mood stabilizers and antipsychotics.