Health Condition 1: F317- Bipolar disorder, currently in remission
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age: 18-65 years, either gender 2. Patients with bipolar affective disorder (BD) and currently in remission (F31.7) as per clinical assessment based on ICD-10 criteria (WHO, 1992) 3. Clinically stable for 4 weeks or more. 4. Currently score =8 on Young"s Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) and =13 on 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) 5. Able to read and write 6. Willing for informed consent to participate
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Significant medical illness that has potential to interfere with study assessments (as per known history) • Significant current psychiatric or substance use comorbidity (except for nicotine) (as per known history) • Intellectual disability or organic brain syndrome (known history) • Uncooperative patients or those unwilling to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparing Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity in patients with Bipolar Disorder (with and without suicidality) and healthy controlsTimepoint: Baseline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Relationship between suicidality, aggression, impulsivity & Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity in patients with Bipolar DisorderTimepoint: Baseline | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
AIIMS New Delhi