Status:
UNKNOWN
Bipolar Disorder With Alcoholism in Han Chinese
Lead Sponsor:
National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan
Conditions:
Bipolar Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to explore relation between the comorbidity of different bipolar disorders with alcoholism and neuropsychiatric function and candidate genes. The investigators plan to establi...
Detailed Description
From family, twin and adoption studies supported a strong hereditary component in unsubtyped alcohol dependency (Cloninger et al., 1981; Reich et al., 1999; Huang et al., 2004). Dopamine, serotonin re...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Signed informed consent by patient or legal representative.
- Male or female patient aged ≧18 and ≦65 years.
- A diagnosis of Bipolar I or Bipolar II Disorder according to DSM-IV criteria made by a specialist in psychiatry.
- Patients who were diagnosed with alcohol dependence or abuse according to DSM-IV criteria made by a specialist in psychiatry.
Exclusion
- Patients, except those are Bipolar disorder with alcoholsim who were diagnosed substance abuse/depence
- Patients with brain injury or regrated neurological diseases
- Patients who are with I axis major mental illess according to DSM-IV criteria
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
105 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01188395
Start Date
August 1 2009
End Date
July 1 2012
Last Update
August 25 2010
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Ru-Band Lu
Tainan, Taiwan, 704