Salivary cortisol secretion in remitted bipolar patients and offspring of bipolar parents
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Objectives: It is generally believed that cortisol secretion normalizes during clinical remission in mood disorders. However, this assumption has been challenged by preliminary reports of enhanced cortisol secretion in remitted bipolar patients and in the offspring of bipolar parents. The purpose of this study is to replicate findings of increased cortisol secretion during clinical remission in bipolar patients and in the offspring of bipolar parents, rigorously controlling for known confounders. Methods: We conducted intensive cortisol sampling (six samples per day for three test days, on three consecutive weekends) on 15 bipolar type I and type II patients and 28 unrelated offspring of bipolar parents. Offspring had a history of unipolar depression. Participation was restricted to cases in complete sustained remission. Controls were matched as closely as possible for age, sex, and education. Mood and sleep measures were recorded on each sampling day. Results: In total, 743 samples were collected from the patient group and 576 from controls. Correcting for repeat measures, there was no statistically significant difference in cortisol secretion at any sampling time between remitted bipolar patients, remitted offspring of bipolar parents, and normal controls. The cortisol waking response did not differ between patients and controls. Covariates, including sex, age, Beck depression score and hours of sleep, were not statistically significant. Conclusions: Our observations are consistent with the view that complete sustained clinical remission is associated with normal salivary cortisol levels throughout the day. A personal or family history of bipolar disorder per se does not appear to confer added risk for increased salivary cortisol secretion during sustained clinical remission.
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Two studies failed to find significant differences in basal cortisol or in ACTH response to CRH among offspring or relatives of bipolar disorder patients.
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- Authors
- Deshauer, D., Duffy, A., Meaney, M., Sharma, S., & Grof, P.
- Affiliations
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Deshauer, Dorian
- Venue
- Bipolar Disorders
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2006-07-18
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 345-349
- ISSN
- 1398-5647 (ISSN-L)
- 1399-5618
- OpenAlex
- W2067723782
- Cited by
- 53
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 6 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 1.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Bipolar Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Keywords
- salivary cortisol, bipolar disorder, clinical remission, offspring of bipolar parents, familial risk, diurnal cortisol rhythm, major depressive disorder, mood disorders
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Bipolar Disorder, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Male, Middle Aged, Radioimmunoassay, Retrospective Studies, Saliva, Child of Impaired Parents
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