Best Practices for Outpatient Program in : Pediatric Mood Disorders Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago Julie A. Carbray PhD, PMHN-CNS

Introduction

A five fold increase in diagnosis of PBD in last 5 years

A complex presentation

A limited research, treatment efficacy research

A vast skill set needed

A limited empirical base to guide mental health nursing practice

PMDC Team

A Mani Pavuluri MD, PhD

A Tahseen Mohammed MD Core Team A Julie Carbray PhD, APN, PMHN-CNS

A Amy West PhD

A Jodi Heidenreich LCSW

A Clinical Coordinator

A Pavuluri et al, 2004 Research Coordinator

A Fellows, Interns, Nursing students, Volunteers

A RAs What is Integrated Treatment?

Multimodal Treatment of Youth with Bipolar disorder (MITY-BD)

A Clinical Assessment

A Pharmacotherapy

A Psychosocial treatment

A Maintenance treatment

Synergy

A Each aspect informs others

A keeping the motion going

A tools/reminders

A action orientation

A action moving forward

A Pharmacotherapy Algorithm for Stabilization and Maintenance of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Pavuluri et al 2004 Combination Trial: Risperidone with Lithium or DVPX in Pediatric Pavuluri et al 2005

Role and Function of Psychiatric Nurse

A Administrative Director of Program

A Clinic Administrator

A Development of trials, CMRS, RAINBOW

A Leader of parent group

A Teaching of others in RAINBOW

A Consultant to others on establishing clinics

A Leadership in field

Child Mania Rating Scale (CMRS)

A 21 Items

A Rated on 4-point Likert-type Scale

A 0 = Never

A 1 = Sometimes

A 2 = Often

A 3 = Very Often

A Range: 0 to 63

A Internal consistency: .91 by Cronbach’s alpha. Child Mania Rating Scale, Parent Version

Pavuluri et al 2006

The following questions concern your child’s mood and behavior in the past month. Please place a check mark or an ‘x’ in a box for each item. Please consider it a problem if it is causing trouble and is beyond what is normal for your child's age. For example, check ‘never' if the behavior is not causing trouble. Never Sometimes Often Very Often

1. Have periods of feeling super happy for hours or days 0 1 2 3 at a time, extremely wound up and excited, such as feeling "on top of the world" 0 1 2 3 2. Feel irritable, cranky, or mad for hours or days at a time

3. Think that he or she can be anything or do anything 0 1 (e.g., leader, best basketball player, rap singer, 2 3 millionaire, princess) beyond what is usual for that age

4. Believe that he or she has unrealistic abilities or powers that 0 1 2 3 are unusual, and may try to act upon them, which causes trouble

Unique Characteristics of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder (PBD)

A Extreme Mood lability – from irritable, excitable, impulsive, intrusive and loud to sullen, withdrawn, and weepy – leads to significant interpersonal problems A Ultradian cycling A Significant irritability A Mixed depression and mania A Comorbid disorders A ADHD A ODD A Anxiety

Affective Circuitry Dysfunction

SFG IFS

A Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex related to problem-solving A Underactivated in PBD A Amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex related to affect regulation A Overactivated in PBD

A Overall effect: decreased problem-solving during excessive emotional states Interpersonal/Environmental Stressors

A Peer rejection

A Family conflict

A Low self-esteem and feelings of worthlessness

A Exhaustion and strain in parents

A Confusion at school

OUTINE

FFECT CONTROL

CAN DO IT

O NEGATIVE THOUGHTS; LIVE IN THE NOW

E A GOOD FRIEND: BALANCED LIFESTYLE

H! HOW CAN WE SOLVE IT?!

AYS TO GET SUPPORT

Child & Family Focused CBT for; Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Rainbow Therapy

Unique characteristics Affective circuitry dysfunction Environmental stressors Rapid cycling Chronicity Excessive reactivity of amygdala Interpersonal conflict Irritability Poor problem solving of Dorso Burden on families and Mixed with Depression Lateral Prefrontal Cortex school ADHD (DLPFC) with negative Impact on siblings Comorbidity often experiences Increased ‘Expressed ODD Emotion’

Second Phase Third Phase First Phase - CBT Interpersonal principles of problem solving Therapeutic alliance Increase positive experience Psychoeducation Measured tone & timing with Be a good friend and Role of Medication negative consequences Balanced lifestyle Routine  Affect regulation Oh how can we solve it?  I can do it Ways to get support  No negative thoughts & live in the now

Child Parent Siblings School Study #1: Preliminary Pilot of Individual Treatment Pavuluri, M.N, Graczyk, P., Henry, D., Carbray, J., Heidenreich, J., Miklowitz, D. (2004) Child- and Family-focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Pediatric Bipolar disorder: Development and Preliminary Results. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43(5), 528-537.

A Objective: To describe and test feasibility of CFF-CBT delivered in its individual format to children with PBD

Pre-Post CGI-BP Severity Scale

6 4 2 Post 0 Pre s a i on ni i a s s Sleep Overall M e ADHD pression ychos e Ps D Aggr p values<0.0001 except psychosis p <0.01

Translation to Practice…Psychosocial treatment may help to alleviate symptoms and improve functioning. It is likely an imperative ingredient of treatment model.

Study #2: Preliminary Pilot of Group Treatment

A Objective: To develop and test a group adaptation of the child- and family-focused cognitive-behavioral program for pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD).

A CFF-CBT group treatment is comprised of 12 weeks of parallel child and parent group therapy sessions. Pre and Post Measures 80 70 60 50 PRE 40 POST 30 20 10 0 YMRS CDI CGAS PSS TOPS

YMRS = ; CDI = Children’s Depression Inventory; CGAS = Children’s Global Assessment Inventory; PSS = Parenting Stress Scale; TOPS = Therapy Outcomes Parent Scale

Translation to Clinical Practice….Group psychotherapy may help alleviate symptoms, improve social and academic functioning, decrease parenting stress, increase knowledge and efficacy around disorder. Parents feel empowered and use each other as supports; children have opportunity for positive social interaction.

Study #3: Maintenance Model of RAINBOW Treatment West, A., Henry, D., &Pavuluri, M. (2007). Maintenance Model of Integrated Psychosocial Treatment: A Pilot Feasibility Study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

A Objective: To develop and test the feasibility of a maintenance model of CFF-CBT, comprised of psychosocial booster sessions integrated with medication.

Design ‹ Measures: –WASH-U-KSADS –Clinical Global Impressions Scale for BP (CGI-BP) –Children’s Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) ‹ Sample: –24 boys and 10 girls with PBD (I, II, NOS); ages 5-17 (M = 11.33, SD 3.0) –Predominantly middle-class; 68% Caucasian, 23% African American, 6% Latino, and 3% Asian. Procedure

A During first six months, study clinicians met to discuss recurring themes and design specific interventions within the RAINBOW framework to address these barriers to continued progress

A After acute phase treatment, study participants transitioned into maintenance phase, comprised of medication management and psychosocial booster sessions

A Data on symptom experience and functioning was recorded at year 1,2, and 3 during the maintenance phase of treatment

Results ‹ Three years after initial acute phase of treatment, those patients who received CFF-CBT maintenance therapy had sustained symptom improvement and functioning seen after acute phase – When compared to pre-treatment scores, follow-up scores on each CGI-BP scale and the CGAS maintained significance at the p<.0001 level – No significant difference between post-treatment scores and follow-up scores on any subscale. All three follow-up scores on both measures were within the 95% CI for post-treatment scores

‹ Maintenance treatment was feasible to deliver; very few drop-outs (3/34) indicate that it keeps families engaged

Figure 2: CGI-BP Overall Scores at Year 1,2 and 3 in Reference to 7 Post-treatment 95% CI 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Family-Focused Treatment for patients With Bipolar Disorder: K-SADS Depression Scores During Treatment 2.4 2.2 2.06 1.96 2.0 1.83 1.81 1.79 1.8 1.69 1.57 1.6 1.4 1.2 Scores 1.0

e s k ths th ths ta n nths n nths n n o o o o o I M M M 3 6 M 9 2 M 8 1 1 24 Months

F(1, 96) = 10.05, p < .002; Cohen’s d = 0.87

Family-Focused Treatment for patients With Bipolar Disorder: K-SADS Mania Scores During Treatment 2.8 2.6 2.48 2.4 2.2 1.97 2.04 2.0 1.76 1.76 1.8 1.59 1.64 1.6 1.4 1.2 Scores 1.0

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Intak 3 Mont 6 Mont 9 Mont 12 Months 18 Mont 24 Mont

F(1, 94) = 17.24, p < .0001; Cohen’s d = 1.19

Parents’ CBCL Total Behavior Problem Ratings During and Following Family- 80.0 Focused Treatment

75.0 73.72 70.0 67.37 67.36 64.15 65.0 61.96 61.92 61.43 60.0

T-scores 55.0

50.0

s s ke ths th th ths ta n n n n on I M Mo Mo Months Mo 3 6 9 Months 8 4 12 1 2

F(1, 142) = 20.73, p < .0001; d = 0.99 Preliminary Conclusions:

A There may be key ingredients (e.g. psychoeducation or communication skills)

A Psychosocial treatments appear to provide added benefit in addition to medication in symptom improvement, functioning, and other psychosocial variables.

A Need for maintenance phase of treatment

A Important to integrate psychosocial and psychopharmalogical treatment

Strengths

A Innovative service

A Service plus science

A Strengths based, family focus

A Psychiatric Nursing Leadership and training

A transportability

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