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POM-D
POM-D (Predictors of Outcomes in Mood Disorders with a Focus on Anxiety)
is an observational research study exploring how anxiety may affect recovery in people with depression or bipolar disorder. The study aims to better understand whether persistent anxiety influences how quickly people recover from mood episodes and how likely they are to stay well over time. By identifying factors linked to ongoing anxiety, POM-D hopes to help improve our understanding and treatment of mood disorders.
Why is there a need for POM-D?
Half of people with mood disorders will also experience anxiety in their lifetime.
Those with a mood disorder and anxiety are less likely to respond to treatment and tend to fare worse than those without anxiety
As of yet, people with mood disorders and anxiety are not formally treated in a way that is any different from those who do not have anxiety
Some people experience anxiety only during depressive episodes, while others continue to experience anxiety even when their mood improves. Persistent anxiety may make recovery more difficult, so identifying the factors associated with ongoing anxiety could help improve treatment outcomes.
What is the aim of POM-D
We want to know what predicts whether people with mood disorders get better and stay well.
To understand whether anxiety affects recovery in people with mood disorders, including how quickly they get better and whether they stay well.
To determine whether persistent anxiety affects recovery, particularly when anxiety continues even after mood has returned to normal.
To identify factors that predict persistent anxiety and whether ongoing anxiety is associated with less favourable outcomes.
To identify people who may be more likely to remain unwell, helping guide the development of more effective treatments.
What does participation involve?
Participation in these visits can be done in person or virtually
Pre-screen
This ensures participants are eligible before participating
Enrollment
A meeting with our study team that involves getting to know each participant, interviews, questionnaires and self-reports
Monthly sessions
Sessions will occur once a month, every month for a year. These will also involve interviews, questionsiares, self-reports and a catch up of how each participants last month has been
Some visits may be conducted remotely, while in-person data collection will be held at the DCRP in Halifax
(in the Abbie J Lane building of the QEII, 5909 Veterans' Memorial Lane).
The POM-D team
Antonya Hall, Research Assistant
(902) 473 1899
Barbara Pavlova, PhD, Principal Investigator
OPTIMUM-D is part of the Canadian Biomarker Integration Network in Depression (CANBIND). You can read more about CANBIND here. OPTIMUM-D is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Ontario Brain Institute.