Table 2 Description of models and corresponding data for verification.

From: A critical evaluation of dynamical systems models of bipolar disorder

Study

DD or TD

What it Models

Model type or method used

Data used to test model

Huber et al. [21]

TD

Episodes (binary occurrence vs. absence)

Deterministic and stochastic dynamical systems

None

Mohan [35]

TD

Mood oscillations/variations (untreated vs. treated)

Deterministic dynamical system

None

Conte et al. [11]

TD

Mood oscillations/variations (“latent” and “acclaimed phases”) Deterministic/stochastic contributions to mood variations in BD vs. healthy control.

Deterministic and stochastic dynamical systems

Qualitative description of the results of Gottschalk et al. [47]

Daugherty et al. [37]

TD

Mood oscillations/variations (treated vs. untreated, interactions between two patients with BD)

Deterministic dynamical system

None

Nana [34]

TD

Mood oscillations/variations (treated vs. untreated)

Deterministic dynamical system

None

Goldbeter [38]

TD

Mania and depression as independent, interacting systems. Mood oscillations/transitions (effect of antidepressants simulated)

Deterministic dynamical system

None

Bonsall et al. [28]

DD

Time-series of mood variability in stable and unstable BD (by fitting linear and nonlinear AR models to data)

Fitting linear and nonlinear AR models to data

QIDS-SR time-series (one measure per week over a 220-week period from 23 individuals with BD, divided into “stable mood” (n = 11) and “unstable mood” (n = 12)

Frank [41]

TD

Oscillations in second messenger systems

Deterministic dynamical system

None

Goldbeter [42]

TD

Mania and depression as independent, interacting systems. Mood oscillations/transitions (effect of antidepressants simulated)

Deterministic and stochastic dynamical systems

None

Hadaeghi, et al. [36]

TD

Mood oscillations/variations (treated vs. untreated)

Deterministic dynamical system

None

Steinacher & Wright [10]

TD

Time-course of behavioral activation/approach in BD, using both deterministic and stochastic systems

Deterministic and stochastic dynamical systems

Qualitative description of results from Wright et al. [50]

Koutsoukos & Angelopolous [51]

TD

Energy (mood) oscillations/variations generated from a theoretical mood “pendulum” (effect of mood-stabilizers considered)

Deterministic dynamical system

None

Bonsall et al. [39]

DD + TD

Time-series of mood variability (by fitting linear and threshold AR models to time-series data). Mood fluctuations using both deterministic and stochastic dynamical systems (relaxation oscillators fit to time-series data)

Fitting linear and threshold AR models to data Deterministic and stochastic dynamical systems

QIDS-SR time-series from 61 individuals with BD (one measure per week for 79–233 weeks). n = 42 used for AR models, n = 19 for relaxation oscillator models.

Ortiz et al. [26]

DD

Time-series of mood, anxiety and energy in BD vs. healthy control (by fitting AR models to time-series data).

Fitting AR models to time-series data

Time-series data of self-reported mood, anxiety and energy levels using a visual analog scale from 30 individuals with BD, and 30 healthy controls, (two measures per day, for 90 days)

Cochran et al. [44]

DD

Clinical course of BD by fitting discrete-time Markov chain model with discretized mood states to longitudinal data.

Discrete-time Markov chain model

Data from the Prechter Longitudinal Study of Bipolar Disorder at the University of Michigan [58] (n = 209 individuals with bipolar I disorder)

Hadaeghi et al. [52]

TD

Circadian activity variation in BD

Deterministic dynamical system

Actigraphic data from n=15 subjects, but model not fit to group level data, and comparisons between model output and data are shown for single subject only.

Bayani et al. [31]

TD

Circadian activity pulse trains in BD

Deterministic dynamical system

None

Cochran et al. [40]

DD + TD

Mood variations

Patient-level statistics to test a set of hypotheses, followed by a proposed stochastic dynamical system

Self-report ASRM and Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression (PHQ-9), collected every 2 months from 178 individuals with BD, for at least 4 years

Chang & Chou [53]

TD

Relationship between mood sensitivity and realized/expected value. Simulated QIDS-SR16 scores.

Deterministic dynamical system

None

Cochran et al. [78]

TD

Time-course of mood variations in BD using stochastic models

Stochastic dynamical systems

None

Ortiz et al. [27]

DD

Time-series of mood, anxiety and energy in BD, unaffected first-degree relatives, and healthy controls (by fitting AR models to time-series data).

Fitting AR models to time-series data

Time-series data of self-reported mood, anxiety and energy levels using a visual analog scale (two measures per day, for 90 days) in 30 individuals with BD, 30 unaffected first-degree relatives and 30 healthy controls

Prisciandaro et al. [43]

DD

Empirically-derived mood states and transition probabilities in BD (using hidden Markov modeling)

Hidden Markov modeling

Longitudinal data from STEP-BD study [79] (n = 3918 for transition probability analyses, n=3229 for analyses involving baseline covariates)

Doho et al. [33]

TD

Neural activity related to circadian function in BD and the effect of chronotherapy on neuronal activity

Deterministic dynamical system

None

Nobukawa et al. [32]

TD

Frontal neural activity and circadian activity in BD and healthy control, and effect of chronotherapy

Deterministic and stochastic dynamical systems

None

Moore et al. [30]

DD

Forecasting time-series of QIDS-SR scores in BD

Fitting statistical models to time-series data. Forecasting using AR, exponential smoothing, Gaussian process regression

QIDS-SR and ASRM time-series from 100 individuals with BD (one measure per week for 3.5 years). Only QIDS-SR scores were used for forecasting.

Moore et al. [29]

DD

Forecasting time-series of QIDS-SR scores in BD

Fitting statistical models to time-series data. Linear and nonlinear forecasting using: persistence, exponential smoothing, AR, gaussian process regression, locally constant prediction, local linear prediction

QIDS-SR time-series from eight individuals with BD (one measure per week for 5 years)

  1. AR autoregressive, ASRM Altman self-rating mania scale, BD bipolar disorder, DD data-driven, PHQ-9 patient health questionnaire, QIDS-SR quick inventory of depressive symptoms, STEP-BD systematic treatment enhancement program for bipolar disorder, TD theory-driven.