Neural basis for adolescent manic symptoms
Teenagers with subthreshold bipolar symptoms have altered structural connectivity in white matter tracts known to be involved in mood disorders, an imaging study shows. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - May 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Maternal influenza link to mood in children
The children of women who have influenza while pregnant have an increased risk for developing bipolar disorder in later life, a prospective study suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - May 9, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Response style influences mood in bipolar disorder
How people with bipolar disorder respond to their symptoms significantly impacts on their subsequent mood, researchers have found. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - May 8, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Cognitive impairment in euthymic bipolar disorder confirmed
Researchers have found further evidence of significant cognitive impairment in patients with bipolar disorder, even during periods of euthymia. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - May 7, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Summer highs, winter lows for bipolar disorder patients
Depressive symptoms in patients with bipolar disorder are at a minimum during the summer but peak in the winter, shows a prospective analysis that monitored patients for at least 10 years. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - May 3, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Therapeutic alliance influences bipolar disorder medication adherence
Patients with bipolar disorder are more likely to adhere to their medication if they have a positive perception of their relationship with their psychiatrist, study findings show. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - May 1, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Continuous circular cycling ‘a distinct bipolar disorder subtype’
Results from an Italian study suggest that there are distinct differences in clinical presentation, outcome, and treatment response between bipolar disorder patients with and without intervals between mood episodes. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - April 30, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Religiosity may influence depression, QoL in bipolar disorder
Results from a Brazilian study suggest that higher levels of intrinsic religiosity are associated with fewer depressive symptoms and increased quality of life in patients with bipolar disorder. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - April 26, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Cardiovascular disease grave in patients with bipolar disorder
Cardiovascular disease has a particularly large impact on life expectancy if patients also have bipolar disorder, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - April 25, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Schizophrenia patients misinterpret anger
A study shows that patients with schizophrenia struggle to recognize angry facial expressions, often mistaking them for fear. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - April 25, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Bipolar disorder questionnaires limited for patients with SUD
Researchers advise caution when using the Mood Disorder Questionnaire and the Hypomania Checklist-32 to diagnose bipolar disorder in patients treated for substance use disorders. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - April 24, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Pain common in depressed bipolar patients
Results from a Spanish study suggest that chronic pain is common among patients with bipolar disorder who are experiencing an episode of depression. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - April 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Study refutes poor antidepressant response in bipolar disorder
Research findings oppose the view that patients with bipolar disorder have a worse response to antidepressants than patients with unipolar depression. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - April 19, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
