Tell tale neurologic soft signs for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Neurologic soft signs can differentiate schizophrenia from major depression but not bipolar disorder, study findings indicate. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - January 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Neural clues found for impaired emotional response in bipolar disorder
Researchers have identified distinct trait- and state-related neural abnormalities during emotional response inhibition in patients with bipolar disorder. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - January 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Glutathione not linked to bipolar primary pathophysiology
Results from an Australian study do not support the hypothesis that oxidative stress plays a primary role in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - January 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Dentate gyrus, fimbria volumes reduced in bipolar II disorder
Results from a Norwegian study suggest that the dentate gyrus and fimbria may play an important role in the pathophysiology of bipolar II disorder. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - January 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Depression, mania in BD I have differential social adjustment effects
Results from a UK study show that depression and mania symptoms have specific and differential effects on social adjustment in patients with bipolar disorder. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - January 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Spirituality associated with poor mental health
Individuals who describe themselves as spiritual are more likely to have used drugs, or be dependent on drugs, and also more likely to have generalized anxiety and neurotic disorders than those who are neither spiritual nor religious, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - January 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Cannabis use may worsen illness course in bipolar disorder
Cannabis use disorder is associated with a more severe illness course among patients with bipolar disorder, researchers report. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - January 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Obesity not linked to bipolar disorder course
Obesity is not significantly associated with psychiatric disease course in patients with bipolar disorder (BD), Canadian researchers report. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - January 11, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
White matter abnormalities may indicate genetic risk for bipolar disorder
White matter abnormalities in the right temporal lobe may be a marker of genetic risk for bipolar disorder, results from a US study suggest. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - January 9, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
ADHD symptoms may influence bipolar disorder course
Comorbid attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is common in patients with bipolar disorder (BD), and is associated with more mixed states, more severe psychopathology, and more impaired family functioning, Italian researchers report. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - January 9, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Contingency management benefits drug-dependent mental health patients
Contingency management significantly reduces stimulant drug use in dependent patients with serious mental illnesses, researchers report. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - January 8, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Impulsivity increased in euthymic mood disorder patients
Results from a US study show that patients with mood disorders exhibit increased levels of impulsivity, even during periods of euthymia. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - January 8, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Psychologic treatment has long-term benefits for bipolar patients
Psychoeducation and cognitive behavioral therapy combined with pharmacologic treatment provides significant long-term benefits for patients with refractory bipolar disorder, researchers report. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - January 4, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Comorbid Axis I disorders highly prevalent in mood disorder patients
More than 80% of patients with mood disorders have at least one comorbid Axis I disorder, study results show. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - January 3, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
T. gondii infection linked to bipolar disorder risk
Results from a French study support an association between Toxoplasma gondii infection and bipolar disorder. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - January 2, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
