Comorbid OCD and bipolar disorder should be treated as mood disorder
Most patients with both bipolar disorder and obsessive–compulsive disorder should be treated as having bipolar disorder, researchers suggest. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - February 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Support for progranulin role in bipolar disorder
Researchers have found reduced levels of plasma progranulin in patients with bipolar disorder, strengthening evidence for its possible role as a biomarker for the condition. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - February 20, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Mixed state specifier in DSM-5 overlooks the core features
The replacement of “mixed episodes” with “mixed features” in DSM-5 in order to counter a lack of specificity overlooks two of the core features of mixed states, suggests research published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - February 19, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Interhemispheric disconnectivity highlighted in bipolar disorder
Research shows that patients with bipolar I disorder have reduced white matter integrity, including in the corpus callosum, which connects the brain’s hemispheres. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - February 17, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Sleep duration impacts on genetic risk of depressive symptoms
Both long and short sleep durations are associated with an increased heritability of depression, study findings show. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - February 17, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Heritable bipolar phenotypes pinned down
A large study has pinpointed brain and behavioural traits that are genetically influenced and associated with bipolar I disorder. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - February 14, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Consistent mania monitoring during perinatal period warranted
Pregnant and postpartum women with bipolar disorder experience clinically severe symptoms, suggesting the need for continued monitoring of mania during this time, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - February 13, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Rhythmicity of activity linked to bipolar mania
Circadian rhythm disturbances are associated with bipolar disorder, and particularly with mania, indicate study findings. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - February 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Urinary tract infections linked to acute psychosis relapse
Patients with an acute episode of psychosis have a high incidence of urinary tract infections, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - February 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
U-shaped association between paternal age and bipolar risk
Having a father who is relatively young or old may increase a person’s risk of developing bipolar disorder, a study suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - February 11, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Sleep disturbances could be bipolar disorder treatment target
Both objective and subjective features of sleep differ between people with bipolar disorder who are currently euthymic and healthy controls, a case–control study has found. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - February 7, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Maternal influenza link to bipolar disorder refined
Research suggests that maternal influenza during pregnancy may increase the risk for bipolar disorder with psychotic features in offspring, rather than being associated with bipolar disorder per se. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - February 6, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Women with bipolar disorder shoulder heavy medication burden
Study findings highlight the frequent use of complex polypharmacy in patients with bipolar disorder, with women especially likely to be taking multiple medications. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - February 5, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Bipolar disorder could be more common than thought
Bipolar disorder may be underdiagnosed in epidemiological surveys, say researchers who studied data from the World Mental Health surveys. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - February 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Sleep recovery good following mild traumatic brain injury
Recovery from sleep disturbance following mild traumatic brain injury occurs more rapidly than depression and anxiety recovery, study findings indicate. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - February 3, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
