DSM-5 mania duration criterion questioned
Researchers believe that the DSM 4-day duration criterion for diagnosing bipolar II disorder is no longer valid and its continued use could exclude a large number of patients with true bipolar II disorder. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - December 5, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Bipolar-specific disease management gives good returns
Diagnostic-specific management of bipolar II disorder is associated with significant clinical improvements, show findings that support the need for greater recognition of the condition. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - December 4, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Rejection sensitivity differentiates unipolar, bipolar depression
Asking about heightened rejection sensitivity during a depressive episode may help physicians to identify patients with underlying bipolarity, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - December 3, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Early cognitive improvements realized in bipolar disorder
Patients with bipolar disorder can expect to experience improvements in select cognitive domains in the first year after an initial manic episode, longitudinal study findings suggest. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - November 29, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Early natural history of bipolar disorder mapped
A longitudinal study of children of parents with bipolar disorder gives insights into the developmental trajectory of the condition, which researchers say should prove valuable in guiding future intervention and prevention efforts. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - November 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Support for personal recovery concept in bipolar disorder
Researchers have found that “respect, hope, and self-empowerment” is a key psychosocial factor in the personal recovery of adults with bipolar disorder. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - November 27, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Bipolarity caution in depressed MS patients
Physicians should be sure to exclude bipolar disorder before prescribing antidepressants to patients with multiple sclerosis who have depression, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - November 26, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Childhood trauma link to bipolar symptoms strengthened
Research confirms a link between childhood trauma and severe symptoms of bipolar disorder in adults. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - November 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Conversion from psychotic depression to bipolar disorder explored
Danish researchers have identified a range of characteristics in people with psychotic depression that predict an increased risk for conversion to bipolar disorder. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - November 21, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Cognition and illness course predict bipolar employment
Patients with bipolar disorder are more likely to be successfully employed if they have good cognitive function and a more benign course of illness, suggest findings from a meta-analysis. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - November 20, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Bipolar disorder treatment nonadherence ‘needs more attention’
More than half of patients with bipolar disorder fail to take their medication as prescribed, a study of Finnish inpatients and outpatients has found. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - November 19, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Postpartum psychiatric risk varies with birth order
The elevated postpartum risk for a first-time psychiatric episode, particularly of bipolar disorder, is most marked after a first delivery, shows a population-based study. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - November 15, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Men’s cognitive advantage maintained in early bipolar disorder
Patients in the early stages of bipolar disorder show the same gender differences in cognitive functioning as mentally healthy individuals, findings from the STOP-EM trial show. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - November 14, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
White matter integrity supports heritability of bipolar disorder
Researchers have detected widespread white matter integrity reductions in patients with bipolar disorder, which extend to their unaffected siblings. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - November 13, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Obesity, bipolarity may have common mechanisms
The presence of obesity in patients with major depression could be a sign of underlying bipolarity, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - November 12, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
