Mood disorder subtypes remain in the family
Psychosis, mania, and depression are unlikely to have shared hereditary causes, report researchers in Molecular Psychiatry. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - November 8, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Bipolar mania and depression independently inherited
Bipolar mania and depression may be independently inherited in families, findings of a US study suggest. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - November 7, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Bipolar primary care prevalence varies by assessment method
The prevalence of bipolar disorder in primary care varies considerably according to the assessment method used, study findings suggest. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - November 6, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
First-episode type predicts morbidity, disease course in bipolar disorder
Study findings suggest that the type of first episode in patients with bipolar disorder can predict the type and degree of future morbidity, as well as the disease course. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - November 5, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Comorbid anxiety problematic for adolescents with bipolar disorder
Anxiety disorders are common in children and adolescents with bipolar disorder and adversely affect their outcomes, suggest study findings. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - November 1, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Large, rare CNV burden reduced in bipolar disorder
Large and rare chromosomal copy number variants are uncommon in patients with bipolar disorder, even those with early-onset disease, study findings confirm. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - October 31, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Parental bipolar history common in US bipolar patients
Research findings suggest that patients with bipolar disorder who reside in the United States have a higher parental incidence of bipolar disorder and depression than those who live in Europe. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - October 30, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Mood instability shapes psychotic experiences
Mood instability is a prominent feature of psychosis, say researchers who found it was associated with and predicted the presence of psychotic experiences such as paranoid ideation and auditory hallucinations. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - October 30, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Extra input pays bipolar treatment dividends
Customizing an implementation program to individual practices and providing proactive support improves the adherence of patients with bipolar disorder to Life Goals Collaborative Care, shows a randomized trial. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - October 29, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
‘Distinct’ bipolar pathways revealed
A genetic analysis reported in Nature suggests two mechanisms that could lead to bipolar disorder. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - October 25, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Multifactorial approach needed for early bipolar detection
At-risk states for bipolar disorder require a multifaceted approach to be identified and appropriately treated, according to preliminary results from the Dresden High-Risk Project. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - October 24, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Postpartum diagnostic switches likely in depressed women
Women with major depression should be monitored for emerging symptoms of hypomania during the postpartum period, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - October 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Prompt intervention helps young bipolar patients at discharge
Young adults early in the course of bipolar disorder benefit at least as much as older patients from early intervention after hospital discharge, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - October 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Obesity may aggravate bipolar neuropathology
Being overweight may result in increased white matter loss in key brain regions in patients with bipolar disorder, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - October 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Manic episodes worsen clinical insight
Patients with bipolar disorder are more likely to have impaired clinical insight after, rather than before, manic exacerbations, researchers report. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - October 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
