Guidance for medication in bipolar depression published
Solid evidence to guide the use of antidepressants in patients with bipolar disorder is “remarkably limited,” says the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Task Force. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - September 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Prospective memory fails bipolar patients
Prospective memory may be a useful rehabilitation target for helping patients with bipolar disorder to function successfully in the community, a study suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - September 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Case for targeting perfectionism in patients with bipolar disorder
Anxiety and stress symptoms may mediate the association between perfectionism and depressive symptoms in patients with bipolar disorder in a “transdiagnostic” process, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - September 13, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Depression highlighted as nonadherence risk in bipolar patients
The presence of residual depressive symptoms may result in patients with bipolar disorder being nonadherent to their medication, study findings suggest. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - September 12, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Gender warns of bipolar I disorder risks
Researchers have confirmed several features that differ between men and women with bipolar disorder, which may impact on the course and treatment of the condition. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - September 11, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Simple skin test gains traction as suicide marker
A large study of psychiatric inpatients supports the notion that electrodermal hyporeactivity may be an accurate marker of suicide risk. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - September 10, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Exercise may not be ‘one size fits all’ in bipolar patients
Researchers say that more study is needed of the relationship between exercise and symptoms among patients with bipolar disorder. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - September 6, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Acute manic episodes linked to increased edema risk
Bipolar disorder patients admitted to hospital with a manic episode are at an increased risk for lower limb edema, compared with their peers with depressive or non-affective psychosis episodes, study findings show. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - September 5, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Dementia risk for bipolar disorder patients
Patients with bipolar disorder are at increased risk for developing dementia, both pre-senile and senile, a study of a nationwide dataset in Taiwan confirms. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - September 4, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
