More research needed on late-life mania
Mania is relatively common among psychiatric inpatients older than 50 years, many of whom are experiencing such symptoms for the first time, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 14, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Cognitive impairment in schizophrenia a global problem
Cognitive impairment in patients with schizophrenia is still as substantial and generalized in its effects as it has ever been, despite improvements in how it is diagnosed and assessed, a review of the literature suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 13, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Preventing manic episodes ‘key to work success’
Repeated manic episodes and executive dysfunction are significant contributors to poor work adjustment in people with bipolar disorder, a study suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 13, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Psychosis prodrome rarely converts to psychotic illness
Just one in four people considered at clinical high risk for psychosis will develop overt psychosis within 2 years, a meta-analysis has found. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 9, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Childhood adversity raises psychopathology risk
Adverse experiences in childhood are associated with an increased risk for psychopathology in the offspring of people with bipolar disorder or major depressive disorder, a study by US researchers indicates. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 9, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Theory of mind deficit found in bipolar disorder
People with bipolar disorder show theory of mind impairment, based on impaired performance on the Picture Sequencing Task, Australian researchers have found. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 8, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Treatment targets identified in first-episode psychosis
Addressing multiple substance use disorder should be a key aim of treatment in people with a first episode of psychosis who report substance use, Australian researchers say. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 8, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Study traces natural history of first-episode psychosis
Around one in five adults who experience a first psychotic episode will subsequently be diagnosed with schizophrenia, and one in 20 will be diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a 5-year follow-up study has found. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 6, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Temperament affects bipolar treatment adherence
Patients with bipolar II disorder and acute depression are more likely to be nonadherent to medication if they have a cyclothymic temperament, say Italian researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 6, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Family psychopathology increases bipolar disorder risk
Family conflict and parental psychopathology can increase a child’s risk for developing bipolar disorder, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 6, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Intermittent antipsychotic therapy ‘not supported by evidence’
Intermittent antipsychotic therapy is less effective than continuous maintained therapy for preventing relapse in people with schizophrenia, conclude the authors of a Cochrane review. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 6, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Subjective sleep assessment reliable in bipolar disorder
Total sleep time can be accurately monitored in bipolar disorder patients using sleep diaries, suggest findings from a naturalistic study. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 5, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Collaborative chronic care tackles comorbidity in bipolar patients
A collaborative chronic care model helps patients with bipolar disorder to reduce their cardiovascular disease risk, shows a randomized trial. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 2, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Negative schizophrenia symptoms worthy treatment target
Targeting either prominent positive or negative symptoms when treating patients with schizophrenia could significantly improve their health-related quality of life, a CATIE analysis suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 2, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Minor physical anomalies predict bipolar I disorder risk
Study findings confirm the presence of abnormal neurodevelopment in patients with bipolar I disorder and suggest minor physical anomalies could be used to distinguish such patients from mentally healthy individuals. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - August 1, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
