BiPolar Disorder News

European Project To Study Relationship Between ADHD And Substance Abuse ( Trimbos Institute 24-Sep-08 )

To determine the relationship between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and the development SUD in patients with and without ADHD. These are the main goals of the European collaborative initiative that was launched recently.

Global Psychiatrists Unite To Improve Services In Mental Health ( MUI 23-Sep-08 )

Thirty seven medical experts in psychiatry from across the world have called on the medical community to take urgent action to optimize services for people with a diagnosis of severe mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

Clues To Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disease ( Molecular Medicine 16-Sep-08 )

German researchers have devised a way to follow gene expression over time in a 64-year-old woman who developed rapid-cycling bipolar illness in her mid-40s.

Family Therapy With Medication Improves Depression In Bipolar Teens ( MNT 9-Sep-08 )

In combination with medication, family-focused therapy appears to help curb depression symptoms in teens with bipolar disorder, according to a report released on September 1, 2008 in the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Antipsychotics In Children And Adolescents: The Risks And Benefits ( ECNP 4-Sep-08 )

Many of the psychiatric disorders observed in adults have their onset in childhood or adolescence. The presence of a major mental illness is certainly no less serious in children than in adults - in fact, childhood onset of several psychiatric disorders predicts a worse illness course.

Global Survey Highlights The Complexity Of Bipolar Disorder ( WFMH 4-Sep-08 )

Results from a new global survey on bipolar disorder, released today at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Congress, indicate that both patients and healthcare professionals face significant challenges in managing bipolar disorder.

Older Fathers Linked With Bipolar ( BBCNews 3-Sep-08 )

Older fathers are more likely to have children with bipolar disorder, research suggests. The risk goes up when men are older than 29 before they start their family, and is highest if they are over 55.

Gene Abnormalities Implicated In Bipolar Disorder ( NIH/NIMH 20-Aug-08 )

The largest genetic analysis of its kind to date for bipolar disorder has implicated machinery involved in the balance of sodium and calcium in brain cells.

Psychiatrists Shift Away From Providing Psychotherapy ( JAMA 7-Aug-08 )

A declining number of office-based psychiatrists appear to be providing psychotherapy to their patients, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Improving Traditional Psychiatric Diagnoses With Genetics ( Elsevier 1-Aug-08 )

Psychiatry has begun the laborious effort of preparing the DSM-V, the new iteration of its diagnostic manual. In so doing, it once again wrestles with the task set by Carl Linnaeus, to "cleave nature at its joints." However, these "joints," the boundaries between psychiatric disorders, such as that between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, are far from clear.

ECNP Consensus Statement On Bipolar Depression ( ECNP 11-Jul-08 )

Bipolar disorder is one of the most complex and challenging mental disorder in the spectrum.

The Pursuit Of Happiness: It's Good To Talk... Or Is It? ( Independent 9-Jul-08 )

The belief that cognitive behaviour therapy is the most effective way of treating depression is wrong, claim leading psychotherapists.

Antidepressants Alone: Not For Bipolar Depression ( Australian Prescriber 17-Jun-08 )

Psychiatrists have cautioned against the use of antidepressants alone in people with bipolar disorders, saying they could worsen a patient's condition by causing a destabilisation in mood.

Increased Risk Of Smoking, Substance Abuse In Bipolar Adolescents ( MGH 11-Jun-08 )

A study from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) supports previous reports that adolescents with bipolar disorder are at increased risk for smoking and substance abuse.

Cancer Patients Put At Risk For PTSD By Anxiety And Mood Disorders ( OSU 12-May-08 )

Breast cancer patients who have a prior history of mood and anxiety disorders are at a much higher risk of experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder following their diagnosis, new research suggests.

Problems Identified With Diagnosis Of Bipolar Disorder ( Lifespan 12-May-08 )

Studies Show Workplace Depression Is Significantly Under-Treated ( JOEM 9-May-08 )

Buyer Beware Of Psychiatric Genetic Tests ( HMHL 1-May-08 )

Benefits Of Omega 3s Still Unclear For Bipolar Disorder ( HBNS 28-Apr-08 )

Higher Healthcare Costs Among Patients With OCD Compared To Patients With Depression ( BME 17-Apr-08 )

Famous Bipolar People Contest Raises Awareness, Encourages Research ( BPL 1-Apr-08 )

New Mouse Model Of Bipolar Disorder ( MP 13-Mar-08 )

New Clues For Uncovering The Mysteries Of Mental Illness ( CAMH 13-Mar-08 )

Breast Cancer Drug Tamoxifen May Decrease Mania Of Bipolar Disorder ( MNT 6-Mar-08 )

Indiana U Study May Alter Approach To Psychiatric Treatment ( IU 27-Feb-08 )

Scientists Discover Chemical Signature Of Manic Depression ( ICL 8-Feb-08 )

Britney Spears: Let's Talk About All Of Us ( NAMI 8-Feb-08 )