Bipolar Disorder
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Can a Blood Test Diagnose Depression and Bipolar Disorder?
Blood test purports to help in determining diagnosis between two conditions with similar symptoms: bipolar disorder and depression.
Recap
Long-Acting Injectables in the Management of Bipolar 1 Disorder
Bipolar 1 disorder is a chronic and disabling condition, and adherence to medication can be poor. Dr Michael Thase discusses the latest long-...
From the Journals
The Solution to a ‘Common and Hazardous’ Symptom of Bipolar Disorder?
Anxiety in BPD is “ubiquitous, common, and hazardous,” Dr. Roger McIntyre said
From the Journals
Schizophrenia Med Safe, Effective for Bipolar Mania: Phase 3 Data
Iloperidone was first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2009 for treatment of schizophrenia.
From the Journals
Early evidence supports psilocybin for bipolar depression
“The results of the present study provide preliminary evidence that perhaps those with bipolar II can be safely included in study samples without...
Opinion
Toward a better framework for postmarketing reproductive safety surveillance of medications
We want to empower patients to make decisions that work for them based on more rapidly accumulating information and help inform their decisions....
Evidence-Based Reviews
Breastfeeding by patients with serious mental illness: An ethical approach
Our framework can guide decisions about breastfeeding on a psychiatric unit.
Commentary
Mass shooters and mental illness: Reexamining the connection
Untreated mental illness combined with access to firearms poses a lethal threat to society.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Delirious mania: Presentation, pathogenesis, and management
Rapid recognition is critical to avoid initiating inappropriate treatment.
Commentary
Worsening mania while receiving low-dose quetiapine: A case report
T he second-generation antipsychotic quetiapine is commonly used to treat several psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder (BD) and...
From the Journals
Bipolar disorder may raise risk of polycystic ovarian syndrome
Risk was highest among bipolar disorder patients who received long-term treatment with valproate.