Bipolar Disorder

Treatment failure can be caused by a variety of factors, including misdiagnosis of the primary psychiatric complaint, the presence of one or more comorbid conditions, and nonadherence to medication plans.

A team of researchers may have identified specific risk factors explaining the association between bipolar disorder and substance abuse among teens.

Increased activity in the prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens explained why bipolar disorder patients took larger gambling risks.

Two recent studies have identified gene variants and mutations that significantly increased the likelihood of schizophrenia, alcoholism, and bipolar disorder development.

Providing additional insight into mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, recent research has found neurological operations at rest are similar to those seen during active tasks.

Researchers at Tufts University have further clarified a key protein's role in bipolar disorder.

Patients who experience a head injury have an increased risk of receiving a subsequent diagnosis for a psychiatric disorder.

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients have similar interneuron levels, which may provide further clues into the pathology of the mental illnesses, according to research published in the April issue of Schizophrenia Research.

Among those with mental disorders, left-handed patients are more likely to be diagnosed with psychotic conditions like schizophrenia than mood disorders like depression.

Creating a safer environment for clinicians and patients starts with better formalized reporting of aggressive and violent behavior, and should also include more rigorous screening and assessment for risk markers of violent behavior.

Study looks at an integrated care model for treating bipolar depression that incorporates a multidisciplinary care team, individualized lifestyle interventions, focused patient education, weight loss and nutrition counseling, and efforts to promote treatment adherence.

Presentation at the 2013 NEI Psychopharmacology Congress noted potential "red flag" symptoms and events that indicate increased risk of bipolar depression, and discussed several medication options for effectively managing this mental health disorder.

Research findings from a group of Midwest-based investigators suggest bipolar disorder (BD) is linked to different illness burdens in binge eaters compared to obese patients who do not experience compulsive episodes of uncontrollable overeating.

Sorting through and demystifying the toolkit of antidepressants, anxiolytics, and other psychiatric medications available to hospital physicians.

Understanding and addressing these disorders can improve the patient's mental health as well as their chronic pain and other comorbid conditions. Incorporating cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy into the management of chronic pain has been shown to improve pain outcomes.

Mental health advocate calls for a multidisciplinary approach to treating patients with severe mental illness.

The recent results of the LiTMUS trial produced few benefits in the addition of lithium to guideline-directed mood stabilizer therapy for bipolar disorder.

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Dr. Robert McCarron of UC Davis gives an overview of the diagnosis and treatment of mood disorders in the primary care setting.

Dr. Donald Hilty discusses the diagnosis, treatment and underlying pathophysiology of bipolar disorder.

A simple questionnaire can detect depression in caregivers of family members with mental illness.

New study results show high sexual behavior risks associated with some psychiatric diagnoses.

Study results confirm a linke between family history of autoimmune disease and schizophrenia, but not biploar disorder.

Dr. Anthony Lehman discusses the symptoms and treatments for schizophrenia and dispels some common myths about the disorder

A discussion on the latest research on how to diagnose and treat bipolar patients.

Study author discusses what physicians can do when they suspect a young patient might have bipolar disorder.

Dr. Roger McIntyre discusses his surprising research findings about the relationship between substance abuse and obesity in bipolar disorder.