Bipolar Disorder News and Research

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Non-stigmatizing messages can be effective strategy to boost support for mental health services

In public-health campaigns to boost support for improvements in the mental health system, messages that link mental illness to violence may be counterproductive, according to a study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

6 Apr 2018

Discordance between brain regions could lead to attention deficit disorders

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and colleagues have discovered how two brain regions work together to maintain attention, and how discordance between the regions could lead to attention deficit disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression.

6 Apr 2018

Vitamin D blood test may have potential to rapidly diagnose bipolar disorder in children

A blood test may have the potential to speed accurate diagnosis - and proper treatment - of bipolar disorder in children, new research suggests.

5 Apr 2018

Psychiatrist stays close to home and true to her childhood promise

Dr. Yamanda Edwards, the daughter of a truck driver and a stay-at-home mom, grew up just a few miles from Martin Luther King/Drew Medical Center, at the time an iconic yet troubled hospital in South Los Angeles.

3 Apr 2018

New app may help predict, track manic and depressive episodes in bipolar patients

An app that one day may help predict and monitor manic and depressive episodes in people with bipolar disorder is now available in the App Store.

21 Mar 2018

Multiple neuropsychiatric diseases may play greater role in functional decline in older people

Multiple neuropsychiatric diseases are major predisposing factors for functional decline in older people and may play a greater role in this age-related phenomenon than cardiovascular diseases, according to a new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet published in PLOS Medicine.

8 Mar 2018

Lithium treatment associated with lowest risk of rehospitalization for bipolar disorder patients

Individuals with bipolar disorder have the lowest risk of rehospitalization if treated with lithium, according to a study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in JAMA Psychiatry. Long-acting injections of antipsychotics were also effective, reducing the risk of rehospitalization by 30 percent compared with their oral counterparts.

28 Feb 2018

Neuroscientists discover novel mechanism of action behind schizophrenia

An international team of researchers led by a Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine scientist has uncovered a novel mechanism in which a protein--neuregulin 3--controls how key neurotransmitters are released in the brain during schizophrenia.

21 Feb 2018

Study explores link between sibling bullying and risk of psychotic disorders

People who were bullied by siblings during childhood are up to three times more likely to develop psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia in early adulthood, according to new research by the University of Warwick.

12 Feb 2018

Study reveals the link between genetic variations and major psychiatric disorders

Psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, autism, and bipolar disorder share common molecular characteristics, despite variations in gene expression.

9 Feb 2018

Gladstone scientists uncover how fast-spiking interneurons improve procedural learning

Even if you haven't ridden your bike in years, you probably remember how to do so without giving it much thought.

9 Feb 2018

Scientists decipher molecular structure of antipsychotic docked in its key receptor

Antipsychotic drugs - which transformed mental health care following their chance discovery in the mid-20th Century - may finally be poised for a long-overdue makeover incorporating structure-based design.

1 Feb 2018

MSU scientists seek to identify brain mechanisms related to psychosis

Why do some people who are diagnosed with schizophrenia experience psychosis, a disconnection from reality that can make them believe their actions are being controlled by aliens or the government?

18 Jan 2018

Evidence suggests two patterns of early symptoms precede and predict later BD risk

Two patterns of antecedent or "prodromal" psychiatric symptoms may help to identify young persons at increased risk of developing bipolar disorder (BD), according to a new analysis in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry.

12 Jan 2018

Family study looks at potential genetic distinctions between bipolar disorder subtypes

The most common subtypes of bipolar disorder, bipolar I and bipolar II, stem-at least in part-from different biological causes, according to a new study published in Biological Psychiatry.

10 Jan 2018

High praise: Pot churches proliferate as states ease access to marijuana

Services at the Coachella Valley Church begin and end with the Lord's Prayer. In between, there is the sacrament. "Breathe deep and blow harder," intoned Pastor Grant Atwell after distributing small marijuana joints to 20 worshipers on a recent Sunday afternoon. "Nail the insight down, whether you get it from marijuana or prayer. Consider what in your own life you are thankful for."

4 Jan 2018

Study: Higher dose of anti-seizure drug during pregnancy may increase baby's risk of cleft lip, palate

Taking a higher dose of topiramate during the first three months of pregnancy may increase a baby's risk of cleft lip or cleft palate more than when taking a lower dose, according to a study published in the December 27, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

28 Dec 2017

Bipolar Disorder News and Research

Latest Bipolar Disorder News and Research

Non-stigmatizing messages can be effective strategy to boost support for mental health services

Discordance between brain regions could lead to attention deficit disorders

Vitamin D blood test may have potential to rapidly diagnose bipolar disorder in children

Psychiatrist stays close to home and true to her childhood promise

New app may help predict, track manic and depressive episodes in bipolar patients

Multiple neuropsychiatric diseases may play greater role in functional decline in older people

Lithium treatment associated with lowest risk of rehospitalization for bipolar disorder patients

Neuroscientists discover novel mechanism of action behind schizophrenia

Study explores link between sibling bullying and risk of psychotic disorders

Study reveals the link between genetic variations and major psychiatric disorders

Gladstone scientists uncover how fast-spiking interneurons improve procedural learning

Scientists decipher molecular structure of antipsychotic docked in its key receptor

MSU scientists seek to identify brain mechanisms related to psychosis

Evidence suggests two patterns of early symptoms precede and predict later BD risk

Family study looks at potential genetic distinctions between bipolar disorder subtypes

High praise: Pot churches proliferate as states ease access to marijuana

Study: Higher dose of anti-seizure drug during pregnancy may increase baby's risk of cleft lip, palate

UMSOM researchers identify new role for mitochondria in cocaine-induced behavior

Long-term U-M study yields framework that could be useful for studying bipolar disorder

People diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder may actually have treatable condition

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