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| Bipolar Disorder Does Not Increase Risk Of Violent Crime | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| A new study from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet suggests that bipolar disorder - or manic-depressive disorder - does not increase the risk of committing violent crime. Instead, the over-representation of individuals with bipolar disorder in violent crime statistics is almost entirely attributable to concurrent substance abuse... | |
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| Survey Reveals Hidden Bipolarity In Many Depressed Respondents | Tue, 17 Aug 2010 |
| Interviews with members of more than 5,000 representative U.S. households as part of the National Comorbidity Survey Replication found that nearly 40 percent of those with major depressive disorder may actually have subthreshold hypomania, defined as a discrete period of increased energy, activity, and euphoria or irritability that is not related to impairment in daily activities... | |
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| FDA: Aseptic Meningitis Risk With Use Of Seizure Drug Lamictal | Mon, 16 Aug 2010 |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned that the drug Lamictal (lamotrigine), approved to treat seizures and bipolar disorder, can cause aseptic meningitis, an inflammation of the protective membranes (meninges) that cover the brain and spinal cord not caused by bacterial infection... | |
| Bipolar Drug, Lamictal (Lamotrigine) Linked To Aseptic Meningitis, Warns FDA | Thu, 12 Aug 2010 |
| Lamictal (Lamotrigine), a medication approved by the FDA for the treatment of seizures and bipolar disorder, can cause aseptic meningitis, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has announced. Aseptic meningitis is inflammation of the meninges - the protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord, not caused by bacterial infection... | |
| Online Module Examines Bipolar Disorder | Mon, 09 Aug 2010 |
| Each month, PSA releases an online presentation, developed with experts in the specific clinical area covered to ensure the latest evidence is brought to PSA members using these education tools. The modules are delivered in four 15-minute units and are specifically designed for the busy pharmacist to allow flexibility in what and when they access the information... | |
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| AACAP Announces Release Of Parents' Medication Guide For Bipolar Disorder In Children & Adolescents | Fri, 06 Aug 2010 |
| Today, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is proud to announce the release of the new Parents' Medication Guide for Bipolar Disorder in Children & Adolescents. The guide was developed by AACAP to give reliable information about medication used to treat bipolar disorder in children and adolescents to parents whose children have been diagnosed with the illness... | |
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| Solving The Mystery Of Bone Loss From Drug For Epilepsy And Bipolar Disorder | Wed, 04 Aug 2010 |
| Scientists are reporting a possible explanation for the bone loss that may occur following long-term use of a medicine widely used to treat epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and other conditions. The drug, valproate, appears to reduce the formation of two key proteins important for bone strength, they said... | |
| Shedding Light On How Psychiatric Risk Gene Disrupts Brain Development | Fri, 16 Jul 2010 |
| Scientists are making progress towards a better understanding of the neuropathology associated with debilitating psychiatric illnesses like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. New research, published by Cell Press in the July 15 issue of the journal Neuron, reveals mechanisms that connect a known psychiatric risk gene to disruptions in brain cell proliferation and migration during development... | |
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| Single MRI Scan 'Could Help Diagnose Bipolar Disorder' | Thu, 24 Jun 2010 |
| A single MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan may soon help hundreds of thousands of people with bipolar disorder to get a faster, more accurate - and possibly life-saving - diagnosis, a leading researcher reported at the Royal College of Psychiatrists' International Congress... | |
| MSU Researcher Identifies Links Between Hypertension, Bipolar Disorders | Fri, 11 Jun 2010 |
| Nearly half of patients hospitalized with bipolar disorder may suffer from hypertension, and the younger a person is diagnosed with the psychiatric condition the more likely they are to develop high blood pressure, according to a recent Michigan State University study... | |
| California Full-Service Partnership Program Is Cost Effective | Wed, 09 Jun 2010 |
| Full-Service Partnerships (FSPs) are designed to do 'whatever it takes' to improve residential stability and mental health outcomes for homeless persons with serious mental illness. They are the cornerstone of California's Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) - one of the largest mental health policy experiments in recent history... | |
| Lithium Therapy Improvement By Reduction Of Its Toxicity | Wed, 09 Jun 2010 |
| Lithium is the most effective treatment for bipolar disorder. However, its use is limited because of neurological side effects and a risk for overdose-induced toxicity. Many of the beneficial effects of lithium are mediated by its inhibition of GSK-3 proteins, but whether this is the mechanism underlying its negative effects has not been determined... | |
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| What Is Schizoaffective Disorder? What Causes Schizoaffective Disorder? | Wed, 02 Jun 2010 |
| Schizoaffective disorder is characterized by a combination of schizophrenia and affective (mood) disorder symptoms - there is disagreement on whether it is a type of mood disorder or schizophrenia. However, most health care professionals (clinicians) agree it is mainly a form of schizophrenia; not all experts agree on whether it should be treated as a distinct disorder... | |
| Revealing Lithium's Mode Of Action | Mon, 24 May 2010 |
| Though it has been prescribed for over 50 years to treat bipolar disorder, there are still many questions regarding exactly how lithium works. However, in a study appearing in this month's Journal of Lipid Research, researchers have provided solid evidence that lithium reduces brain inflammation by adjusting the metabolism of the health-protective omega-3-fatty acid called DHA... | |
| Possible Link Between Over-Diagnosis Of Bipolar Disorder And Disability Payments | Thu, 20 May 2010 |
| A study from Rhode Island Hospital finds patients who were "over-diagnosed" with bipolar disorder were more likely to have received disability payments and for a longer period of time. The researchers propose a link between these unconfirmed cases of bipolar disorder and the receipt of the payments... | |
