Leo Robert

A summary of some of the latest findings in bipolar disorder research.

Bipolar disorder heightens Parkinson risk, ADHD persistence may mediate bipolar spectrum disorder risk, and rapid cycling catalysts identified-these are some of the latest findings.

Parental history shapes pediatric bipolar in offspring, no evidence for deterioration in neurocognitive functioning, clinical course predictors identified-these are some of the latest findings in bipolar disorder research.

Prescription drug misuse in adolescents is source driven and asking frequency questions identifies problematic substance use are some of the more significant findings.

Call for better first-episode mania care, brain activation patterns predict risk, what’s important about atypical antipsychotics- find concise summaries of these and other key developments here.

Increased addiction risk in children of incarcerated parents; reinforcement-based interventions may decrease drug abuse; and other key findings are summarized here.

Neurotransmitters may enhance mood-boosting effectS of exercise, cigarette use abstinence efforts going up in smoke, and other recent findings are summarized here.

A recent report provides a global update on the growth of drug use and its consequences.

Treatment failure risk is high, new biomarker of conversion from major depressive disorder, depression stifles creativity, and other recent findings are summarized here.

Teen depression rises with screen time, potential new target for novel antidepressants, and more key findings here.

Cocaine, psychostimulant, and opioid deaths continue to climb, and polysubstance opioid overdose deaths outnumber opioid-only deaths-these and other reports headline the latest developments.

Numbers don’t tell the whole story, but gaining a better sense of the frequency, risks, and impact on patients’ quality of life can help improve treatment efforts and enhance outcomes.

New genes linked with bipolar disorder, predominant polarity guides diagnosis and treatment, affective temperaments explain life events, and other developments here.

Outpatient treatment sees modest growth, outcome expectancy varies with treatment type and time, “next steps” proposed for depression remission-here’s a brief look at some of the latest findings.

Recent studies and reviews report great progress in bringing TD under control.

A quick overview of the latest advances in substance use and abuse research.

Recent study results offer some good news and some bad. A concise summary of key findings here.

These concise summaries highlight the latest findings and potential remedies.