Bipolar Disorder

There is no substitute for understanding one’s patient as an individual, and treating accordingly, keeping in mind the possibility that not all psychosis is schizophrenia and that moodiness may or may not indicate a place in the bipolar spectrum.

What is the actual risk of suicide attempts or suicide death in people with bipolar disorder? How does a BD diagnosis affect short-term and long-term suicide risk? How should a BD diagnosis help guide us toward the most effective suicide prevention strategies?

A low-cost intervention creates “virtual darkness” to help stabilize mood.

A podcast on the role of randomized controlled trials in mobile mental health research.

The Prisoner’s Dilemma reveals a clear distinction between the 2 conditions.

A single approach combines potent elements from 5 bipolar-specific therapies.

Here’s the major ingredient in a new psychotherapy for bipolar disorder.

Did this woman have (untreated) postpartum psychosis when she became pregnant a second time-- or was this a separate, rare case of prepartum psychosis?

Here: key take-home points from 6 new studies on adolescent and child psychiatry chosen for their clinical relevance, applicability, and quality.

New research demonstrates why it’s crucial to examine manic and other symptoms in their entirety when making a treatment plan.

Film can be a powerful vehicle for conversation and social change in the fight against psychiatric stigma.

Three reasons clinicians skip over bupropion.

Has DSM-5 made diagnosis of bipolar disorder more difficult? Answers to this and 5 other questions.

In an international network of patients with bipolar illness, more offspring of US patients than of those from Europe had received a mental illness diagnosis. This suggests greater epigenetic vulnerability in Americans.

How generalizable are the results of depression treatment studies? Which factors predict readmission and length of stay in inpatients with mood disorders?

In this study, about 70% of patients who completed suicide had recently sought treatment. Will you recognize those at risk?

An important alternative to pharmaceutical treatments may be at hand.

Here are four recent studies that provide clinically relevant information on medication management of bipolar disorder in youths.

For too long the treatment needs of the seriously mentally ill have been ignored by SAMSHA, and this needs to change, says this psychiatrist.

The latest research on DBT for treating psychiatric disorders, such as ADHD, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and depression.

Because over half of persons with HIV infection have a lifetime history of depression or bipolar disorder, psychiatrists are uniquely positioned to provide both preventive and therapeutic interventions to vulnerable patients.

A man searches for the answers to what happened to him psychologically after a childhood of high achievement. But facts intersect with fiction in this documentary.

Recent data show that widespread discrepancy exists between clinical guidelines and practice patterns for ADHD, dementia, and bipolar disorders.

We see yet another confirmation that thyroid hormone has value as an augmentation agent. What does this mean for our patients?