Bipolar Articles

Is Rorschach Inkblot Test Outdated?

Friday, July 31st, 2009
A well-established psychological test is coming under the gun as a new research effort reviews the test’s reliability and validity. The Rorschach Inkblot ...

Personality Disorders Misdiagnosed As Bipolar

Thursday, July 30th, 2009
For the past year, a debate has been raging regarding the misdiagnoses of bipolar disorder. New research seeks to clarify the initial findings ...

Technique Gives Insight on Psychopathic Disorders

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
A research group from the University of Granada has developed a method to analyze the personality of people with psychopathologic disorders ...

Genetic Breakthrough for Schizophrenia and Bipolar

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
A multi-national group of investigators has discovered that nearly a third of the genetic basis of schizophrenia may be attributed to the ...

Irritability May Be a Part of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder

Thursday, June 25th, 2009
New research suggests that irritability should be considered as a symptom when the diagnosis of pediatric bipolar disorder is ...

FDA Panel Recommends Approval of Seroquel, Geodon and Zyprexa for Children, Teens

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Three atypical antipsychotics -- Seroqiel, Geodon, and Zyprexa -- were voted to be “acceptably safe” ...

FDA Panel Recommends Approval of Seroquel for Teens

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Seroquel was voted to be "acceptably safe" and effective for the treatment of schizophrenia in teenagers, said a U.S. Food ...

Bipolar Often Misdiagnosed

Monday, June 8th, 2009
Bipolar disorder is misdiagnosed as depression in over a quarter of cases, a new study suggests. Psychiatrists Dr Krishna Gangineni and Dr Richard Annear, who ...

Borderline Personality Disorder Difficult To Diagnose

Monday, May 25th, 2009
According to a report presented at the American Psychiatric Association meeting, borderline personality disorder may be underdiagnosed -- at least initially. In the presentation, David Meyerson of DePaul University in Chicago reported on an evaluation ...

Bipolar Disorder Linked to High Costs

Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that bipolar disorder is a more costly chronic condition than diabetes, depression, asthma and coronary artery disease ...