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FDA Approves Generic Antipsychotic Drug

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic versions of Risperdal (risperidone) tablets. Risperdal is an antipsychotic drug used for the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other psychiatric ...  Read more... »

Multifocal Therapy Needed for Bipolar

Friday, June 13th, 2008
A recent statement by Australian psychiatrists caution that individuals with bipolar disorder need mood stabilizing medication in addition to antidepressants. Psychiatrists have cautioned against the use of antidepressants alone in people ...  Read more... »

Research Spurs Innovative ADHD/Bipolar Care

Monday, June 9th, 2008
The National Institute of Mental Health has announced the funding of two new grants that will focus on novel and innovative approaches to treating children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADHD is a ...  Read more... »

How Genes Influence Mental Health

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Researchers are gaining insight as to how genes work to impair various aspects of attention, memory and perception -- the behaviors associated with many psychiatric illnesses, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder ...  Read more... »

Study Confirms Bipolar Youth at Risk for Substance Abuse

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
A new investigation supports previous reports that adolescents with bipolar disorder are at increased risk for smoking and substance abuse. The study from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is the largest ...  Read more... »

Abilify Receives Approval for Expanded Use in Children, Teens

Friday, May 9th, 2008
Abilify (aripiprazole), a commonly-prescribed antipsychotic medication used to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval yesterday for use within children for Bipolar I Disorder, and ...  Read more... »

Bipolar Disorder Overdiagnosed

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Less than half the people previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder actually met the diagnostic criteria for the diagnosis when assessed by a structured psychiatric clinical interview. The study concludes that while recent ...  Read more... »

Beware of Commercial Tests for Mental Disorders

Friday, April 25th, 2008
The unraveling of the human genome has lead to advances in determining genetic risk profiles for particular illnesses. Perhaps the best known and scientifically credible discovery is the link between ...  Read more... »

Omega-3s Uncertain for Bipolar

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
A new review of existing studies finds that there is still not enough evidence to say whether omega-3s are useful treatments for people with bipolar disorder. The summary comes despite ...  Read more... »

Cognitive Behavioral Therapies Effective for Bipolar

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Cognitive behavioral therapies are very valuable in the treatment of bipolar disorder according to a psychology professor who presented at a research conference in Melbourne today. Dr. Greg Murray's presentation drew ...  Read more... »
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