Bipolar News

Borderline Personality, Bipolar Disorders Hamper Employment

December 12th, 2012
Borderline Personality, Bipolar Disorders Hamper Employment A new study confirms that people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder have difficulty hanging on to a job. Mark Zimmerman, M.D., ...

New Fast-Acting Antidepressant, GLYX-13, Shows Promise in Clinical Trials

December 11th, 2012
New Fast-Acting Antidepressant Shows Promise in Clinical TrialsA new antidepressant medication has been found to provide fast-acting relief for individuals who failed to benefit from other antidepressant ...

Brain Abnormalities Linked to Comorbid ADHD in Bipolar Disorder

December 9th, 2012
Brain Abnormalities Linked to Comorbid ADHD in Bipolar DisorderBrain structure abnormalities discovered through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in bipolar patients may have been wrongly attributed to ...

Family History Best Indicator That It’s Bipolar Disorder, Not Depression

December 6th, 2012
Looking into a young person’s family history is the best indicator that he or she is developing bipolar disorder, and not unipolar depression, according to researchers from the ...

Four Major Antipsychotic Drugs Found Lacking in Long Term for Older Adults

November 28th, 2012
Four Major Antipsychotic Drugs Found Lacking in Long Term for Older AdultsA new study has called into question the safety and effectiveness of four antipsychotic drugs commonly used ...

New Genetic Mutations May Keep Some Mental Disorders from Dying Out

November 18th, 2012
New Genetic Mutations May Keep Some Mental Disorders from Dying OutPeople with certain mental disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism, ...

Moms with Bipolar at Higher Risk for Preterm Birth, Complications

November 10th, 2012
Moms with Bipolar at Higher Risk for Preterm Birth, ComplicationsMoms with bipolar disorder have an increased risk of giving birth prematurely (before ...

Initial Study Finds Drug Clozaril Lessens Hospital Time for Bipolar Patients

November 9th, 2012
Initial Study Finds Drug Clozaril  Lessens Hospital Time for Bipolar PatientsA new study found that patients with bipolar disorder spent less time in the ...

Link Between Schizophrenia, Bipolar Illness and Autism?

October 24th, 2012
Link Between Schizophrenia, Bipolar and Autism?New research suggests autism spectrum disorders (ASD) may share origins with other mental illnesses — including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. ASD includes conditions characterized by difficulty with ...

Maternal Mental Health, Other Issues May Predict Unexplained Symptoms in Kids

October 1st, 2012
Maternal Mental Health, Other Issues May Predict Unexplained Symptoms in KidsA new European Union study suggests that a significant percentage of pediatric visits for physical complaints may be related to issues during ...