Bipolar News

Genes Determine If Lithium is Effective for Bipolar Disorder

September 25th, 2012
Genes Determine If Lithium is Effective for Bipolar DisorderLithium is one of the most effective drugs for treating bipolar disorder, but not everyone's symptoms are ...

Researchers Decipher Manic Gene in Mice

September 2nd, 2012
Researchers Decipher Manic Gene in MiceResearchers in Germany say they have discovered the molecular root cause of the euphoric phases that occur in bipolar disorder. Researchers used an analysis of patient data, as well as ...

Narrowing Down the Genetics of OCD, Tourette Syndrome

August 19th, 2012
Narrowing Down the Genetics of OCD, Tourette SyndromeResearchers have conducted the first genome-wide search to look for any genes responsible for Tourette syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).  ...

Jesse Jackson Jr. Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder

August 15th, 2012
Jesse Jackson Jr. Diagnosed with Bipolar DisorderRep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., (D-Ill.) is being treated at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., for bipolar II disorder, according to the clinic. The Congressman is "responding well to the ...

Big Jump in Antipsychotic Drugs Prescribed for Kids

August 15th, 2012
Antipsychotics Increasingly Prescribed to Children with ADHDThe number of children and teenagers being prescribed antipsychotic drugs has skyrocketed within the last few years, with psychiatrists prescribing the drugs in nearly one-in-three visits with youth, according ...

Bipolar Patients with History of Pot Use Show Better Cognitive Skills

August 14th, 2012
Bipolar Patients with History of Pot Use Show Better Cognitive SkillsIndividuals with bipolar disorder who also have a history of marijuana use demonstrate advanced ...

Researchers Identify Gene Linked to PTSD

August 8th, 2012
Researchers Identify Gene Linked to PTSDA gene known to play a role in protecting brain cells from the damaging effects of stress may also be involved in the development of post-traumatic ...

Economic Development, Personal Income Influenced by Mental Disorders

August 1st, 2012
Economic Development and Personal Income Influenced by Mental DisordersA new study from the World Health Organization (WHO) discovers a link between early-onset mental disorders and adult household ...

Cancer, Injuries More Likely in People with Serious Mental Disorders

July 21st, 2012
Cancer, Injuries More Likely in People with Serious Mental DisordersPeople suffering from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or serious depression are 2.6 times more likely to develop cancer than people without ...

CBT, Supportive Therapy Equally Effective for Bipolar

July 8th, 2012
CBT, Supportive Therapy Equally Effective for BipolarA recent study has found that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and supportive therapy are equally effective in treating the symptoms of bipolar ...