Patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder often take years to receive suitable treatment due to misdiagnosis and inconsistent treatments. Not being able to get the right treatment early can have an impact on various aspects of life, including careers and relationships.
Date Posted: June 27, 2019
Categories: Bipolar, Health / Illness / Medical Issues
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Researchers have compared between 38 pregnant women, currently well with history of depression and bipolar disorder against 28 other healthy pregnant women. They also tested 18 non-pregnant women, as controls. Between the 27th and 39th weeks of ...
Jun 15
Categories: Bipolar, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development, Depression
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Diet quality can affect many aspects of one's physical health and psychological well-being. New research investigates whether these factors can also affect the effectiveness of treatments for mood disorders — particularly bipolar.
Jan 23
Categories: Bipolar, Mood Swings / Bipolar
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This article talks about how being Bipolar can affect an addict or someone going through recovery from addiction.
Sep 11
Categories: Addictions, Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Bipolar, Health / ...
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Researchers believe that a significant number of people diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder may actually have a treatable immune system condition.
Aug 7
Categories: Bipolar, Mood Swings / Bipolar, Schizophrenia
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Researchers have discovered for the first time that computerized brain training can result in improved cognitive skills in individuals with bipolar disorder.
Jun 1
Categories: Bipolar, Mood Swings / Bipolar
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A new study reports that genetic susceptibility to bipolar disorder can increase the risk for suicide attempt, but only among those who have also experienced traumatic stress.
May 31
Categories: Bipolar, Mood Swings / Bipolar, Suicide Prevention
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A recent study found a link between telomere length and the risk of getting bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder often comes with age-related diseases and telomere length is an indicator of biological aging.
Aug 15
Categories: Bipolar
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Psychologists have found that children and adolescents with major depression or subthreshold forms of bipolar disorder - and who had at least one first-degree relative with bipolar disorder - responded better to a 12-session family-focused treatment ...
Dec 28
Categories: Bipolar, Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Family Problems, Mood Swings ...
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There are several workshops which aim to help young people to use dance to explore their mental health problems. Dance can be used for youth to explore their mental health problems, and the impact on the people around them. Even if most of them have ...
Oct 27
Categories: Bipolar, Dance Therapy
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Long delays mean missed opportunities for early intervention to reduce the severity of episodes of bipolar disorder.
Jul 27
Categories: Bipolar
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But there is a division between this outside pressure and the experience of some women, particularly in the case of bipolar disorder. While we hear, “Come join us,” peppered into even the most mundane conversations, these women often hear, ...
Jun 13
Categories: Bipolar, Pregnancy & Birthing
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In the new study, the researchers focused on a gene known as PDE10A, one of the many genes that has been linked to bipolar disorder, and the proteins this gene produces.
Mar 11
Categories: Bipolar, Mood Swings / Bipolar
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A drug destined for the scrap heap has been rescued by Oxford scientists, who may have found it a new role in treating bipolar disorder.
Dec 9
Categories: Bipolar, Mood Swings / Bipolar
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The deterioration of psychiatric and physical health caused by borderline personality disorder (BPD) rivals that of bipolar disorder, according to new research. Experts estimate that 1.6 percent of the U.S. population is diagnosed with BPD, compared ...
May 20
Categories: Bipolar, Borderline Personality Disorder
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Bipolar Disorder is a mental illness that represents a significant challenge to patients, health care workers, family members and our communities. While growing acceptance of bipolar disorder as a medical condition, like diabetes and heart disease, ...
Mar 30
Categories: Bipolar
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