ECNP releases consensus statement on bipolar depression

Mood in bipolar disorder may swing from euphoria and/or extreme irritability (defined as ´mania´) to depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure (´bipolar depression´). Less severe mood elevation (hypomanic episodes) characterise so-called Bipolar II disorder.

Study Implicates Gene Abnormalities In Bipolar Disorder

The largest genetic analysis of its kind to date for bipolar disorder has implicated machinery involved in the balance of sodium and calcium in brain cells.

New Treatments For Bipolar Disorder Found

For the 5.7 million Americans with bipolar disorder, finding effective treatments can pose a serious challenge.

Potential New Target For Developing Medications To Treat Bipolar Disorder

Medications that target the protein BAG1, which regulates a process that can trigger symptoms in people who have bipolar disorder, may offer a new way of treating the disease, according to NIMH scientists.

Bipolar Disorder: Epidemic Without A Disease

In any report of an epidemic there should be a description of the disease of which the epidemic is comprised and mention of the test by which the disease is diagnosed. But nowhere is there mention of a physical abnormality-gross, microscopic or chemical, to make it a disease.

FDA Approves Seroquel For Maintenance Treatment In Bipolar Disorder

AstraZeneca announced FDA has approved SEROQUEL for the maintenance treatment of patients with bipolar I disorder, as adjunct therapy to lithium or divalproex.

Do Doctors Overdiagnose Bipolar Disorder?

Fewer than half the patients previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder based on a comprehensive, psychiatric diagnostic interview.

Benefits Of Omega-3s Still Unclear For Bipolar Disorder

Despite intriguing findings that omega-3 fatty acid supplements could alleviate depression symptoms, there is still not enough evidence to say whether omega-3s are useful treatments for people with bipolar disorder.

Bipolar Youths' Misreading Of Faces May Be Risk Marker For Illness

Youngsters with pediatric bipolar disorder and healthy peers who have first-degree relatives with bipolar disorder share the same difficulty labeling facial emotions.

Medications For Bipolar Disorder's Manic Phase May Be Feasible

Scientists may be able to develop faster-acting medications for the manic phase of bipolar disorder.