Bipolar Disorder News and Research

Latest Bipolar Disorder News and Research

NCCBH now accepts nominations for National Council Awards of Excellence

The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare is now accepting nominations for individuals and organizations that qualify to achieve the most prestigious awards in behavioral healthcare — the National Council Awards of Excellence.

17 Nov 2012

Risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes increased in bipolar women

Women with bipolar disorder are at increased risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes, results from a Swedish study show.

16 Nov 2012

Modified MDQ effective for bipolar screening in pregnancy

A modified version of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire is an effective screening tool for bipolar disorder during pregnancy and the postpartum period, researchers report.

15 Nov 2012

Peer support benefits psychoeducation for bipolar patients

Peer support for patients with bipolar disorder may help improve adherence to online psychoeducation programs, study findings suggest.

15 Nov 2012

Speed of depression onset increased in bipolar patients

Depressive episodes take significantly less time to develop in patients with bipolar disorder than in those with unipolar depression, German study findings confirm.

13 Nov 2012

Antioxidant imbalance in abnormal sperm

An imbalance exists in oxidative stress markers, such as reactive nitrogen species, reactive oxygen species, and total antioxidant capacity, in infertile men with abnormal semen parameters, report researchers.

13 Nov 2012

Modified MDQ effective for bipolar screening in pregnancy

A modified version of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire is an effective screening tool for bipolar disorder during pregnancy and the postpartum period, researchers report.

9 Nov 2012

Psychotic and mixed episodes linked in bipolar disorder

Results from a large Danish study show that psychotic depression, psychotic mania, and mixed affective episodes share significant associations in patients with bipolar disorder.

8 Nov 2012

Reduced hedonic capacity in euthymic bipolar patients

Euthymic patients with bipolar disorder and remitted patients with major depressive disorder show reduced hedonic capacity compared with mentally healthy individuals, Italian researchers report.

8 Nov 2012

Caregiver strain link to depression mediated by rumination

Caregiving strain is associated with depressive symptoms among the family members of psychiatric patients, US study results show.

6 Nov 2012

Stressful life events linked to bipolar depression

Stressful life events, particularly independent severe, loss, and danger events, are significantly associated with depressive symptoms in patients with bipolar disorder, study results show.

6 Nov 2012

Surgical features determine survival in radical prostatectomy patients

The impact of adjuvant radiotherapy on cancer-specific mortality and overall mortality rates in patients who have undergone radical prostatectomy depends on the cumulative number of certain pathologic features found during surgery, report researchers.

5 Nov 2012

International Bipolar Foundation announces acquisition of National Bipolar Foundation

International Bipolar Foundation (IBPF) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the National Bipolar Foundation (NBF). NBF was founded by F. Marc Kullman in 2005. After being diagnosed in 1997 with Bipolar Disorder, he was determined to become a spokesperson for the disease, with hopes of eradicating the stigma associated with the illness.

3 Nov 2012

Caregiver strain link to depression mediated by rumination

Caregiving strain is associated with depressive symptoms among family members of patients with bipolar disorder, US study results show.

2 Nov 2012

Bone quality reduced in mood disorder patients

Results from an Australian study show that men and young women with mood disorders have significantly lower bone quality than their mentally healthy counterparts.

1 Nov 2012

Treatment rate high at end of life for prostate cancer patients

Approximately one-third of men with castration-resistant prostate cancer receive some form of treatment in the last 3 months of life, show US study results.

1 Nov 2012

Prognostic impact of Gleason score modernization undetermined

A review of contemporary grading systems for prostate cancer has found that modernization of the Gleason grading system results in more accurate grading for radical prostatectomy than older systems.

31 Oct 2012

BD prevalence in depression varies according to diagnostic method

The prevalence of bipolar disorder in patients with a major depressive episode varies widely depending on the diagnostic method used, researchers report.

31 Oct 2012

FDA accepts Sunovion’s two LATUDA sNDAs for review

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review two supplemental New Drug Applications (sNDAs) for the use of LATUDA as 1) monotherapy and 2) adjunctive therapy to lithium or valproate, both to treat adult patients with depressive episodes associated with bipolar I disorder (bipolar depression).

31 Oct 2012