Bipolar Brain
A new study at UCLA suggests that lithium may increase the amount of gray matter in the brains of patients with bipolar disorder. Researchers found as much as 15-percent more gray matter in the brains of bipolar patients who took lithium than in the brains of people who did not take the medication.
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The Bipolar Disorder Challenge: Making Our Amazing but Problematic...
Over a course of four posts, we have been discussing the numerous cognitive burdens that go with our illness, even when our moods are... Read more »
Restless Brain Syndrome: A Better Way to Describe Bipolar?
As always, the best reading about our illness is to be found in the community discussions here on HealthCentral. Last week, as a Question... Read more »
What Triggers Your Bipolar Disorder?
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Learning the Latest on Brain Science
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A Replacement Name For Bipolar: The Bipolar Question of the Week
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Brain Scans May Help Differentiate Between ADHD and Bipolar Di...
Brain scans may help determine the difference between children who have ADHD and those who have bipolar disorder, a new study has found. Researchers... Read more »
Stress Part II: When the Brain Overreacts
The brain is divided into three parts, of which the limbic system governs emotions, the cortices control rational thinking, plus a bunch of stuff in... Read more »
Questions and Answers About Bipolar Disorder
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Meet Dr. Dan Haupt, Bipolar Disorder Expert
Dan W. Haupt, MD is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He believes that physicians in... Read more »
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Bipolar disorder symptoms are cyclic. Patient's cycle into manic episodes, then return to normal before cycling into a depressive episode. This... Read more »
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