Bipolar Research
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What is Bipolar Disorder?
Bipolar disorder is a type of mood disorder. It usually develops in a persons mid-teens or early adult years, but can affect people of all ages. With proper treatment, many patients are able to control their mood swings. Untreated bipolar disorder can lead to many serious problems, including substance abuse, financial crises, interpersonal difficulties, and increased risk of suicide.
Bipolar Disorder Symptoms
In bipolar disorder, manic symptoms alternate with...
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Just What We Need: More Stigmatizing Research
As you might know, in England one researcher came to the conclusion that, for people with mild or moderate depression, sugar pills (called... Read more »
Live from the APA: Neurobiology, DBSA, and Country Cures
It's 5 PM and I'm about to call it a day. I'm in Washington DC at the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting. Yesterday, I... Read more »
Bipolar Thought Deficits: What We Can Learn From Schizophrenia...
A few weeks ago, in the Ask feature here at BipolarConnect, Nathan wrote:"Is bipolar the same as schizophrenia? I know a person who has... Read more »
Our Research Heroes
I am lucky enough to have the opportunity to meet with many researchers each year—people who have dedicated their lives to you and me.... Read more »
Genetic Breakthrough for Bipolar Disorder
In what amounts to a scientific breakthrough a combined team of scientists from Britain and the United States have located two genes... Read more »
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Online database hopes to speed bipolar research
A free public online database may help speed efforts to identify genes associated with bipolar disorder. The Bipolar Disorder Phenome Database offers... Read more »
Australian researchers halve bipolar relapses
Australian mental-health experts have succeeded in halving the number of relapses experienced by people with bipolar disorder. Researchers used a... Read more »
LSD research could help schizophrenia, bipolar patients
A discovery about the hallucinogenic drug LSD could lead to new treatments for mental health conditions such as schizophrenia. U.S. researchers have... Read more »
Research supports parasite's link to schizophrenia, bipolar di...
British scientists are reporting that they have found how the toxoplasmosis parasite may trigger the development of schizophrenia and other bipolar... 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 »
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