As reviewed in recent posts, bipolar I and bipolar II disorders are associated with substantial functional impairments and increased mortality. Depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder do ...

A longitudinal neuroimaging study comparing individuals with bipolar disorder and healthy participants found that bipolar disorder patients with a higher number of depressive episodes tended to show ...

A study, published this month in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, sought to determine whether “a single psychedelic dose of psilocybin with psychotherapy demonstrate[s] evidence for efficacy and/or safety ...

A study led by a UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute researcher challenges standard treatment guidelines for bipolar depression that recommend discontinuing antidepressants within the first six months ...

A new study led by University of Chicago researchers suggests a significant link between exposure to environmental pollution and an increase in the prevalence of neuropsychiatric disorders. Based on ...

Baylor College of Medicine received nearly $10 million in funding from the NIH BRAIN Initiative to study effective treatments for the depressive phase of bipolar disorder. In the span of five years, ...

October 9, 2012 (Montreal, Canada) — The first 6 months postpartum carry a significantly higher risk for women with major depressive disorder (MDD) to convert to bipolar disorder (BD) compared with ...

Subtle changes before a mood episode are often easiest to spot in hindsight. Here’s what to watch for. Managing a complex, ...

A recent Nutrients journal study reviews the potential beneficial effects of the ketogenic diet (KD) on anxiety, depression, stress, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. Study: The Potential Effects ...

Diagnosing bipolar disorder can be difficult. While it is not hard to distinguish between its two characteristic phases—the high spirits of mania and the low spirits of depression—it is challenging to ...