Ancestry May Predict Bipolar Patients' Response to Lithium Ancestry May Predict Bipolar Patients' Response to Lithium
Ancestry was a significant predictor of response to lithium by adults with bipolar disorder, based on data from 172 individuals.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - August 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Ego functions, defense style ; conflicts: a psychodynamic study on bipolar ; depressive disorders - Biswas MA, Das PS.
The mechanisms of Ego have been proved to play a pivotal role in the psychopathology of mood disorders. The present research endeavors a comparative study on Bipolar and Depressive disorder, from the psychodynamic perspective of Ego functions, Defense styl... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news

South Africa: SA's New Mental Health Plan and the Problem of Stigma
[spotlight] Before being diagnosed with bipolar disorder Type 1, Sifiso Mkhasibe says he was often labelled as the "black sheep" of the family and he did not know where to go for help. He was often dismissed as crazy and told that this is a white man's illness. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 5, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news

Prolonged Antidepressant Treatment No Benefit in Bipolar I Disorder
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 -- For patients with bipolar I disorder who had recently had remission of a depressive episode, adjunctive treatment with escitalopram or bupropion XL that continues for 52 weeks does not show a significant benefit compared... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 3, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Antidepressant Maintenance No Help for Bipolar I Depressive Episode
(MedPage Today) -- Continuing adjunctive antidepressant treatment for up to a year following remission of an acute depressive episode in patients with bipolar I disorder showed no significant benefit for preventing relapse, a randomized trial showed... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - August 3, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Bipolar Tied to a Sixfold Increased Risk of Early Death Bipolar Tied to a Sixfold Increased Risk of Early Death
Bipolar disorder is linked to a sixfold increased risk of premature death from external causes and a twofold increased risk of early death from somatic disease than the general population.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

All-cause and cause-specific mortality among people with bipolar disorder: a large-scale systematic review and meta-analysis - Biazus TB, Beraldi GH, Tokeshi L, Rotenberg LS, Dragioti E, Carvalho AF, Solmi M, Lafer B.
OBJECTIVE: Bipolar disorder (BD) is associated with premature mortality. All-cause and specific mortality risks in this population remain unclear, and more studies are still needed to further understand this issue and guide individual and public strategies... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Gender differences in suicide among patients with bipolar disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Hu FH, Jia YJ, Zhao DY, Fu XL, Zhang WQ, Tang W, Hu SQ, Wu H, Ge MW, Du W, Shen WQ, Chen HL.
OBJECTIVE: To examine gender differences in suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and suicide deaths in patients with bipolar disorder. METHODS: PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase were systematic searched from inception to March 7, 2023. Two reviewe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Sixfold Higher Mortality Due to External Causes Seen With Bipolar Disorder
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 -- Among individuals with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder (BD), external causes of death contribute more to the mortality gap than somatic causes, according to a study published online July 18 in BMJ Mental Health. Tapio... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

How John Fetterman Came Out of the Darkness
When he looks back on the past year—a year in which he nearly died, became a U.S. Senator, and nearly died again—it is the debate that John Fetterman identifies as the ­breaking point. “The debate lit the mitch,” he says, then shakes his head in frustration and tries again. The right word is there in his brain, but he struggles to get it out. “Excuse me, that should be lit the mitch—” He stops and tries again. “Lit the match,” he says finally. Oct. 25, 2022: the date is lodged in his mind. “I knew I had to do it,” he tells me. “I knew that the vote...
Source: TIME: Health - July 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Molly Ball Tags: Uncategorized Congress Cover Story Exclusive feature uspoliticspolicy Source Type: news

Bipolar Disorder Ups Early Death Risk by Sixfold
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 -- People who have bipolar disorder may have a higher risk of dying early, according to new research. Finnish investigators say this is due to a combination of external causes -- such as suicide, accidents and violence --... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Bipolar Disorder Associated With Higher Mortality Due To Alcohol Abuse
Researchers estimate that around 1% of the world ’s population have bipolar disorder. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Anuradha Varanasi, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news

Status of Type II vs. Type I bipolar disorder: systematic review with meta-analyses - Hernandorena CV, Baldessarini RJ, Tondo L, Vazquez GH.
Since the status of type II bipolar disorder (BD2) as a separate and distinct form of bipolar disorder (BD) remains controversial, we reviewed studies that directly compare BD2 to type I bipolar disorder (BD1). Systematic literature searching yielded 36 re... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

External Causes of Death More Likely in Those With Bipolar Disorder
(MedPage Today) -- While bipolar disorder is known to be associated with early mortality, deaths are more likely to be caused by external factors, such as suicide, than somatic factors, such as alcohol-related diseases, according to a Finnish nationwide... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - July 19, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Lessons from losing my mind
Neurodiversity and innovation often go hand in hand, but does that mean visionary entrepreneurs get a free pass to say and do anything they want? Bonobos founder and mental health advocate Andy Dunn shares his experience navigating bipolar I in the midst of running a successful startup, offering…#andydunn (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news