Show yourself, a short film to show professionals at an admission ward your ‘euthymic being’ during an admission for mania
The progress and recovery of a patient with mania during hospitalization is differently seen by professionals working at an admission ward and by relatives of the patient. Professionals often indicate that the... (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - January 4, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: P. J. J. Goossens, T. H. Daggenvoorde, H. G. Groot Lipman, S. Verhaeghe and A. W. M. M. Stevens Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Smartphone-based self-monitoring in bipolar disorder: evaluation of usability and feasibility of two systems
The aims of the present multicenter pilot study were to examine the feasibility and usability of two different smartphone-based monitoring systems (the Pulso system and the Trilogis-Monsenso system) from two I... (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - January 4, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Maria Faurholt-Jepsen, Emanuale Torri, Jes ús Cobo, Daryoush Yazdanyar, Diego Palao, Narcis Cardoner, Olaf Andreatta, Oscar Mayora and Lars Vedel Kessing Tags: Research Source Type: research

Lithium during pregnancy and after delivery: a review
Lithium is an effective treatment in pregnancy and postpartum for the prevention of relapse in bipolar disorder. However, lithium has also been associated with risks during pregnancy for both the mother and th... (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - December 2, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Eline M. P. Poels, Hilmar H. Bijma, Megan Galbally and Veerle Bergink Tags: Review Source Type: research

Antidepressants in bipolar depression: an enduring controversy
The proper place and the optimal use of antidepressants in treating bipolar depression continues to be an area of great interest and greater controversy with passionate opinions more common than good studies. ... (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - December 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Michael J. Gitlin Tags: Review Source Type: research

MOGENS SCHOU: 100th anniversary of his birth
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Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - November 28, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Paul Grof and Bruno M üller-Oerlinghausen Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Detecting significant genotype –phenotype association rules in bipolar disorder: market research meets complex genetics
Disentangling the etiology of common, complex diseases is a major challenge in genetic research. For bipolar disorder (BD), several genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been performed. Similar to other ... (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - November 11, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ren é Breuer, Manuel Mattheisen, Josef Frank, Bertram Krumm, Jens Treutlein, Layla Kassem, Jana Strohmaier, Stefan Herms, Thomas W. Mühleisen, Franziska Degenhardt, Sven Cichon, Markus M. Nöthen, George Karypis, John Kelsoe, Tiffany Greenwood, Caroline Tags: Research Source Type: research

The challenges of living with bipolar disorder: a qualitative study of the implications for health care and research
In mental health care, clinical practice is often based on the best available research evidence. However, research findings are difficult to apply to clinical practice, resulting in an implementation gap. To b... (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - November 6, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Eva F. Maassen, Barbara J. Regeer, Eline J. Regeer, Joske F. G. Bunders and Ralph W. Kupka Tags: Research Source Type: research

A nationwide study on concordance with multimodal treatment guidelines in bipolar disorder
Most previous studies on concordance with treatment guidelines for bipolar disorder focused on pharmacotherapy. Few studies have included other treatment modalities. (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - October 20, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joannes W. Renes, Eline J. Regeer, Adriaan W. Hoogendoorn, Willem A. Nolen and Ralph W. Kupka Tags: Research Source Type: research

Shared decision making in pharmacotherapy decisions, perceived by patients with bipolar disorder
Shared decision making has been promoted as standard care, but there has been debate on the possible types. On the one hand, there is a more ‘instrumental’/objective approach focused on the exchange of informa... (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - October 4, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Doris Verwijmeren and Koen P. Grootens Tags: Research Source Type: research

Clinical characteristics of patients with bipolar disorder and premorbid traumatic brain injury: a cross-sectional study
About one in ten diagnosed with bipolar disorder (BD) has experienced a premorbid traumatic brain injury (TBI), while not fulfilling the criteria of bipolar and related disorder due to another medical conditio... (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - September 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ole Kristian Drange, Arne Einar Vaaler, Gunnar Morken, Ole Andreas Andreassen, Ulrik Fredrik Malt and Per Ivar Finseth Tags: Research Source Type: research

Internet use by older adults with bipolar disorder: international survey results
The world population is aging and the number of older adults with bipolar disorder is increasing. Digital technologies are viewed as a framework to improve care of older adults with bipolar disorder. This anal... (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - September 4, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rita Bauer, Tasha Glenn, Sergio Strejilevich, J örn Conell, Martin Alda, Raffaella Ardau, Bernhard T. Baune, Michael Berk, Yuly Bersudsky, Amy Bilderbeck, Alberto Bocchetta, Angela M. Paredes Castro, Eric Y. W. Cheung, Caterina Chillotti, Sabine Choppin, Tags: Research Source Type: research

Aggression among 216 patients with a first-psychotic episode of bipolar I disorder
Aggression by patients with bipolar I disorder (BD-I) is not uncommon. Identifying potential risk factors early in the illness-course should inform clinical management and reduce risk. (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - August 11, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hari-Mandir K. Khalsa, Ross J. Baldessarini, Mauricio Tohen and Paola Salvatore Tags: Research Source Type: research

Thyroid and renal tumors in patients treated with long-term lithium: case series from a lithium clinic, review of the literature and international pharmacovigilance reports
Cancer had never been considered as a relevant problem in patients treated with lithium until 2015, when a document published by the European Medicine Agency concluded that long-term use of lithium might induc... (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - August 6, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Luca Ambrosiani, Claudia Pisanu, Arianna Deidda, Caterina Chillotti, Maria Erminia Stochino and Alberto Bocchetta Tags: Review Source Type: research

Regional cortical thinning in young adults with schizophrenia but not psychotic or non-psychotic bipolar I disorder
Schizophrenia shares some genetic risk and clinical symptoms with bipolar disorder. Clinical heterogeneity across subjects is thought to contribute to variable structural imaging findings across studies. The c... (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - July 11, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Douglass Godwin, Kathryn I. Alpert, Lei Wang and Daniel Mamah Tags: Research Source Type: research

Lack of emotional gaze preferences using eye-tracking in remitted bipolar I disorder
Bipolar disorder is associated with heightened and persistent positive emotion (Gruber in Curr Dir Psychol Sci 20:217 –221, 2011; Johnson in Clin Psychol Rev 25:241–262, 2005). Yet little is known about informatio... (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - July 3, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: John R. Purcell, Monika Lohani, Christie Musket, Aleena C. Hay, Derek M. Isaacowitz and June Gruber Tags: Research Source Type: research