Efficacy and tolerability of lithium in treating acute mania in youth with bipolar disorder: protocol for a systematic review
Epidemiological, clinical, and high-risk studies have provided evidence that the peak period for onset of diagnosable episodes of mania and hypomania starts in mid-to-late adolescence. Moreover, clinically sig... (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - June 13, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: A. Duffy, S. Patten, S. Goodday, A. Weir, N. Heffer and A. Cipriani Source Type: research

Sexual distress and quality of life among women with bipolar disorder
This study aims, in women with BD, to (i) investigate se... (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - June 6, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Thea S ørensen, A. Giraldi and M. Vinberg Source Type: research

1H-NMR, 1H-NMR T2-edited, and 2D-NMR in bipolar disorder metabolic profiling
The objective of this study was to identify molecular alterations in the human blood serum related to bipolar disorder, using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and chemometrics. (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - June 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Sumit Sethi, Mariana Pedrini, Lucas B. Rizzo, Maiara Zeni-Graiff, Caroline Dal Mas, Ana Cl áudia Cassinelli, Mariane N. Noto, Elson Asevedo, Quirino Cordeiro, João G. M. Pontes, Antonio J. M. Brasil, Acioly Lacerda, Mirian A. F. Hayashi, Ronei Poppi, Lj Source Type: research

An observational study of 110 elderly lithium-treated patients followed up for 6  years with particular reference to renal function
Recent observational studies have focused on lithium treatment in the elderly, with particular reference to safety in terms of thyroid and renal functions. The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical... (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - June 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Alberto Bocchetta, Francesca Cabras, Martina Pinna, Antonio Poddighe, Claudia Sardu, Raffaella Ardau, Caterina Chillotti and Maria Del Zompo Source Type: research

Awaiting accurate scientific evidence: Progression or “profiles” in bipolar disorder?
This letter is written in response to a review recently published in the journal. The aim is to highlight a potential methodological limitation common to many studies comparing bipolar patients with few previo... (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - May 31, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Diego J. Martino, Cecilia Samam é and Sergio A. Strejilevich Source Type: research

Methodological considerations regarding Joyce et al. 2016
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Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - May 31, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Christopher Baethge, Leonardo Tondo and Ross J. Baldessarini Source Type: research

Response to letters by Baethge et al. and Martino et al.
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Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - May 31, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Steven Marwaha and Andrew Thompson Source Type: research

Impairment in emotion perception from body movements in individuals with bipolar I and bipolar II disorder is associated with functional capacity
Individuals with bipolar disorder present with moderate impairments in social cognition during the euthymic state. The impairment extends to theory of mind and to the perception of emotion in faces and voices,... (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - May 17, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Anja Vaskinn, Trine Vik Lagerberg, Thomas D. Bjella, Carmen Simonsen, Ole A. Andreassen, Torill Ueland and Kjetil Sundet Source Type: research

Cognitive impairments and predominant polarity in bipolar disorder: a cross-sectional study
Bipolar disorder (BD) patients exhibit cognitive impairments during euthymic states. Studies suggest that manic episodes may be correlated to cognitive impairments. The present study investigated the relations... (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - May 12, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Gabriel Okawa Belizario, Alexandre Duarte Gigante, Cristiana Castanho de Almeida Rocca and Beny Lafer Source Type: research

Lithium in the episode and suicide prophylaxis and in augmenting strategies in patients with unipolar depression
Depressive disorders are a leading cause of the global burden of disease and are associated with high recurrent often continuing morbidity and high excess mortality by suicide and cardiovascular disease. Whils... (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - May 8, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Mohammed T. Abou-Saleh, Bruno M üller-Oerlinghausen and Alec J. Coppen Source Type: research

Self-poisoning suicide deaths in people with bipolar disorder: characterizing a subgroup and identifying treatment patterns
To characterize self-poisoning suicide deaths in BD compared to other suicide decedents. (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - April 27, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ayal Schaffer, Lauren M. Weinstock, Mark Sinyor, Catherine Reis, Benjamin I. Goldstein, Lakshmi N. Yatham and Anthony J. Levitt Source Type: research

Cognitive remediation for bipolar patients with objective cognitive impairment: a naturalistic study
Many bipolar patients (BP) are affected by cognitive impairments and reduced psychosocial function even after complete remission. In the present naturalistic study, we developed a tailored cognitive remediatio... (Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders)
Source: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders - April 13, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: J. Veeh, J. Kopf, S. Kittel-Schneider, J. Deckert and A. Reif Source Type: research