Bipolar Disorder Stories
- Certain genetic mutations in the brain could affect whether a person develops schizophrenia or drops out of school.
- New research reaffirms that bipolar teens are at high risk of developing drug problems as they age.
- Bipolar and depression patients may be susceptible to unhealthy weight gain when put under stress.
- Getting straight A's may be a potential feature of bipolar disorder.
- Walgreens launched a mental health platform that connects people to free screenings and facilitates follow-up treatment through local providers.
- Lithium, the oldest form of treatment for bipolar disorder, remains the most effective for reducing self-harm.
- Researchers suggest there is a direct and strong link between schizophrenic men and high levels of Candida albicans antibody activity.
- Caregivers struggle with support services, while finding themselves both stigmatized and excluded from their loved one’s treatment plan.
- In the Netherlands, 70 percent of the psychiatric patients who received assistance for their suicide were women.
- New research suggests child maltreatment could impact the neurobiological processes in bipolar disorder.
- New information casts doubt on research supporting seasonal modifiers of major depression.
- Some people who are at high risk for bipolar disorder show a naturally occurring rewiring of their brain to compensate for inherited abnormalities.