Bipolar Disorder News

The University of Cincinnati Department of Psychiatry, at both its Lindner Center of HOPE and Clifton campuses, is a nationally recognized center for the research and treatment of depression and bipolar disorder that could benefit from the bipartisan ENHANCED Act to establish national centers of excellence for the treatment of these conditions.

Pfizer Inc. said Friday the Food and Drug Administration approved Geodon as a part of a combinationmaintenance treatment for bipolar disorder in adults.

Bipolar disorder, sometimes called manic depression , is a mental illness that is described as a fluctuation in mood extremes.

Pharmacy scientists at the University of Maryland, Baltimore have identified antidepressant and anti-anxiety behaviors in tests of mice lacking the gene.

Much as credit card companies have charged exorbitant interest rates in the period leading up to the passage and enactment of reform, so too have prescription drug companies added more cost to their already prohibitively expensive products.

S. Swaroop Vedula, M.D., M.P.H., Lisa Bero, Ph.D., Roberta W. Scherer, Ph.D., and Kay Dickersin, Ph.D. ABSTRACT Background There is good evidence of selective outcome reporting in published reports of randomized trials.

Washington, Nov 14 : A gene, touted as the "despair" gene, which earlier had no relation with mood disorders, has now been found to have a link with bipolar disorder, depression, and schizophrenic conditions, according to pharmacy scientists at the University of Maryland, Baltimore .

Chronic Mental illnesses, Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorders: Which You Think Terrible Disease? >> Posted By WikiMap 5 hours, 38 minutes ago in News Schizophrenia and bi polar disorder are both chronic mental illnesses for which there is no known cure but they are not the same disease.

People with bipolar disorder who smoke appear to have a heightened risk of suicidal behavior -- possibly because they are generally prone to impulsive acts, a new study suggests.

I'm attending the 25th Annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy today, and I'll write more about the inspirational work this organization has been doing for 25 years shortly .

Abbott Laboratories this morning confirmed the company's sales and marketing practices of Depakote, the widely used drug to treat bipolar disorder and epilepsy, are under federal investigation.

Mood symptoms frequently occur during pregnancy and the postpartum period and may cause morbidity for both mother and baby.

Bipolar disorder and major depression are two very different mental health conditions that, to the chagrin of sufferers, often manifest with similar symptoms.

Unlike the normal undulations everyone goes through, those experiencing bipolar disease have unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy, and ability to function.

The article by Mark Bauer et al. in this issue presents important findings about improving bipolar disorder treatment and outcomes.

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Bipolarism - Seeking Treatment www.medicarefinance.com If you spot the symptoms of bipolar depression in yourself or someone else, dona t wait to get help.

Mental Health America is applauding legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators to establish national centers of excellence for the treatment of depression and bipolar disorders.

Researchers at Zucker Hillside Hospital in Glen Oaks NY have found a link to substantial weight gain and hypercholesterolemia in children and adolescents taking many common psychiatric medications.

CHARLOTTESVILLE - Kay Redfield Jamison, an author noted for her research and contributions to the field of mood disorders, particularly bipolar disorder, will speak at 1 p.m. Thursday in the University of Virginia's Newcomb Hall Theater.