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Differential efficacy of lithium and carbamazepine in the prophylaxis of bipolar disorder: Results of the MAP study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
In a randomized clinical trial with an observation period of 2.5 years, the differential efficacy of lithium versus carbamazepine was compared in 171 bipolar patients (DSM-IV).
Waldemar Greil   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Elevated Familial Cardiovascular Burden Among Adolescents With Familial Bipolar Disorder

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2019
Background: Bipolar disorder (BD) is one of the most heritable medical conditions, and certain phenotypic characteristics are especially familial in BD. BD is also strongly associated with elevated and premature cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and
Simina Toma   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bipolar disorder [PDF]

open access: yesEvidence Based Mental Health, 2003
Bipolar disorder, with mood swings between depression and mania, may affect up to 1.5% of adults, and increases the risk of suicide and disability. Most people improve over time, but two thirds may have residual dysfunction, and at least 40% may have recurrent episodes.We conducted a systematic review and aimed to answer the following clinical ...
Geddes, J, Briess, D
openaire   +9 more sources

Bipolar disorder

open access: yesDialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, 1999
Bipolar disorder's unique combination of three characteristics - clear genetic diathesis, distinctive clinical features, early availability of an effective treatment (lithium) - explains its special place in the history of psychiatry and its contribution to the current explosive growth of neuroscience.
F K, Goodwin, S N, Ghaemi
openaire   +3 more sources

How to make online mood-monitoring in bipolar patients a success? A qualitative exploration of requirements

open access: yesInternational Journal of Bipolar Disorders, 2021
Background The Life-Chart Method (LCM) is an effective self-management treatment option in bipolar disorder (BD). There is insufficient knowledge about the consumers’ needs and desires for an e-monitoring solution.
B. Geerling   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lithium induced hypercalcemia: an expert opinion and management algorithm

open access: yesInternational Journal of Bipolar Disorders, 2022
Background Lithium is the gold standard prophylactic treatment for bipolar disorder. Most clinical practice guidelines recommend regular calcium assessments as part of monitoring lithium treatment, but easy-to-implement specific management strategies in ...
Zoltan Kovacs   +22 more
doaj   +1 more source

Suicidal behaviour and cognition: A systematic review with special focus on prefrontal deficits

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction Suicidal behaviour and cognition: A systematic review with special focus on prefrontal deficits Introduction: Suicide is a major health concern worldwide, thus, identifying risk factors would enable a more comprehensive understanding and ...
J. Fernández-Sevillano   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pragmatic randomised controlled trial of group psychoeducation versus group support in the maintenance of bipolar disorder. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background: Non-didactically delivered curriculum based group psychoeducation has been shown to be more effective than both group support in a specialist mood disorder centre in Spain (with effects lasting up to five years), and treatment as usual in ...
Peters Sarah   +26 more
core   +1 more source

Clinical correlates of socioeconomic status in adolescent bipolar disorder

open access: yesComprehensive Psychiatry, 2020
Background: Lower socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with symptomatic severity, comorbidity, and functional impairment in adults with bipolar disorder (BD). Little is known about clinical correlates of SES in adolescents with BD.
Weicong Lu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Retinal Thickness as a biomarker of cognitive impairment in bipolar disorder

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry, 2022
Introduction Ocular Coherence Tomography (OCT) to measure retinal thickness is the current method to observe neurological impairment in neurodegenerative diseases [1] and in mental disorders [2] due to the composition of the retina itself as an anatomic
E. García-Corres   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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