Bipolar Disorder News

Women should be screened and treated for bipolar disorder during pregnancy despite hesitations about pharmacologic treatment, according to a presentation at The Pregnancy Meeting.

Healio’s most-viewed psychiatry stories in January highlight the global burden of mental disorders on health, a survey that provides insights into Americans’ support of psychedelics and a regulatory development for Rexulti.

The prevalence of mental disorders has been on the rise and remains a significant leading cause of disease burden worldwide, according to a 30-year global systematic analysis published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

Neuroscience specialty pharmaceutical company OWP Pharmaceuticals Inc. has partnered with Eversana, a provider of global services to the life sciences industry, to launch oral liquid formulations for treating neuroscience disorders.

Likelihood of inheritance for hypomania, which may lead to bipolar disorder or other mental illnesses, is greater in male twins than in female twins, according to a Swedish cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Using polygenic risk scores to determine likelihood of parental bipolar disorder passing to offspring is promising but unproven, according to a community-based case-control longitudinal study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

The FDA has approved Caplyta for treating adults with depressive episodes linked to bipolar I or II disorder, according to a company press release.

The presence of neurodevelopmental or mental disorders or self-harm before age 24 years increased risk for missing school, according to results of a nationwide, retrospective, electronic cohort study.

Two separate efforts, both involving training and education interventions for health care workers, show promise in reducing stigma and improving care for patients with mental health conditions, data show.

Adding lithium to usual care for veterans with major depression or bipolar disorders did not reduce incidence of suicide-related events, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Psychiatry.