Bipolar Disorder News

Family genetic risk scores showed clear separations between major affective and psychotic disorders and were linked to early age at onset and high rates of recurrence, according to results of a Swedish cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Electroconvulsive therapy appeared safe and effective for treating certain severe psychiatric illnesses among children and adolescents, according to results of a retrospective cohort study published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Patients with a severe mental illness had increased risk for mortality after MI compared with those without a diagnosis of mental illness, according to results published in BMC Medicine.

Intermittent theta burst stimulation was not efficacious for treating bipolar depression, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open.

Individuals with mental disorders were at increased risk for suicide, according to results of a systematic review and meta-regression analysis published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

Healio Psychiatry has compiled a list of its five most-viewed stories in January.

Cannabis use disorder was associated with self-harm, all-cause mortality, unintentional overdose death and homicide among youth with mood disorders, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Citalopram combined with standard mood stabilizers did not offer clinically meaningful benefit vs. placebo for acute or maintenance treatment of bipolar depression, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Chronobiological alterations appeared directly linked to passive and active suicidal ideation and preparation, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Researchers have developed a novel test to predict mood disorders based on levels of a protein found in the brain, according to study results published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.