Bipolar Disorder News

Mental health disorders among patients with MI increased in prevalence during a 10-year period, according to results published in the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Differential diagnosis with bipolar disorder vs. schizophrenia appeared linked to certain positive outcomes among patients with first-episode psychosis, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Individuals who were recently diagnosed with a mental disorder were at increased risk for COVID-19 infection, especially African Americans and women, according to study results published in World Psychiatry.

Male and female youth with bipolar disorder had similar outcomes, despite substantial literature on sex differences among adults with bipolar disorder, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Mood disorders appeared linked to elevated and early rates of disability services, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Psychosocial interventions in combination with psychotherapy appeared beneficial for outpatients with bipolar disorder, according to results of a systematic review and component network meta-analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness has designated this week as Mental Illness Awareness Week.

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

Clinical awareness of bipolar disorder in youth is important given its high morbidity and mortality rate, which is even higher than adult-onset bipolar disorder, according to a presenter at the Psych Congress 2020 Virtual Experience conference.

Lithium use among older adults was associated with increased risk for renal decline, according to results of a population-based cohort study published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.