Bipolar Disorder News

Childhood psychopathology traits starting at age 6 years and adult depression and its associated traits share genetic factors, according to results of a meta-analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry.

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

An electronic health record-based suicide risk prediction modeling approach detected risk for suicidal behavior among patients across independent health care systems, according to results of a prognostic study published in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers classified more than 40% of women with postpartum psychosis as having “isolated” cases, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Cross-generational bipolar disorder transmission appeared to be caused largely by genes, with rearing effects having a modest role, according to results of an extended Swedish national adoption study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Mental health services that included care of physical health conditions appeared to improve employment participation and outcomes among individuals with serious mental illness, according to study results published in Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation.

The FDA granted breakthrough device designation to the NeuroStar Advanced Therapy System for the treatment of bipolar depression, according to a press release from Neuronetics Inc., the device’s manufacturer.

Varenicline did not appear associated with increased risk for cardiovascular or neuropsychiatric hospitalization compared with nicotine replacement therapies, according to a retrospective new-user cohort study published in Addiction.

Researchers have identified psychosis subgroups that may inform ongoing efforts to redefine psychosis taxonomy using updated criteria, according to results of a longitudinal cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

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