Mood Disorders News

Obesity was significantly more common among individuals with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, according to recent findings.

Lithium and divalproex were both well-tolerated and effective for mania in older adults with bipolar I disorder; however, lithium was associated with greater reduction in mania at 9 weeks.

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Lundbeck recently announced the FDA approved extended-release injectable suspension Abilify Maintena for maintenance monotherapy of bipolar I disorder in adults.

Recent findings indicated significant differences in biomarkers of bipolar disorder between men and women.

Autism was more common in children exposed to antidepressants during pregnancy, compared with children not exposed to antidepressants whose mothers had a history of psychiatric disorder.

Nationwide study results indicated low social maturity, mental energy and emotional stability in late adolescence were associated with subsequent psychiatric disorders among men.

Receiving an IV dose of brexanolone for 60 hours significantly improved depression among women with severe postpartum depression, compared with placebo, according to phase 2 findings.

BiAffect, an app that monitors mobile device usage to predict manic and depressive episodes in bipolar disorder, recently won the Mood Challenge for ResearchKit, a contest for new ways of studying mood disorders using Apple’s ResearchKit.

Analysis of a large sample indicated widespread bilateral patterns of reduced cortical thickness in adolescents and adults with bipolar disorder.

SAN DIEGO — Data presented at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting indicated Latuda significantly improves depression among children and adolescents, aged 10 to 17 years, with bipolar I depression.