Mania

Patients with past-month exposure to prescription amphetamines used to treat ADHD had higher odds of developing psychosis or mania compared with those without past-month exposure, according to a recent study.

Detecting bipolar disorder and initiating treatment early can improve outcomes for individuals, but discerning bipolar disorder from other illnesses in adolescents and young adults is not easy, according to an expert.

The FDA has approved Fanapt tablets for the acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder in adults.

Individuals with mania who were admitted to an acute care psychiatric unit saw greater sleep improvement than patients with major depressive disorder, according to a study.

Mania was associated with reduced dopamine transporter density levels among those with bipolar disorder, researchers reported in JAMA Psychiatry.

Electroconvulsive therapy was associated with improvement of symptoms in those with mania, with higher response rates in those more seriously ill and without comorbid anxiety or obsessive-compulsive disorder, per a recently published study.