Association of bipolar disorder diagnosis with suicide mortality rates in adolescents in Sweden - Andersson P, Jokinen J, Jarbin H, Lundberg J, Desai Bostr öm AE.
IMPORTANCE: The association of early diagnosis and management of bipolar disorder with adolescent suicide mortality (ASM) is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To assess regional associations between ASM and bipolar disorder diagnosis frequencies. DESIGN, SETTING... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Cannabis use disorder and subsequent risk of psychotic and nonpsychotic unipolar depression and bipolar disorder - Jefsen OH, Erlangsen A, Nordentoft M, Hjorth øj C.
IMPORTANCE: Cannabis use is increasing worldwide and is suspected to be associated with increased risk of psychiatric disorders; however, the association with affective disorders has been insufficiently studied. OBJECTIVE: To examine whether cannab... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Bipolar Disorder, Unipolar Depression Up With Cannabis Use Disorder
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 -- Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is associated with increased risk of psychotic and nonpsychotic bipolar disorder and unipolar depression, according to a study published online May 24 in JAMA Psychiatry. Oskar Hougaard Jefsen,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Chronic cannabis use raises the risk of major depression and bipolar disorder by up to FOUR TIMES
Research on more than 6.6million people in Denmark found that those who were addicted to marijuana were up to four times more likely to be diagnosed with major depression or bipolar. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

' Excessive, Premature' CVD Mortality in Bipolar Disorder Explained?'Excessive, Premature' CVD Mortality in Bipolar Disorder Explained?
An early predictor of CVD has been found in youth with bipolar disorder, in new findings that may explain the"excessive and premature mortality" related to heart disease in this patient population.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - May 23, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

In ‘Fires in the Dark,’ Kay Redfield Jamison Turns to Healers
In “Fires in the Dark,” Jamison, known for her expertise on manic depression, delves into the quest to heal. Her new book, she says, is a “love song to psychotherapy.” (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Casey Schwartz Tags: Fires in the Dark: Healing the Unquiet Mind (Book) Jamison, Kay Redfield Books and Literature Bipolar Disorder Mental Health and Disorders Psychiatry and Psychiatrists Johns Hopkins Medical Center Content Type: Personal Profile Source Type: news

Probing the association between cognition, suicidal behavior and tryptophan metabolism in a sample of individuals living with bipolar disorder: a secondary analysis - Paribello P, Squassina A, Pisanu C, Meloni A, Dall'Acqua S, Sut S, Nasini S, Bertazzo A, Congiu D, Garzilli M, Guiso B, Suprani F, Pulcinelli V, Iaselli MN, Pinna I, Somaini G, Arru L, Corrias C, Pinna F, Carpiniello B, Comai S, Manchia M.
Background and Objectives: Alterations in hot cognition and in the tryptophan metabolism through serotonin (5-HT) and kynurenine (KYN) pathways have been associated with an increased risk of suicidal behavior. Here, we aim at probing the association betwee... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Bipolar Disorder: 'I hit the fire alarm and evacuated an airport'
Model Rosie Viva was experiencing mania when she triggered the mass evacuation of Stansted Airport. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Association between the mood stabilizing treatment of bipolar disorder and risk of suicide attempts: a self-controlled case series study - Ng VWS, Leung MTY, Chan EW, Lee EHM, Hayes JF, Osborn DPJ, Wing YK, Lau WCY, Man KKC, Wong ICK.
This study aimed to examine the association between mood stabilizing agents (lithium, valproate, lamotrigine, ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Childhood maltreatment contributes to the medical morbidity of individuals with bipolar disorders - Godin O, Leboyer M, Grillault Laroche D, Aubin V, Belzeaux R, Courtet P, Dubertret C, Gard S, Haffen E, Oli é E, Polosan M, Roux P, Samalin L, Schwan R, Bellivier F, Etain B.
BACKGROUND: Individuals with bipolar disorders (BD) are at risk of premature death, mainly due to medical comorbidities. Childhood maltreatment might contribute to this medical morbidity, which remains underexplored in the literature. METHODS: We a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

How Extreme Heat Impacts Your Brain and Mental Health
When the temperature spikes, so too do suicide rates, crime, and violence. Twitter sees hate tweets and online aggression increase during heatwaves, along with phrasing that researchers have linked to anxiety and depression. Our very language captures the confluence of heat and emotion—when we are annoyed, we get “hot under the collar”; when we are angry our “blood boils;” and when something gets to be too much, we have to “let off steam.” Spike Lee’s seminal exploration of racial tension in 1989’s Do The Right Thing unfolds during the hottest day of the year, when scor...
Source: TIME: Health - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything Environmental Health healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Bipolar Disorder: What It Is, Symptoms & Treatments
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 -- More than 10 million people in the United States are living with bipolar disorder, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). It ' s characterized by severe, dramatic shifts in mood that can catch people off... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 16, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Suicidal ideation and non-suicidal self-injury following early childhood psychotic experiences in preadolescent children at familial high risk of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder-the Danish High Risk and Resilience Study, VIA 11 - Gregersen M, Jepsen JRM, Brandt JM, S øndergaard A, Rohd SB, Veddum L, Knudsen CB, Andreassen AK, Burton BK, Hjorthøj C, Krantz MF, Greve AN, Bliksted V, Mors O, Nordentoft M, Thorup AAE, Hemager N.
BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS: Suicide is a leading cause of death in youth and is often preceded by suicidal ideation (SI) and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). Identifying early markers of risk for SI and NSSI could improve timely identification of at-risk in... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Examining differences in brain metabolism associated with childhood maltreatment and suicidal attempt in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder: a PET and Machine Learning Study - Duarte D, Sch ütze M, Elkhayat M, Neves MC, Romano-Silva MA, Correa H.
This study evaluated whether a machine learning algorithm could be trained to predic... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Suicide-relevant information processing in unipolar and bipolar depression: an eye-tracking study - Li H, Li Z, Lyu G, Wang M, Liu B, Zhang Y, Li L, Siegle GJ.
In this study, we integrated eye-trac... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news