Mom's 911 Call for Her Son's Mental Health Ends With His Death After Police Response
(MedPage Today) -- Taylor Ware's mom just wanted to get her son the help he needed. But her home was 400 miles away and Ware was deep into a manic episode at an interstate rest stop in rural southern Indiana. "I need someone to come, OK, so that... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - March 28, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Episode 2: Exploring Cognition in Patients With Bipolar Disorder Episode 2: Exploring Cognition in Patients With Bipolar Disorder
Drs Trisha Suppes and Allan Young explore the intricate landscape of cognitive challenges in bipolar disorder.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry InDiscussion Source Type: news

Episode 1: Patient-Centered Research Transforms Bipolar Disorder Care Episode 1: Patient-Centered Research Transforms Bipolar Disorder Care
Drs Trisha Suppes and Erin Michalak discuss the importance of patient-centered research for guiding bipolar disorder care, management, and patient advocacy.Medscape (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry InDiscussion Source Type: news

Cannabis withdrawal and manic episodes: three cases of an unknown trigger for bipolar disorder - Salmer ón S, Ochandiano I, Andreu H, Olivier L, de Juan O, Fernández-Plaza T, Bracco L, Colomer L, Barrio P, Valentí M, Giménez-Palomo A, Vieta E, Pacchiarotti I.
[Abstract unavailable] Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Perceived loneliness and social support in bipolar disorder: relation to suicidal ideation and attempts - Pike CK, Burdick KE, Millett C, Lipschitz JM.
BACKGROUND: The suicide rate in bipolar disorder (BD) is among the highest across all psychiatric disorders. Identifying modifiable variables that relate to suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) in BD may inform prevention strategies. Social connectedness... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news

Common Epilepsy, Migraine Drug Topiramate Won't Raise Odds for Autism in Offspring
THURSDAY, March 21, 2024 -- A common antiseizure drug used to treat epilepsy, migraines and bipolar disorder does not appear to increase the risk of autism for kids exposed to it in the womb, a new study says. Topiramate does not contribute to any... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Pressure grows to ditch controversial forced swim test in rodent studies of depression
For the past few decades, scientists studying candidate antidepressant drugs have had a convenient animal test: how long a rodent dropped in water keeps swimming. Invented in 1977 , the forced swim test (FST) hinged on the idea that a depressed animal would give up quickly. It seemed to work: Antidepressants and electroconvulsive therapy often made the animal try harder. The test remains popular, appearing in about 600 papers per year . But researchers have recently begun to question the assumption that the test really gauges depression and is a good predictor of human responses to drugs. Oppositi...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 20, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

Correlates of suicidal behaviors and genetic risk among United States veterans with schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder - Bigdeli TB, Barr PB, Rajeevan N, Graham DP, Li Y, Meyers JL, Gorman BR, Peterson RE, Sayward F, Radhakrishnan K, Natarajan S, Nielsen DA, Wilkinson AV, Malhotra AK, Zhao H, Brophy M, Shi Y, O'Leary TJ, Gleason T, Przygodzki R, Pyarajan S, Muralidhar S, Gaziano JM, Huang GD, Concato J, Siever LJ, Delisi LE, Kimbrel NA, Beckham JC, Swann AC, Kosten TR, Fanous AH, Aslan M, Harvey PD.
Persons diagnosed with schizophrenia (SCZ) or bipolar I disorder (BPI) are at high risk for self-injurious behavior, suicidal ideation, and suicidal behaviors (SB). Characterizing associations between diagnosed health problems, prior pharmacological treatm... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Adolescent psychedelic use and psychotic or manic symptoms - Simonsson O, Mosing MA, Osika W, Ull én F, Larsson H, Lu Y, Wesseldijk LW.
IMPORTANCE: While psychedelic-assisted therapy has shown promise in the treatment of certain psychiatric disorders, little is known about the potential risk of psychotic or manic symptoms following naturalistic psychedelic use, especially among adolescents... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Global Digital Mental Health Market Analysis Report 2024: Focus on Various Disorders Such as Anxiety Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorder - Forecasts to 2030
DUBLIN, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Digital Mental Health Market by Disorder Type (Anxiety Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorder), Age (Adults, Children), Indication - Forecast 2024-2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Digital Mental... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 13, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: MRR Source Type: news

Incidence and correlates of suicide attempts in adolescents with major depressive versus bipolar disorders: a cross-sectional study - Dong H, Ying W, Jiang F, Yang F, Li J, Xiao Q, Ou J, Shen Y.
BACKGROUND: Major depressive disorders (MDD) and bipolar disorders (BD) are the most common psychiatric diagnoses of suicide attempts (SA) in adolescents. However, little is known regarding the differences in incidence and clinical-related features of SA b... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Prevention of suicidal behavior with lithium treatment in patients with recurrent mood disorders - Tondo L, Baldessarini RJ.
Suicidal behavior is more prevalent in bipolar disorders than in other psychiatric illnesses. In the last thirty years evidence has emerged to indicate that long-term treatment of bipolar disorder patients with lithium may reduce risk of suicide and attemp... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Suicide probability among patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder - Y üksel A, Yilmaz EB, Dikmen SNT.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the possibility of suicide and related factors among individuals with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (BD). METHOD: Data were collected for 270 individuals registered in a community mental health center using the Suicide Pro... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news

Returning to college after inpatient psychiatric treatment: a case study of bipolar I disorder management - Galido PV, Chakerian M, Butala S, Agustines D.
Bipolar disorder is typically diagnosed in the teenage to early adulthood years. During this age, many individuals are students pursuing a college degree. Students developing the symptoms of bipolar disorder have a harder time navigating college and have s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Comparative study of sleep and circadian rhythms in patients presenting unipolar or bipolar major depressive episodes - Leseur J, Boiret C, Romier A, Bazin B, Basquin L, Stern E, Pineau G, Lejoyeux M, Geoffroy PA, Maruani J.
Currently, there is a major challenge in distinguishing between unipolar and bipolar major depressive episode. A significant body of research has been dedicated to identifying biomarkers that can aid in this differentiation due to its crucial implications,... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 7, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news