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Study Of Damaged Gene Gives Insight Into Causes Of Mental Illness
May 2, 2007 — Scientists have pinpointed how different types of damage to the same gene can cause some people to suffer from schizophrenia while others have major depression. The findings provide further evidence ... > full story -
Delayed Treatment Of Childhood-Onset Bipolar Disorder Results In Negative Outcome In Adults
May 1, 2007 — Bipolar disorder is estimated to affect approximately 1-3 percent of adults, but also can affect children and adolescents. Untreated, this disorder is associated with greater risk of drug and alcohol ... > full story -
Lithium Builds Gray Matter In Bipolar Brains
April 11, 2007 — Neuroscientists have shown that lithium, long the standard treatment for bipolar disorder, increases the amount of gray matter in the brains of patients with the ... > full story -
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Intensive Psychotherapy More Effective Than Brief Therapy For Treating Bipolar Depression
April 2, 2007 — Patients taking medications to treat bipolar disorder are more likely to get well faster and stay well if they receive intensive psychotherapy, according to results from the Systematic Treatment ... > full story -
Anti-Depressants, Mood Stabilizers: What Works Best For Bipolar Disorder?
March 29, 2007 — For depressed people with bipolar disorder who are taking a mood stabilizer, adding an antidepressant medication is no more effective than a placebo (sugar pill), according to a recent ... > full story -
Gene Controlling Circadian Rhythms Implicated In Bipolar Disorder
March 19, 2007 — Disrupt the gene that regulates the biological clocks in mice and they become manic, exhibiting behaviors similar to humans with bipolar disorder. Scientists from UT Southwestern Medical Center show ... > full story -
Children's Cognitive Performance: A Potential Indicator Of Bipolar Disorder And Schizophrenia
March 14, 2007 — Scientists have made progress toward finding a way to determine whether a child is likely to one day suffer from bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. A battery of neurological tests revealed that ... > full story -
Study Links Attempted Suicide With Genetic Evidence Identified In Previous Suicide Research
February 20, 2007 — A Johns Hopkins-led study has found evidence that a genetic tendency toward suicide has been linked to a particular area of the genome on chromosome 2 that has been implicated in two additional ... > full story -
Simple Test Distinguishes Between Bipolar Disorder And Depression
February 8, 2007 — Type II bipolar disorder patients are difficult to diagnose since their manic episodes are not very marked and they are usually diagnosed as depression patients. Choosing an incorrect treatment can ... > full story -
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Extreme Irritability: Is It Childhood Bipolar Disorder? Brain's Electrical Signals Provide Clues
February 1, 2007 — Measurements of brainwaves in kids with extreme irritability suggest that different brain mechanisms are at play, depending on the disorders the kids have. This finding brings us a step closer to the ... > full story
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