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Post-Partum Psychiatric Episodes Associated With Increased Risk of Developing Bipolar Affective Disorder, Study Finds
December 5, 2011 Experiencing a psychiatric episode within the first 30 days post-partum appears to be associated with an increased risk of developing bipolar affective disorder, according to a new ... > full story -
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New Biochemical Changes Found in Children With ADHD
December 5, 2011 A new study shows that children with ADHD have nearly 50 percent less of a protein that is important for attention and learning. The finding may mean that there are other biochemical disturbances in ... > full story -
Precise Early Diagnosis of Psychotic Disorders Possible
November 2, 2011 Functional psychosis can be diagnosed from the first indications of the patient, thanks to affective symptomatology. Depressive moods, hyperactivity and lack of concentration are affective symptoms ... > full story -
Gene Regulatory Protein Is Reduced in Bipolar Disorder
October 25, 2011 A new study provides evidence that changes in gene regulation may contribute to the development of bipolar disorder. Researchers found low levels of a transcription factor in the brain's prefrontal ... > full story -
Twin Study Reveals Epigenetic Alterations of Psychiatric Disorders
September 21, 2011 In the first study to systematically investigate genome-wide epigenetic differences in a large number of psychosis discordant twin-pairs, new research provides further evidence that epigenetic ... > full story -
Common Genetic Contributions to Mental Illness Discovered
September 19, 2011 This study of more than 50,000 adults ages 18 and older provides new molecular evidence that 11 DNA regions in the human genome have strong association with these diseases, including six regions not ... > full storyMore: -
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Bipolar Disorder
Depression
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Disorders and Syndromes
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The Emotional Brain in Youth: Research Suggests How to Diagnose and Treat Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents
September 4, 2011 In recent years, a considerable increase in the number of children and adolescents evaluated, diagnosed and treated for bipolar disorder has been noted. Bipolar-like symptoms are quite frequent in ... > full story -
Major Brain Similarities Found in Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia
August 25, 2011 Researchers have conducted a study which has found striking brain similarities in bipolar disorder and ... > full story -
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Bipolar Disorder
Depression
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Can Feeling Too Good Be Bad? Positive Emotion in Bipolar Disorder
July 22, 2011 Positive emotions like joy and compassion are good for your mental and physical health, and help foster creativity and friendship. But people with bipolar disorder seem to have too much of a good ... > full story -
Report Offers Hope to People Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder
July 11, 2011 Mood swings are not always best understood as an illness called 'bipolar disorder', and medication is not the only way to cope with them, says a new report from the UK. The report offers new hope to ... > full story
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