Familial Psychiatric History Common in Bipolar Disorder
Outpatients with bipolar disorder often have familial psychiatric history, which is associated with disease severity and sociodemographic measures,
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Mood Disorders With HIV Increase Risk for Noncommunicable Disease
Focused prevention and treatment of noncommunicable diseases may reduce the burden of multimorbidity in people living with HIV who have mood disorders and multimorbidity.
Family Therapy Aids Youth at High Risk for Bipolar Disorder
Times between mood episodes longer for those in family-focused therapy vs enhanced usual care.
Relapse More Likely With Antipsychotic Switch in Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, or MDD
Patients with schizophrenia or a mood disorder who switched antipsychotic treatment had an increased likelihood for relapse, healthcare resource utilization, and extrapyramidal symptoms.
Is ADHD a Prospective Risk Factor for BPSD Development in Children?
Researchers found a weak signal for persistent ADHD to be more associated with 8-year follow-up of bipolar disorder than remitting ADHD.
Bipolar Disorder May Increase Risk for Developing Parkinson Disease
Literature review shows increased likelihood of idiopathic PD with previous diagnosis of BD.
Targeting Psychosis, Depression, Cognition May Improve Functional Outcomes in Bipolar Disorder
Variables that significantly contributed to functional outcomes in bipolar disorder included a history of psychotic symptoms followed by depression and executive functioning and verbal memory.
Exposure to Pollution May Up Risk for Psychiatric Disorders
Higher rates of bipolar disorder, major depression linked to poor air quality in US, Denmark cohorts.
Gender-Based Disparities Identified in Bipolar Disorder Hospitalization Stays
Women have slightly longer inpatient hospitalizations for bipolar disorder-related symptoms, although factors such as psychotropic treatment and comorbid personality disorders mitigate the results.
Better Outcomes in Pediatric-Onset vs Adult-Onset Bipolar Disorder
Individuals with pediatric-onset bipolar disorder fare better than individuals diagnosed at a later age with the disorder, and bipolar disorder in general is associated with better outcomes than schizophrenia.
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