Bipolar Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Bipolar, including details on bipolar disorder, symptoms, treatment, depression, medication.

Volume 3 (2006), Issue 6 (June)

1. Effects of mood stabilizers on hippocampus BDNF levels in an animal model of mania.
   Life Sci, 79(3): 281-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Patterns of memory impairment in bipolar disorder and unipolar major depression.
   Psychiatry Res, 142(2): 139-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Lithium administration to preadolescent rats causes long-lasting increases in anxiety-like behavior and has molecular consequences.
   J Neurosci, 26(22): 6031-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Neuronal calcium sensor-1 enhancement of InsP3 receptor activity is inhibited by therapeutic levels of lithium.
   J Clin Invest, 116(6): 1668-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Omega-3 fatty acids and mood disorders.
   Am J Psychiatry, 163(6): 969-78. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Cytoprotection by lithium and valproate varies between cell types and cellular stresses.
   Eur J Pharmacol, 539(1): 18-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. An unusual case of episodic stupor.
   Sleep Med, 7(4): 380-1. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Endophenotypes for psychiatric disorders: ready for primetime?
   Trends Genet, 22(6): 306-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Lithium: clinical considerations in internal medicine.
   Am J Med, 119(6): 478-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Rural and urban disparities in health-related quality of life among veterans with psychiatric disorders.
    Psychiatr Serv, 57(6): 851-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Appraisal of hypomania-relevant experiences: development of a questionnaire to assess positive self-dispositional appraisals in bipolar and behavioural high risk samples.
    J Affect Disord, 93(1): 19-28. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Lamotrigine for bipolar disorder and comorbid cocaine dependence: a replication and extension study.
    J Affect Disord, 93(1): 219-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Impact of the life goals group therapy program for bipolar patients: an open study.
    J Affect Disord, 93(1): 253-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Clinical and therapeutic implications of predominant polarity in bipolar disorder.
    J Affect Disord, 93(1): 13-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. The Brief-HAPPI: a questionnaire to assess cognitions that distinguish between individuals with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and non-clinical controls.
    J Affect Disord, 93(1): 29-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Limbic hyperactivation during processing of neutral facial expressions in children with bipolar disorder.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 103(23): 8900-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. A meta-analysis of cognitive deficits in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder.
    J Affect Disord, 93(1): 105-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Executive and visuospatial sketchpad resources in euthymic bipolar disorder: Implications for visuospatial working memory architecture.
    Memory, 14(4): 437-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Nonepileptic uses of antiepileptic drugs in children and adolescents.
    Pediatr Neurol, 34(6): 421-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Valproate is associated with new-onset oligoamenorrhea with hyperandrogenism in women with bipolar disorder.
    Biol Psychiatry, 59(11): 1078-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Cellular plasticity cascades: targets for the development of novel therapeutics for bipolar disorder.
    Biol Psychiatry, 59(11): 1006-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Mechanisms of action of medicines for schizophrenia and bipolar illness: status and limitations.
    Biol Psychiatry, 59(11): 1039-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Recurrence in bipolar I disorder: a post hoc analysis excluding relapses in two double-blind maintenance studies.
    Biol Psychiatry, 59(11): 1061-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Concomitant use of atomoxetine and OROS-methylphenidate in a 10-year-old child suffering from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with comorbid bipolar disorder and Tourette syndrome.
    J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol, 16(3): 365-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Adjunctive lamotrigine treatment for adolescents with bipolar disorder: retrospective report of five cases.
    J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol, 16(3): 357-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. A one-year open-label trial of risperidone augmentation in lithium nonresponder youth with preschool-onset bipolar disorder.
    J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol, 16(3): 336-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Preliminary study of relationships among measures of depressive symptoms in adolescents with bipolar disorder.
    J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol, 16(3): 327-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Divalproex sodium reduces overall aggression in youth at high risk for bipolar disorder.
    J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol, 16(3): 252-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Comorbidity patterns in routine psychiatric practice: is there evidence of underdetection and underdiagnosis?
    Compr Psychiatry, 47(4): 258-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Mortality among first-admission patients with psychosis.
    Compr Psychiatry, 47(4): 246-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Diagnosing major depressive disorder IV: relationship between number of symptoms and the diagnosis of disorder.
    J Nerv Ment Dis, 194(6): 450-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. The effect of antidepressants on lipid homeostasis: a cardiac safety concern?
    Expert Opin Drug Saf, 5(4): 523-37. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Practical considerations for carbamazepine use in bipolar disorder.
    Expert Opin Drug Saf, 5(4): 501-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Topiramate plus citalopram in the treatment of Compulsive-Impulsive Sexual Behaviors.
    Clin Pract Epidemol Ment Health, 2: 9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Transmission distortion of BDNF variants to bipolar disorder type I patients from a South American population isolate.
    Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet, 141(5): 435-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Lack of influence of COMT and NET genes variants on executive functions in schizophrenic and bipolar patients, their first-degree relatives and controls.
    Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet, 141(5): 504-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Association analyses suggest GPR24 as a shared susceptibility gene for bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia.
    Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet, 141(5): 524-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Therapeutic drug monitoring of psychoactive drugs during pregnancy in the genomic era: challenges and opportunities.
    J Psychopharmacol, 20(4): 54-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Identification of protein biomarkers for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in the postmortem prefrontal cortex using SELDI-TOF-MS ProteinChip profiling combined with MALDI-TOF-PSD-MS analysis.
    Neurobiol Dis, 23(1): 61-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Attitudes and beliefs among patients treated with mood stabilizers.
    Clin Pract Epidemol Ment Health, 2: 8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. A (1)HMRS study of the anterior cingulate gyrus in euthymic bipolar patients.
    Hum Psychopharmacol, 21(4): 215-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Psychiatric comorbidity in older adults with bipolar disorder.
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 21(6): 582-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Cellular plasticity cascades: genes-to-behavior pathways in animal models of bipolar disorder.
    Biol Psychiatry, 59(12): 1160-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Mouse models of 22q11 deletion syndrome.
    Biol Psychiatry, 59(12): 1172-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. A review of Disrupted-In-Schizophrenia-1 (DISC1): neurodevelopment, cognition, and mental conditions.
    Biol Psychiatry, 59(12): 1189-97. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. A complex polymorphic region in the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene confers susceptibility to bipolar disorder and affects transcriptional activity.
    Mol Psychiatry, 11(7): 695-703. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Mitochondrial-related gene expression changes are sensitive to agonal-pH state: implications for brain disorders.
    Mol Psychiatry, 11(7): 615, 663-79. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Phenytoin: an anti-bipolar anticonvulsant?
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol, 9(4): 479-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. No association of serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in Japanese patients: association analysis based on linkage disequilibrium.
    J Neural Transm, 113(7): 899-905. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. The clinical impact of mood disorder comorbidity on obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 256(4): 240-245. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Managing psychiatric disorders with antidiabetic agents: translational research and treatment opportunities.
    Expert Opin Pharmacother, 7(10): 1305-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Bipolar depression: the importance of being on remission.
    Rev Bras Psiquiatr, 28(2): 93-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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