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 4 (2007), Issue 6 (June)

1. Perceived stigma and depression among caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder.
   Br J Psychiatry, 190: 535-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Increased risk of developing stroke among patients with bipolar disorder after an acute mood episode: a six-year follow-up study.
   J Affect Disord, 100(1): 49-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Evaluating the validity of blood-based membrane potential changes for the identification of bipolar disorder I.
   J Affect Disord, 100(1): 75-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Trait impulsivity in patients with mood disorders.
   J Affect Disord, 100(1): 227-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Enhanced creativity in bipolar disorder patients: a controlled study.
   J Affect Disord, 100(1): 31-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Patients' perceptions of information received about medication prescribed for bipolar disorder: implications for informed choice.
   J Affect Disord, 100(1): 253-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. The historical roots of the "bipolar spectrum": did Aristotle anticipate Kraepelin's broad concept of manic-depression?
   J Affect Disord, 100(1): 7-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Parent-of-origin effect and genomic imprinting of the HTR2A receptor gene T102C polymorphism in psychosis.
   Psychiatry Res, 151(3): 243-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. CNS 14-3-3zeta: changes with sex but not psychiatric diagnoses or psychotropic drug treatment.
   Schizophr Res, 93(1): 51-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. DNA fragmentation is increased in non-GABAergic neurons in bipolar disorder but not in schizophrenia.
    Schizophr Res, 93(1): 33-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Myelin staining of deep white matter in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and unipolar major depression.
    Psychiatry Res, 151(3): 179-88. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. The potential utility of a staging model as a course specifier: a bipolar disorder perspective.
    J Affect Disord, 100(1): 279-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Metformin as an adjunctive treatment to control body weight and metabolic dysfunction during olanzapine administration: a multicentric, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
    Schizophr Res, 93(1): 99-108. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. A 24-week, randomized, controlled trial of adjunctive sibutramine versus topiramate in the treatment of weight gain in overweight or obese patients with bipolar disorders.
    Bipolar Disord, 9(4): 426-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Quetiapine monotherapy in the treatment of patients with bipolar I or II depression and a rapid-cycling disease course: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
    Bipolar Disord, 9(4): 413-425. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Effectiveness of mood stabilizers and antipsychotics in the maintenance phase of bipolar disorder: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
    Bipolar Disord, 9(4): 394-412. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Effects of treatment latency on response to maintenance treatment in manic-depressive disorders.
    Bipolar Disord, 9(4): 386-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Heterogeneity of the risk of suicidal behavior in bipolar-spectrum disorders.
    Bipolar Disord, 9(4): 377-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. COMT genotype increases risk for bipolar I disorder and influences neurocognitive performance.
    Bipolar Disord, 9(4): 370-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. The nature of abnormal language processing in euthymic bipolar I disorder: evidence for a relationship between task demand and prefrontal function.
    Bipolar Disord, 9(4): 358-69. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Is a lack of disgust something to fear? A functional magnetic resonance imaging facial emotion recognition study in euthymic bipolar disorder patients.
    Bipolar Disord, 9(4): 345-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Rates, types, and psychosocial correlates of legal charges in adolescents with newly diagnosed bipolar disorder.
    Bipolar Disord, 9(4): 339-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Early identification and high-risk strategies for bipolar disorder.
    Bipolar Disord, 9(4): 324-38. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Diagnosing bipolar disorder in trauma exposed primary care patients.
    Bipolar Disord, 9(4): 318-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Impact of brain-behavior phenotypying of genetically-engineered mice on research of neuropsychiatric disorders.
    Neurosci Res, 58(2): 124-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Medical comorbidity in bipolar disorder: re-prioritizing unmet needs.
    Curr Opin Psychiatry, 20(4): 406-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Concurrent medical conditions with pediatric bipolar disorder.
    Curr Opin Psychiatry, 20(4): 398-401. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls.
    Nature, 447(7145): 661-78. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Attenuation of phospholipid signaling provides a novel mechanism for the action of valproic acid.
    Eukaryot Cell, 6(6): 899-906. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Kindling and sensitization as models for affective episode recurrence, cyclicity, and tolerance phenomena.
    Neurosci Biobehav Rev. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Synaptic P2X7 receptor regenerative-loop hypothesis for depression.
    Aust N Z J Psychiatry, 41(7): 563-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Health-related quality of life and functioning in remitted bipolar I outpatients.
    Compr Psychiatry, 48(4): 323-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Association of polymorphisms in P2RX7 and CaMKKb with anxiety disorders.
    J Affect Disord, 101(1): 159-68. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Cross validation with the mood disorder questionnaire (MDQ) of an instrument for the detection of hypomania in Spanish: the 32 item hypomania symptom check list (HCL-32).
    J Affect Disord, 101(1): 43-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. The effects of physical activity in the acute treatment of bipolar disorder: a pilot study.
    J Affect Disord, 101(1): 259-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Self-reported data from patients with bipolar disorder: frequency of brief depression.
    J Affect Disord, 101(1): 227-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. An electrophysiological endophenotype of hypomanic and hyperthymic personality.
    J Affect Disord, 101(1): 13-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Neurocognitive impairment in middle-aged and older adults with bipolar disorder: comparison to schizophrenia and normal comparison subjects.
    J Affect Disord, 101(1): 201-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Service utilization and associated direct costs for bipolar disorder in 2004: an analysis in managed care.
    J Affect Disord, 101(1): 187-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. A preclinical and clinical rationale for quetiapine in mood syndromes.
    Expert Opin Pharmacother, 8(9): 1211-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Oxcarbazepine in the treatment of bipolar and schizoaffective disorders.
    Expert Rev Neurother, 7(6): 617-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Towards a reconceptualization of mixed states, based on an emotional-reactivity dimensional model.
    J Affect Disord, 101(1): 35-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Alcoholism and anxiety in bipolar illness: differential lifetime anxiety comorbidity in bipolar I women with and without alcoholism.
    J Affect Disord, 101(1): 211-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Open-label aripiprazole in the treatment of acute bipolar depression: a prospective pilot trial.
    J Affect Disord, 101(1): 275-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Bipolar spectrum disorders in severely obese patients seeking surgical treatment.
    J Affect Disord, 101(1): 131-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Temperament, life events, and psychopathology among the offspring of bipolar parents.
    Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 16(4): 222-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Regulation of the GABA cell phenotype in hippocampus of schizophrenics and bipolars.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 104(24): 10164-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Abuse of dosulepin to induce mania.
    Addiction, 102(7): 1166-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Epigenetic mechanisms in the context of complex diseases.
    Cell Mol Life Sci, 64(12): 1531-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Greater cortical gray matter density in lithium-treated patients with bipolar disorder.
    Biol Psychiatry, 62(1): 7-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Oxidative stress parameters in unmedicated and treated bipolar subjects during initial manic episode: A possible role for lithium antioxidant effects.
    Neurosci Lett, 421(1): 33-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Adherence to pharmacological treatment for juvenile bipolar disorder.
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 46(7): 831-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents with bipolar disorder: a 1-year open trial.
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 46(7): 820-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Interaction between serotonin transporter gene, catechol-O-methyltransferase gene and stressful life events in mood disorders.
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol, 10(4): 437-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Reduced CREB phosphorylation after chronic lithium treatment is associated with down-regulation of CaM kinase IV in rat hippocampus.
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol, 10(4): 491-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Oligodendroglial abnormalities in schizophrenia, mood disorders and substance abuse. Comorbidity, shared traits, or molecular phenocopies?
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol, 10(4): 547-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Suicidal attempters and non-attempters with bipolar disorder in Iran.
    Depress Anxiety. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Comparison of older patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder.
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, 15(7): 627-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Genome-wide linkage scan of 98 bipolar pedigrees and analysis of clinical covariates.
    Mol Psychiatry, 12(7): 630-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Informative phenotypes for genetic studies of psychiatric disorders.
    Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet, 144(5): 581-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. SNP fine mapping of chromosome 8q24 in bipolar disorder.
    Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet, 144(5): 625-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Epidemiology and characteristics of emergency departments visits by US adults with psychiatric disorder and antipsychotic mention from 2000 to 2004.
    Curr Med Res Opin, 23(6): 1375-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Structure-based design leads to the identification of lithium mimetics that block mania-like effects in rodents. possible new GSK-3beta therapies for bipolar disorders.
    J Am Chem Soc, 129(26): 8328-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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