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 5 (2008), Issue 4 (April)

1. Comorbidity of migraine and psychiatric disorders-a national population-based study.
   Headache, 48(4): 501-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Impact of obesity on health-related quality of life in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
   Obesity (Silver Spring), 16(4): 749-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Using computerized adaptive testing to reduce the burden of mental health assessment.
   Psychiatr Serv, 59(4): 361-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. High prevalence of bipolar disorder comorbidity in adolescents and young adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder: A preliminary study of 44 outpatients.
   J Affect Disord. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Language impairment in euthymic, elderly patients with bipolar disorder but no dementia.
   Int Psychogeriatr. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Suggestive linkage of a chromosomal locus on 18p11 to cyclothymic temperament in bipolar disorder families.
   Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet, 147(3): 326-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Genetic and Disorder-Specific Aspects of Resting State EEG Abnormalities in Schizophrenia.
   Schizophr Bull. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Persistent Suppression of Postexercise Facilitation of Motor Evoked Potentials During Alternate Phases of Bipolar Disorder.
   J Clin Neurophysiol, 25(2): 115-118. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Mood lability and bipolar disorder in children and adolescents.
   Int Rev Psychiatry, 20(2): 171-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Up-regulation of calcyon results in locomotor hyperactivity and reduced anxiety in mice.
    Behav Brain Res, 189(2): 244-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. No pathogenic rearrangement within the DISC 1 gene in psychosis.
    Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Preliminary Evidence for the Integration of Music into HIV Prevention for Severely Mentally Ill Latinas.
    J Immigr Minor Health. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. A discriminating messenger RNA signature for bipolar disorder formed by an aberrant expression of inflammatory genes in monocytes.
    Arch Gen Psychiatry, 65(4): 395-407. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Residual symptom recovery from major affective episodes in bipolar disorders and rapid episode relapse/recurrence.
    Arch Gen Psychiatry, 65(4): 386-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. A family history study of binge-eating disorder.
    Compr Psychiatry, 49(3): 247-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Improving treatment adherence in bipolar disorder: a review of current psychosocial treatment efficacy and recommendations for future treatment development.
    Behav Modif, 32(3): 267-301. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Suicidal status during antidepressant treatment in 789 Sardinian patients with major affective disorder.
    Acta Psychiatr Scand. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Encephalopathy with combined lithium-risperidone administration.
    Acta Psychiatr Scand, 117(5): 394-5; discussion 396. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Longitudinal Patterns of Health System Retention Among Veterans with Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder.
    Community Ment Health J. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. gamma-Band Auditory Steady-State Responses Are Impaired in First Episode Psychosis.
    Biol Psychiatry. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Convergence and Divergence in the Etiology of Myelin Impairment in Psychiatric Disorders and Drug Addiction.
    Neurochem Res. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Mania as the first manifestation of Wilson's disease.
    Bipolar Disord, 10(3): 447-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Age at onset in Sardinian bipolar I patients: evidence for three subgroups.
    Bipolar Disord, 10(3): 443-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Functional impairment as a predictor of short-term symptom course in bipolar I disorder.
    Bipolar Disord, 10(3): 437-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Lamotrigine in bipolar disorder: efficacy during pregnancy.
    Bipolar Disord, 10(3): 432-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. A preliminary functional magnetic resonance imaging study of prefrontal-amygdalar activation changes in adolescents with bipolar depression treated with lamotrigine.
    Bipolar Disord, 10(3): 426-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Differences in outcome of DSM-IV bipolar I and II disorders.
    Bipolar Disord, 10(3): 413-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire for the detection of bipolar disorder.
    Bipolar Disord, 10(3): 400-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Neurocognitive endophenotypes for bipolar disorder.
    Bipolar Disord, 10(3): 387-99. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Auditory P300 in patients with bipolar disorder and their unaffected relatives.
    Bipolar Disord, 10(3): 377-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Norepinephrine and serotonin imbalance in the locus coeruleus in bipolar disorder.
    Bipolar Disord, 10(3): 349-59. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Three-dimensional mapping of hippocampal anatomy in unmedicated and lithium-treated patients with bipolar disorder.
    Neuropsychopharmacology, 33(6): 1229-38. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Low Plasma Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Childhood Physical Neglect Are Associated with Verbal Memory Impairment in Major Depression-A Preliminary Report.
    Biol Psychiatry. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Are hypomanics the happier normals?
    J Affect Disord. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Kinases as drug targets in the treatment of bipolar disorder.
    Drug Discov Today, 13(7): 295-302. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Stargazin involvement with bipolar disorder and response to lithium treatment.
    Pharmacogenet Genomics, 18(5): 403-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Overweight and obesity are associated with psychiatric disorders: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.
    Psychosom Med, 70(3): 288-97. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Aripiprazole monotherapy in patients with rapid-cycling bipolar I disorder: an analysis from a long-term, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
    Int J Clin Pract, 62(5): 679-87. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Measurement of insight in patients with bipolar disorder: are self-rated scales developed for patients with schizophrenia applicable?
    J Nerv Ment Dis, 196(4): 333-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Neurocognition in first-degree healthy relatives (siblings) of bipolar affective disorder patients.
    Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 62(2): 190-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. A structural approach to the familial coaggregation of disorders.
    Epidemiology, 19(3): 431-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Asenapine Increases Dopamine, Norepinephrine, and Acetylcholine Efflux in the Rat Medial Prefrontal Cortex and Hippocampus.
    Neuropsychopharmacology. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Are some cases of psychosis caused by microbial agents? A review of the evidence.
    Mol Psychiatry, 13(5): 470-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Omega-3 fatty acids for bipolar disorder.
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Hypericum and Nurses: A Comprehensive Literature Review on the Efficacy of St. John's Wort in the Treatment of Depression.
    J Holist Nurs. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Effectiveness of lamotrigine in bipolar disorder in a clinical setting.
    J Psychiatr Res. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Face emotion labeling deficits in children with bipolar disorder and severe mood dysregulation.
    Dev Psychopathol, 20(2): 529-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Valproate-dependent transcriptional regulation of GLAST/EAAT1 expression: involvement of Ying-Yang 1.
    Neurochem Int, 52(7): 1322-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Does lower response to alcohol explain the high co-morbidity between bipolar disorder and alcohol dependence?
    Med Hypotheses. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Is there an increased familial prevalence of psychopathology in children with nonverbal learning disorders?
    J Learn Disabil, 41(3): 208-17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Stability and treatment outcome of distinct classes of mania.
    Eur Psychiatry. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. The role of race in diagnostic and disposition decision making in a pediatric psychiatric emergency service.
    Gen Hosp Psychiatry, 30(3): 269-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Externalizing disorders in the offspring from the San Diego prospective study of alcoholism.
    J Psychiatr Res, 42(8): 644-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Neither single-marker nor haplotype analyses support an association between monoamine oxidase A gene and bipolar disorder.
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Comorbidity of adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and bipolar disorder: prevalence and clinical correlates.
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Biochemical changes in the cingulum in patients with schizophrenia and chronic bipolar disorder.
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Further evidence of an association between adolescent bipolar disorder with smoking and substance use disorders: a controlled study.
    Drug Alcohol Depend, 95(3): 188-98. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Processing of differentially valued rewards and punishments in youths with bipolar disorder or severe mood dysregulation.
    J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol, 18(2): 185-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Temporal change in N-acetyl-aspartate concentrations in adolescents with bipolar depression treated with lithium.
    J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol, 18(2): 132-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Proneness to hypomania predicts EEG coherence between left motor cortex and left prefrontal cortex.
    Biol Psychol, 78(2): 216-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. The Mood Stabilizer Valproate Inhibits both Inositol- and Diacylglycerol-signaling Pathways in Caenorhabditis elegans.
    Mol Biol Cell, 19(5): 2241-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Three-dimensional mapping of hippocampal anatomy in adolescents with bipolar disorder.
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 47(5): 515-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Neuroanatomical characterization of child offspring of bipolar parents.
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 47(5): 526-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Subcortical gray matter volume abnormalities in healthy bipolar offspring: potential neuroanatomical risk marker for bipolar disorder?
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 47(5): 532-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. The Prevalence and Correlates of Workplace Depression in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication.
    J Occup Environ Med, 50(4): 381-390. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Bipolar disorder in the Bulgarian Gypsies: Genetic heterogeneity in a young founder population.
    Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Neurotransmission and bipolar disorder: A systematic family-based association study.
    Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Only half of bipolar I and II patients report prodromal symptoms.
    J Affect Disord. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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