Bipolar Disorder
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Silent Epidemic: Loneliness a Serious Threat to Both Brain and Body
There is some evidence to suggest that isolation is more predictive of physical health outcomes, whereas loneliness is more predictive of mental...
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Maternal BMI and Eating Disorders Tied to Mental Health in Kids
Maternal eating disorders were associated with psychiatric disorders in the offspring, with the largest effect sizes observed for sleep disorders...
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Dry Eye Linked to Increased Risk for Mental Health Disorders
“Greater efforts should be undertaken to screen patients with dry eye disease for mental health conditions, particularly in historically medically...
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White Matter Shows Decline After Bipolar Diagnosis
No significant differences appeared in the trajectories of cortical gray matter volume or thickness, hippocampal volume, or brain aging in adults...
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How Psychedelic Drugs Can Aid Patients at the End of Life
Depending on the clinical picture, end-of-life patients facing existential crises and psychological suffering will likely benefit from psychedelic...
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One in Five Overdose Deaths in 2022 had an Unrelated Mental Illness
In 2022, 21.9% of drug overdose deaths involved people with non–substance-related mental health disorders, most commonly depression (12.9%),...
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Evidence Growing for Inflammation’s Role in Elevating Risk for Psychiatric Illness
New research further supports a role for inflammation in the development of psychiatric disorders, in findings that may aid in the early...
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Accelerated Brain Stimulation Rapidly Curbs Resistant Bipolar Depression
The results demonstrate the “clinical efficacy and a short time to achieve improvement in this difficult-to-treat condition.”
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Most Homeless People Have Mental Health Disorders
The current prevalence of mental health disorders among people experiencing homelessness was 67% and the lifetime prevalence was 77%.
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Early Evidence Supports Ketogenic Diet for Mental Illness
New research indicates psychiatric illness may be linked to brain metabolism, and a keto diet may offer protection.
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Can a Blood Test Diagnose Depression and Bipolar Disorder?
Blood test purports to help in determining diagnosis between two conditions with similar symptoms: bipolar disorder and depression.