Bipolar Subtypes Have Differing Personality Traits
by thisisbossi Bipolar subtypes have differing personality traits Yeon Ho Joo (University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul) and team found that patients with bipolar II disorder (BD II) had significantly higher levels of neuroticism and lower levels of extraversion than those with bipolar I disorder (BD I … Read more on News-Medical.net Parents struggle with decision to medicate bipolar kids A suicidal child sounds impossible, but for kids with bipolar disorder, it's a grim reality. "One out of five bipolars will commit suicide," says Karen Swartz, a psychiatrist and director of Johns Hopkins Mood Disorders Center in Baltimore. "Without … Read more on USA TODAY Read ...
Postpartum Depression Improves With Screening, Follow-Up Care, Study Shows
Postpartum Depression Improves With Screening, Follow-up Care, Study Shows Filed under: depression diagnosis The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) were used to screen for and diagnose postpartum depression. Enrolled women were asked to mail the completed questionnaires directly to the … Read more on AAFP News Now Varenicline helps depressed patients quit smoking Filed under: depression diagnosis New York, NY – Top-line, unpublished results from a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled trial suggest the smoking-cessation drug varenicline (Chantix, Champix, Pfizer) helps patients with a past or present diagnosis of major depression kick the … Read more on TheHeart.Org Read more... ...
Sycrest – New Option for Bipolar I Disorder
... – New option for bipolar I disorder Filed under: bipolar treatment options Lundbeck wish to announce that Sycrest (asenapine) which is approved for the treatment of moderate to severe manic episodes associated with bipolar I disorder (BD-I) in adults, has been added to the list of medicines available to patients under the GMS … Read more on Irish Medical Times Your Questions about Bipolar Disorder Answered Filed under: bipolar treatment options Read ...