Bipolar Disorder News

• One in Four Cardiologists Report Mental Health Issues Such mental health concerns were more common among female than male cardiologists, in this new survey, and closely linked to the pressures of hostile work environments.
  Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2023
• Self-Management App May Reduce Bipolar Depression, Boost QoL Certain patients with bipolar disorder experience less depression and mania severity and improved quality of life when using an experimental smartphone app vs usual care, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, January 04, 2023
• More Evidence Suicidal Thoughts, Behaviors Are Genetically Based A new study uncovers novel, cross-ancestry candidate risk genes for suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
  Medscape Medical News, December 29, 2022
• Behavioral Treatment Tied to Lower Medical, Pharmacy Costs New research supports efforts to promote outpatient behavioral health treatment as part of a population health strategy to reduce overall medical spending.
  Medscape Medical News, December 09, 2022
• Voice Could Be a Major New Biomarker The NIH is investing millions to investigate voice analysis as a tool for diagnosing a wide range of diseases, including Alzheimer's, depression, and autism.
  WebMD Health News, December 08, 2022
• COVID-19 and Dementia; Bipolar Mortality; Fasting Weight Loss The top 3 things you should know to start your day.
  3 Things to Know Today, November 29, 2022
• Mood Stabilizers Potential Lifesavers in Bipolar Disorder Mood stabilizers, particularly lithium, are tied to lower mortality rates, including suicide and naturally occurring death, in patients with bipolar disorder.
  Medscape Medical News, November 28, 2022
• Ready or Not, Hands-Free Aesthetic Devices Are Coming Expect to see more hands-free devices hit the dermatology market in the coming months and years ahead, Anne Chapas, MD, said.
  MDedge News, October 25, 2022
• Higher PTSD, BPD in Transgender vs Cisgender Psych Patients Transgender and gender-diverse people suffer from more psychiatric diagnoses than do their cisgender peers, especially PTSD and borderline personality disorder.
  Medscape Medical News, October 24, 2022
• ECNP 2022 'Amazing' Phase 3 Results for Novel Schizophrenia Combo Drug A novel agent that combines xanomeline and trospium (KarXT) provides clinically meaningful benefits in schizophrenia, new results from the phase 3 EMERGENT-2 trial suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, October 20, 2022
• AAP 2022 Digital Mental Health Training Acceptable to Boarding Teens Digital mental health interventions combine workbooks and videos to teach mental health to teens as pediatric psychiatric care resources are stretched thin.
  MDedge News, October 18, 2022
• ECNP 2022 'U-Shaped' Relationship Between Bipolar Risk and Parental Age Offspring of both older and younger parents have an increased risk of developing bipolar disorder, a new meta-analysis suggests -- with different factors potentially coming into play at different ages.
  Medscape Medical News, October 17, 2022
• Patient Skepticism; Psych Follow-up Lags; and Weed Weight Loss The top 3 things you should know to start your day.
  3 Things to Know Today, October 17, 2022
• 'Disturbing' Lack of Follow-up Care After Psychiatric Crises Over half of adolescents and young adults don't receive prompt follow-up care after being hospitalized or visiting the emergency room for a mental health crisis, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, October 13, 2022
• Psychiatrist Sentenced to 11 Years for Sledgehammer Attack Pamela Buchbinder, a New York psychiatrist whose licence has been suspended pending an investigation, was sentenced to 11 years in state prison for her role in attempting to murder her child's father.
  Medscape Medical News, October 13, 2022
• Critics Say Newsom's Pricey Medicaid Reforms Leave Patients Behind Even though California Gov. Gavin Newsom is funneling billions of taxpayer money into an initiative to provide some low-income patients with social services, critics say it won't improve access to basic care.
  Kaiser Health News, October 12, 2022
• A New, Transparent AI Tool May Help Detect Blood Poisoning The algorithm scans electronic records and may reduce sepsis deaths, but widespread adoption could be a challenge.
  Undark, October 12, 2022
• Poor Visual Acuity Linked to Depression, Brain Structure Changes Difficulty discerning letters or numbers at a given distance is associated with both depressive symptoms and deterioration in certain brain structures, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, October 12, 2022
• Commission Calls for Urgent Action to End Mental Illness Stigma A report from an international collaborative offers a roadmap to end stigma and discrimination related to mental illness and calls on governments, employers, the media, and others to take an active role.
  Medscape Medical News, October 11, 2022
• Emerging Neuroendocrine Involvement Driving Research in PCOS Although polycystic ovary syndrome is a mystery to much of medicine, emerging data about neuroendocrine involvement in the condition shed light for further research.
  MDedge News, September 06, 2022