For any disease or disorder, an essential part of treatment development is the ability to measure and assess key clinical outcomes. In the absence of appropriate techniques, innovation will be slow.

The strongest association was with GABRB1 SNP rs7680321 and the Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC) phenotype of schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type (SABP). This describes individuals who, in ...

Not much is known about how bipolar disorder (BD) affects people throughout their lives. Do women and men differ in the severity of their symptoms? Does a person’s age when a bipolar diagnosis is made ...

A bipolar diagnosis is a major life change, and as we learn more and more about the bipolar spectrum, we know bipolar II, and other less impactful versions than bipolar I, are more common than we ...

Mood fluctuations are common during normal daily life as a result of either stressful or pleasant events. However, severe and persistent mood swings that result in psychological distress and ...

One of the more overlooked aspects of bipolar disorder is the potential for developing a degree of cognitive deficit as part of the illness. This omission reflects the reality that mainstream print ...

Publication bias, especially the lack of publication of negative treatment studies, is known to be a major problem in the medical literature. In particular, it appears that the pharmaceutical industry ...

Find out how experts distinguish between normal mood swings and bipolar disorder, when you should seek help, and tips for ...