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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"and bipolar disorder"”.
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Synaptic Mechanisms Underlying Treatment of Depression and Bipolar Disorder
… common antidepressant efficacy tests. Ketamine and memantine effectively blocked NMDAR-mediated mEPSCs in the absence of Mg2+. However, in physiological levels of extracellular Mg2+ only ketamine was able to block the NMDAR at rest. This difference between ketamine and memantine extended to …
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The Relationship Between Two Endophenotypes of Psychosis in Volunteers with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
… established endophenotype for schizophrenia (SZ) and are being investigated as a potential biomarker for psychotic bipolar disorder (BDP). While the molecular determinant of the physiological deficit is still unclear, considerable research has shown deficits in the predictive mechanism of eye …
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Differential Diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Bipolar Disorder in Children: Can Clinicians Differentiate?
Early onset bipolar disorder has only recently begun to be recognized as a valid diagnosis. Diagnostic and comorbidity issues make differential diagnosis in children problematic. The current project addressed whether clinicians can accurately differentiate ADHD from Bipolar Disorder in children. …
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Virtual reality as a therapy option for patients with severe mental disorders focusing on schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
… a feasible intervention to improve the symptoms and overall quality of life of people diagnosed with a severe mental disorder, in particular schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. These serious and chronic mental illnesses significantly impact patients’ quality of life and, since healthcare is in …
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A retrospective audit comparing state patients with schizophrenia and bipolar mood disorder who have committed violent crime admitted to the male forensic unit at Valkenberg Hospital
… relationship does exist between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and violence and aggressive behavior In forensic mental health, state patients are rehabilitated in a general program regardless of diagnosis. It is not known whether different rehabilitation management strategies should be …
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The impact of comorbid anxiety disorders on bipolar disorder
Studies have suggested that comorbid anxiety disorders may have a negative impact on bipolar disorder. This study aimed to evaluate the possible effect of comorbid anxiety disorders on bipolar disorder among outpatients in Iceland by examining demographic variables, the course of illness, current …
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Association of Medicaid Status with Patient Mental Health Diagnosis: Data from the WA State Perinatal Psychiatry Consultation Line
… Medicaid’s critical role in covering perinatal and behavioral health care costs, many enrollees face barriers to timely mental health diagnosis and treatment. Understanding how insurance shapes access to mental health services and how this intersects with race and ethnicity is critical in …
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Peer support trumps drug cocktails: cultural views of treatment options for persons with bipolar and depressive disorders
… of a peer-support group for depression and bipolar disorder cognitively "model" their conditions in culture-particular ways. Specifically, I suggest that these patients embrace a particular clinical storytelling process that helps them to regulate their daily personal habits and bodily …
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Valutazione del rischio genetico di comportamento suicidario nel disturbo bipolare: analisi di 737 pedigrees
… of mortality in patients with major affective disorders(MAD). Suicidal acts are typically more lethal in MAD. A large contribution to the suicide risk derives from the presence of family history of suicidal behavior. Other clinical factors, such as treatment with lithium can reduce the suicide …
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A NARRATIVE STUDY OF THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS THROUGH DIFFERENT STAGES OF MENTAL ILLNESS
… relative dealing with either schizophrenia or bipolar disorder through different stages of the mental illness. Its goal was to enhance understanding of the lived experiences of the families in question during three different stages of the mental illness which centered on mental illness as the …
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Diagnostic stability in subjects with multiple admissions for psychotic illness
This study describes the demographic, admission and diagnostic characteristics of a group of 204 subjects from the Royal Edinburgh Hospital who received exit diagnoses according to the functional psychoses over the 2 year period 1993 - 1994. In total, 737 admissions were analysed using the OPCRIT …
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Creativity and psychosis vulnerability: An examination of similarities and differences in factors associated with early psychosis, professional creative and non-creative populations
In a recent large case-control study, MacCabe and colleagues (2018) identified students studying creative subjects, as having significantly higher odds of developing schizophrenia and bipolar disorder than non-creative students. They assert that, it is this creativity that predates the onset of …
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The HLA Complex Group 9 Gene Modification Study in Major Psychosis
… non-Mendelian features of complex psychiatric disorders. The first epigenome-wide scan in major psychosis, conducted by our group, identified DNA modification differences at HLA complex group 9 (non-protein coding) gene (HCG9) in the post-mortem brain samples of individuals affected with …
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Physician Perceptions of Risk Regarding Mood Disorders and Pharmacological Management During Pregnancy: What Is Current Practice?
<p>Mood disorders are the most common form of mental illness and one of the leading causes of morbidity worldwide. Major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder have a lifetime prevalence of 16.2% and 4.4%, respectively. Women comprise a substantial proportion of this population, and an estimated …
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Theory of mind in youth and emerging adults with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, with and without comorbid mood disorder
<p>Mood disorders are some of the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence. Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Bipolar Disorder (BPD) have become more widely recognized in children and adolescents in recent years and are especially common in individuals with …
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Disturbo bipolare e cefalea a grappolo: identificazione di geni e pathway molecolari e loro potenziale coinvolgimento nella risposta alla terapia con sali di litio tramite analisi dei profili di espressione genome‐wide
Cluster headache (CH) and bipolar disorder (BD) are pathological conditions affecting 1% and 1.5% of the general population, respectively. Albeit the pathogenesis has not yet been completely elucidated, family and twin studies have suggested a genetic basis for both disorders, with an estimated …
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Comorbidity across childhood-onset neuropsychiatric disorders
Background: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are clinically found to be comorbid with each other and with other psychiatric conditions to a greater extent than what is previously assumed. It is, however, difficult to capture this complexity using …
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Understanding The Lives Of Bipolar Women With Post-Secondary School Experience
Understanding the Lives of Bipolar Women with Post-Secondary School Experience Problem: Bipolar disorder affects 2.6% of the population over age 18 and often presents for the first time during the college years (Lejeune, 2011). Students at this age already face challenges in adapting to a new …
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The Association Between Medication Adherence in Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder Relapse in Patients with Dual Diagnosis
… the study were to (1) identify personal, social, and clinical history for patients with substance use disorder (SUD) and mental illness, (2) measure agreeance between patient self-report versus facility record history for mental illness, substance abuse, and psychotropic medication, (3) …
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Lithium and brain plasticity - studies on glial cell changes and electroconvulsive treatment-induced amnesia in rats
Depression and bipolar disorder, collectively known as mood disorders, are devastating, common and often chronic illnesses. Imaging studies of patients with mood disorders have demonstrated structural changes in several brain regions implicated in mood regulation. Furthermore, bipolar disorder is …
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