atorturedsoul | December 1, 2009
A Turkish study indicates that patients with bipolar disorder that experience psychotic features have a worse prognosis and are less likely to respond to lithium.
atorturedsoul | November 13, 2009
Bipolar medication doesn’t impact cognitive performance, the ‘despair’ gene linked to bipolar disorder, and schizophrenics, psychotics more likely to die of heart disease.
atorturedsoul | November 2, 2009
Smoking has been associated with suicidality in bipolar disorder. A recent study suggests that patients who smoke cigarettes may have a higher risk of suicidal behavior.
atorturedsoul | October 28, 2009
Recent studies show that antipsychotic drugs can cause dramatic weight gain in children and teens.
atorturedsoul | July 8, 2009
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) partly funded three studies which linked both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder to an area of Chromosome 6 (6p22.1). This area contains genes related to immunity and how and when genes turn on and off.
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