ALLMedicine™ Bipolar Affective Disorder Center

Jul 23rd, 2022 - Delirium is an acute neuro-psychiatric disturbance precipitated by a range of physical stressors, with high morbidity and mortality. Little is known about its relationship with severe mental illness (SMI). We conducted a retrospective cohort study...

Jul 7th, 2022 - Bipolar affective disorder is a severe, heritable condition affecting about one percent of the population. The mode of inheritance is poorly understood and probably involves multiple loci of small to moderate effect. In this project, we use geneti...

Jul 1st, 2022 - The evidence is sparse regarding the associations between serious mental illnesses (SMIs) prevalence and environmental factors in adulthood as well as the geographic distribution and variability of these associations. In this study, we evaluated t...

Jun 15th, 2022 - Sleep deprivation, alone or in combination with pharmacological treatment and as part of a chronotherapy package, is of potential use for people with major depressive episodes, however the evidence base is still conflicting. The aim of this system...

May 24th, 2022 - Depression is a highly disabling disease that is prevalent throughout the world. The treatments proposed and studied to date have shown to be partially effective in treating this condition. Neuromodulation strategies have been used as an alternati...

Jul 7th, 2022 - Bipolar affective disorder is a severe, heritable condition affecting about one percent of the population. The mode of inheritance is poorly understood and probably involves multiple loci of small to moderate effect. In this project, we use geneti...

May 24th, 2022 - Depression is a highly disabling disease that is prevalent throughout the world. The treatments proposed and studied to date have shown to be partially effective in treating this condition. Neuromodulation strategies have been used as an alternati...

Jan 25th, 2022 - People with serious mental illness (SMI) such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and bipolar affective disorder have a significantly reduced life expectancy in comparison to the general population. Improvements to the primary prevention of...

Jan 25th, 2022 - Bipolar affective disorder or manic -depressive psychosis (MDP) is a mood disorder affecting 2.4% of the global population. Lithium is considered as the "gold standard" for the treatment of bipolar disorder but the clinical use of lithium is often...

Oct 1st, 2021 - Study Procedure: In addition to the bipolar patients, healthy controls will also be included. The same inventories will be used for the control subjects and the same examinations or visits will be performed; bipolar-specific disease questions will...

Mar 17th, 2022 - Treatment with lithium may be protective against dementia and its subtypes, a retrospective cohort study indicated. Among patients receiving mental health care, those exposed to lithium at standard clinical dosages had a 44% lower risk of receivin...

Nov 4th, 2019 - Notwithstanding the usual suspects that hinder electronic health record (EHR) implementation—initial costs, interoperability problems, training burdens, and altered physician-patient dynamics—there's also the risk of a pure system malfunction. In ...

Nov 4th, 2019 - Notwithstanding the usual suspects that hinder electronic health record (EHR) implementation—initial costs, interoperability problems, training burdens, and altered physician-patient dynamics—there's also the risk of a pure system malfunction. In ...

Jun 22nd, 2018 - Bipolar disorder — sometimes classified as bipolar affective disorder or manic-depressive illness — is a common, severe, and persistent mental illness. Bipolar disorder is characterized by periods of deep, prolonged, and profound depression that a...

Jun 22nd, 2018 - Bipolar disorder — sometimes classified as bipolar affective disorder or manic-depressive illness — is a common, severe, and persistent mental illness. Bipolar disorder is characterized by periods of deep, prolonged, and profound depression that a...