Articles related to BIPOLAR DISORDER

Poor adherence to treatment is the biggest predictor in relapse in serious mental illnesses. In this 0.5-CME credit activity, the panel discusses key contributors to the adherence challenge and strategies for improving adherence – including use of newer, better tolerated therapies. Available in video, podcast, and text.

This interview with Roger McIntyre, MD, professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at the University of Toronto, highlights the key points from his presentation at the 2022 NEI Congress. Dr. McIntyre discusses the different clinical presentations and gives an overview of the most effective pharmacologic treatments for each disorder.

How do you decide between different atypicals for a patient who’s never been on an atypical before? What about carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine for bipolar disorder? Gregory Mattingly, MD, provides practical guidance on these questions posed at the Psych Congress Regional meeting.

Because many BP-I patients present with depressive rather than manic symptoms, if a careful evaluation for past manic episodes is missed, it can easily result in an incorrect diagnosis of MDD.

In a study of more than 22,000 patients with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder, 24% also had obsessive-compulsive symptoms; 12% had a diagnosis of OCD. Both co-morbidities were associated with higher rates of aggressive behavior, cognitive problems, and hallucinations or delusions.

In this interview with Dr. Wendy Marsh, director of the Bipolar Disorders and Depression Specialty Clinics at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, she discusses how treatment can better address quality-of-life issues for individuals with bipolar depression.