Bipolar disorder (BD) is characterized by extreme mood swings. About half of people with BD also struggle with alcohol use problems. Both conditions are harmful on their own, but when they happen…
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Researchers led by a BBRF Scientific Council member report success in a preliminary test of a short-course, rapid-acting form of brain stimulation for treatment of people suffering from bipolar…
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Among young people under age 18 who are diagnosed with disorders on the bipolar spectrum (BD), as many as one in two attempts suicide. Of all psychiatric diagnoses in this age group, BD is associated…
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In some youths, frequent mood instability—sudden and unpredictable shifts in emotional states—may precede a "conversion" to bipolar disorder (BD). These sudden shifts in emotions can take various…
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A follow-up study of young adults who were diagnosed years earlier with childhood-onset bipolar disorder suggests that their cognitive flexibility—in many cases already impaired at the time of…
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