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Evidence Grows of the Effectiveness of Rapid-Acting Brain Stimulation to Treat Bipolar Depression
Published research is providing additional evidence of the effectiveness and safety of rapid-acting non-invasive brain stimulation therapy to treat people suffering from bipolar depression. Read More
Researchers Use ‘Mood Instability’ Measures to Re-Think How Best to Assess and Care for Bipolar Disorder Patients Over Time
Research led by 2022 BBRF Young Investigator Sarah H. Sperry, Ph.D., of the University of Michigan, has led to her team’s development of an innovative method for assessing the course of bipolar… Read More
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Decreased Suicide Attempts in Youths With Bipolar Disorder
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… Read More
Study Points to Importance of Cognitive Inflexibility in Children Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder
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… Read More
A Medicine That Treats Mania Also Shows Effectiveness in Treating Depression in Bipolar Disorder
Cariprazine, a medicine approved by the FDA in 2015 for the treatment of manic episodes in bipolar I disorder, was effective in reducing depressive symptoms in bipolar I disorder patients in a phase… Read More