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In research using patient medical records, investigators from Johns Hopkins and Sheppard Pratt Health System report that people with serious mental disorders who were hospitalized for mania were more likely to be on antibiotics to treat active infections than a … Continue reading →

The findings were recently presented at the 28th European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The study researchers analyzed 2,811 individuals with depressionwho were a part of the Bridge-II-MIX study – an international study of depression and … Continue reading →

Broadly speaking, psychosis means a loss of contact with reality; it is a symptom of mental illness rather than a medical condition in its own right. Generally, there are two types of psychiatric disorder that produce psychotic symptoms: schizophrenia and … Continue reading →

  Cannabis appears to have a significant impact on the recognition and processing of human emotions like happiness, sadness and anger, according to research published in the journal PLOS One. Scientists are only just starting to understand how cannabis affects … Continue reading →

A current or previous infection with Candida albicans appears to be more common in some people with mental illness than people without the condition. This is according to a study that found this to be the case in a group … Continue reading →

Bipolar disorder is also commonly known as manic depression or manic-depressive disorder. It is a long-term mental disorder that causes people to cycle between different moods and energy levels. These shifts in mood tend to range from feelings of being … Continue reading →

When a single drug does not work, experts recommend trying other mood stabilizers. If several medications are tried with no improvement, trying a combination of mood stabilizers is the next step. This approach is called combination therapy. Two mood stabilizers … Continue reading →

If you have bipolar disorder, one of the best things you can do to help manage your illness is learn all you can about the disorder. You can do this by reading books, going to lectures and talking to your … Continue reading →

As public health experts debate the best ways to reduce suicides––a top-five leading cause of death among Americans aged 10 to 54 in 2013––new research calls attention to the importance of early intervention based on long-term risk factors. In a … Continue reading →

Measuring the activity of a panel of genes may provide enough information to diagnose bipolar disorder from a blood sample, according to a study published August 4th in the journalTranslational Psychiatry. Currently, bipolar disorder is diagnosed by experienced clincians based … Continue reading →