NIMH Pages about Bipolar Disorder
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Clinical Trials Page
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Publications
- Bipolar Disorder
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A detailed booklet that describes Bipolar Disorder symptoms, causes, and treatments, with information on getting help and coping.
Date: 2009 - Looking at My Genes: What Can They Tell Me?
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A fact sheet containing frequently asked questions about genome scans and genetic testing.
Date: 2008 - Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens (Easy to Read)
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An easy-to-read booklet on Bipolar Disorder in children and teens that explains what it is, when it starts and how to get help.
Date: 2008 - Bipolar Disorder (Easy to Read)
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An easy-to-read booklet on Bipolar Disorder that explains what it is, when it starts and how to get help.
Date: 2008
También disponible en Español - Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens: A Parent’s Guide
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This booklet is a guide for parents who think their child may have symptoms of bipolar disorder, or parents whose child has been diagnosed.
Date: 2008
Science News
- Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Share Genetic Roots
- July 01, 2009 • Press Release
A trio of genome-wide studies – collectively the largest to date – has pinpointed a vast array of genetic variation that cumulatively may account for at least one third of the genetic risk for schizophrenia. One of the studies traced schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, in part, to the same chromosomal neighborhoods. - Symptoms Persist as Bipolar Children Grow Up
- October 27, 2008 • Science Update
Bipolar disorder (BD) identified in childhood often persisted into adulthood in the first large follow-up study of its kind. - New Study to Evaluate Ways to Control Metabolic Side Effects of Antipsychotics
- October 01, 2008 • Science Update
A new NIMH-funded grant will examine ways to control the metabolic side effects associated with the use of the newer atypical antipsychotic medications in children with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. - Family-Focused Therapy Effective in Treating Depressive Episodes of Bipolar Youth
- September 01, 2008 • Science Update
Adolescents with bipolar disorder who received a nine-month course of family-focused therapy (FFT) recovered more quickly from depressive episodes and stayed free of depression for longer periods than a control group, according to an NIMH-funded study published September 2008 in the Archives of General Psychiatry. - Largest Study of Its Kind Implicates Gene Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder
- August 18, 2008 • Press Release
The largest genetic analysis of its kind to date for bipolar disorder has implicated machinery involved in the balance of sodium and calcium in brain cells.
Director’s Updates
- NIMH Perspective on Diagnosing and Treating Bipolar Disorder in Children
- September 03, 2007
A recently published research paper (September 2007, Archives of General Psychiatry) reported a 40-fold increase in the rate of diagnosing bipolar disorder in youth over the past decade.
