The Bipolar Spectrum: The Different Types of Bipolar Disorder

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Bipolar disorder is a serious clinical entity that often generates bewilderment and fear. In addition, there are up to nine different forms of bipolar disorder. In this article, we’re going to explain the different types. Bipolar disorder is a serious and disabling clinical entity . Its onset usually occurs […]

Should we put lithium in the water to help people with bipolar disorder?

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It’s an argument that’s raging between eminent psychiatrists over an NHS-approved drug treatment for the mental health condition bipolar disorder. Are lithium tablets, developed in the 1950s, outdated, unproven and ineffective; a ‘chemical cosh’ that puts patients into a stupor and exposes them to a raft of unpleasant and […]

Should we put lithium in the water to help people with bipolar disorder?

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It’s an argument that’s raging between eminent psychiatrists over an NHS-approved drug treatment for the mental health condition bipolar disorder. Are lithium tablets, developed in the 1950s, outdated, unproven and ineffective; a ‘chemical cosh’ that puts patients into a stupor and exposes them to a raft of unpleasant and […]

Morphological growth dynamics, mechanical stability, and active microtubule mechanics underlying spindle self-organization

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Significance The spindle is a microtubule-based, self-organized structure essential for equal segregation of chromosomes during cell division. The spindle’s bipolar shape is robustly maintained for the segregation accuracy but is occasionally disrupted, yielding multipolar phenotypes. How microtubules favor nonbipolar self-organization despite high bipolar stability is not known. Here, we […]

The impact of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions on physical health outcomes in people with mood disorders across the lifespan: An umbrella review of the evidence from randomised controlled trials

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Abstract Objective People with mood disorders have increased risk of comorbid medical diseases versus the general population. It is paramount to identify interventions to improve physical health in this population. Methods Umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) on pharmacological/non-pharmacological interventions for physical health outcomes/intolerability-related discontinuation in […]

What is and what is not a bipolar disorder, the most trivialized serious mental problem

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Don’t confuse it with normal mood swings, intense emotional reactions, or unstable personalities Nataliia Prachova (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Bipolar disorder is probably the most trivialized serious mental disorder . In contrast to the terms schizophrenia or anorexia nervosa, which bring to mind something sordid and dark, the so-called “bipolarity” hints […]

StraightUpCrazy launches BipolarBootcamp to the public

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The many faces of bipolar The mental health awareness message is wrong! I am here to disrupt the mental health community. I’m not managing my disease, I’m winning. This bootcamp will change the bipolar experience. You can affect your mental health. Easier than you think.” — Leanne Heintz SAFFORD, […]

How debts accrued from impulse buying intensify the misery of Bipolar Affective Disorder

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It is not unusual during a period of mania, for people to spend their whole life savings says Dr Matthew Rinaldi, a junior doctor in medical psychotherapy and general adult psychiatry There are 1.3 million people in the UK with Bipolar Affective Disorder, of which impulse buying can be […]

Malta to mark World Bipolar Day on 30 March

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flickr Malta will be marking World Bipolar Day on 30 March, the Be Positive Bipolar Self-Help Group said. The group, is affiliated to Richmond Foundation and is a self-help group for people suffering from Bipolar disorder (survivors) and their carers. Meetings are free and confidential, and members share and […]