Bipolar masked as medication resistant depression 12 Jan 2012 0 comments Patients who present with medication-resistant depression could be harbouring a hidden bipolar disorder, the largest study on the topic has found.
New drugs recommended for PBS 25 Aug 2011 0 comments The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee has recommended asenapine (Saphris) be PBS-listed for bipolar 1 and schizophrenia.
Antipsychotics best for acute mania, but experts cautious 18 Aug 2011 0 comments A massive meta-analysis shows antipsychotics are ''strikingly'' more effective than mood stabilisers for acute mania.
WHO issues mental health guidelines 14 Oct 2010 0 comments The WHO has issued new guidelines to simplify the diagnosis and treatment of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders in the primary health care setting.
Bipolar not cause of violence 16 Sep 2010 0 comments Patients with bipolar disorder do not commit substantially more violent crime than the general public, unless they are also abusing substances, researchers say.
Action urged on bipolar treatment 19 Aug 2010 0 comments A special supplement on bipolar disorder in the Medical Journal of Australia has urged clinicians to translate theory into practice and implement recent advances in treatment.
Ketamine effective for bipolar depression 4 Aug 2010 0 comments An intravenous infusion with the NMDA antagonist ketamine can significantly improve the symptoms of treatment-resistant bipolar depression within 40 minutes, a randomised trial has concluded.
Group interventions reduce relapse of bipolar disorder 13 May 2010 0 comments Group-based psychosocial interventions can reduce relapses and the time spent unwell among people with bipolar disorder, a Melbourne study has concluded.
Mania rating scale useful for families 25 Mar 2010 0 comments Researchers have developed a mania rating scale that allows non-professionals in regular contact with a patient to diagnose a manic episode.
Self mutilation has strong link with bipolar 18 Mar 2010 0 comments Physicians need to think of bipolar disorder, not borderline personality disorder (BPD), when assessing individuals with a history of self mutilation, experts say.
