Bipolar DisordersArchives
Investigating seasonal metabolic variations in bipolar disorder: a targeted metabolomics study
Bipolar Disorders 5 min.
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a severe and disabling psychiatric disorder characterized by alternating episodes of mania and depression [1]. The global prevalence of BD varies between 1 And 2% [2], leading to a significant economic burden on both individuals and society [3]. Evidence suggests that seasonal...
Acquired bipolar cell disorder presenting with photophobia
Bipolar Disorders 3 min.
Cases have been recently reported in Japan of middle-aged and older individuals who have a sudden onset of photophobia and mixed negative electroretinograms (ERGs). The amplitude of the a-wave was normal but the rod, cone, and flicker responses were markedly reduced. Night blindness was a rare complaint...
Differences in emotion recognition between nonimmersive versus immersive virtual reality: preliminary findings in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Bipolar Disorders 1 min.
Deficits in social cognition may impair emotional processing and facial emotional recognition (FER) in patients with bipolar disorder (BD) and schizophrenia. FER is generally explored using photographs or images of static faces that do not fully capture the complexity of real-life facial stimuli. To...
A randomised controlled clinical and cost effectiveness trial of an online integrated bipolar parenting intervention (IBPI) compared to treatment as usual in improving child emotional and behavioural outcomes: a study protocol
Bipolar Disorders 12 min.
Coping with instability of mood, activity and social rhythms is a key problem for individuals living with bipolar disorder (BD) [1]. BD can significantly impact a person’s life, with high rates of alcohol and substance use, suicide risk, and poor quality of life [2, 3, 4, 5, 6–7]. Children...
