Adolescents with bipolar I disorder whose symptoms are in remission are significantly less likely to experience conduct disorder or antisocial personality disorder.
Unexpected presentations of OCD can put children at risk of receiving diagnoses or treatments that do not address their underlying obsessions.
Investigators determined that titrating sertraline to 100 mg/day vs 50 mg/day for initial antidepressant therapy for a new MDD episode has no added benefit and increases cost.
A 25-item true and false questionnaire was used to assess knowledge of bipolar disorder.
Incidence of depression occurred mostly within the first 2 years after parental death in patients whose parent died at the age of 12 or younger.
Investigators examined traits which may predispose to violence in patients with schizophrenia, including psychopathic and impulsive traits along with aggression traits.
The findings support second generation long-acting injectable antipsychotic drug use as early treatment option to increase treatment adherence and to decrease the risk of relapse, hospitalization, and deteriorating social functions.
A lower socioeconomic status, childhood maltreatment, and the presence of comorbid mental health conditions were associated with diagnosed OCD in the studied Canadian population.
The potential effects of sex specific diagnosis on neurocognitive function was examined in patients with bipolar disorder.
There is no distinct cut off for the Functional Assessment Short Test between none, mind, moderate, and severe functional impairment.
