Is There Genetic Overlap Between BMI and Major Psychiatric Disorders?
The findings suggest that factors such as antipsychotic treatment, diet, or lifestyle may contribute to weight gain in patients with long-term disease.
Bipolar Disorders
Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome at Increased Risk for Bipolar Disorder
The study authors theorized that the interplay between inflammation and cytokines may influence mood and behavioral disturbances, which could explain the overlap between PCOS and bipolar disorder.
Atorvastatin Does Not Influence Cognition or Mood in Bipolar and Depressive Disorders
Researchers sought to address the possible link between cognitive or mood symptoms and statins.
New Drug Application for Olanzapine/Samidorphan in Schizophrenia, Bipolar I Disorder
The application includes data from the ENLIGHTEN-1 and ENLIGHTEN-2 studies, in which treatment with the combination therapy was compared with placebo or olanzapine monotherapy in patients with schizophrenia.
Bipolar Disorder Subtypes Differ in Genetic Liability for Insomnia, Sleep Duration
The key findings of the study, conducted in the world’s largest BD cohort with genotypic and phenotypic data, offer potential sleep-related genetic underpinnings for BD diagnostic groups.
Patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn Disease Demonstrate Increased Risk for Psychiatric Illnesses
For both patients with ulcerative colitis and those with Crohn disease, psychiatric diagnoses were more common in those who were elderly (greater than 65 years old), women, and white, and those with psychiatric conditions more frequently had a history of alcohol abuse, tobacco and substance abuse, personality disorder, and corticosteroid use.
Bipolar Disorder Associated With Increased Risk for Parkinson Disease
Published studies that included data on the risk for PD in patients with BD vs the general population without BD were included in a systematic review.
Is ADHD a Prospective Risk Factor for BPSD Development in Children?
Researchers found a weak signal for persistent ADHD to be more associated with 8-year follow-up of bipolar disorder than remitting ADHD.
Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder Associated With Hospitalization and Female Gender
Researchers conducted a retrospective review to assess the clinical and demographic characteristics of patients with and without rapid cycling in bipolar disorder.
Depression, Bipolar Disorder Linked to Impaired Adult Visuospatial Memory
Researchers assessed the total effect of bipolar disorder and major depression on cognitive function in adults between 40 and 69 years old and measured the effects mediated by psychotropic drug use and cardiometabolic disease.
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