International Journal of Bipolar Disorders

Featured article: Clinical use of lithium salts: guide for users and prescribers

Lithium treatment continues as the gold standard of treatment for preventing recurrences in both type I and type II bipolar disorder, and remains the most extensively evaluated treatment for bipolar disorder, especially for long-term prophylaxis.

Content type: Research
| 4 September 2019

Trajectories of adherence to mood stabilizers in patients with bipolar disorder

Authors: M. Bauer, T. Glenn, M. Alda, R. Bauer, P. Grof, W. Marsh, S. Monteith, R. Munoz, N. Rasgon, K. Sagduyu and P. C. Whybrow
Content type: Research
| 28 August 2019

Exploring the clinical outcome of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for bipolar and unipolar depressive patients in routine clinical practice: a pilot study

Authors: I. Hanssen, M. I. van Dord, F. R. Compen, D. E. M. Geurts, M. P. J. Schellekens and A. E. M. Speckens
Content type: Short communication
| 6 August 2019

Epigenetic markers in inflammation-related genes associated with mood disorder: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study in high-risk offspring of bipolar parents

Authors: Anne Duffy, Sarah M. Goodday, Charles Keown-Stoneman, Martina Scotti, Malosree Maitra, Corina Nagy, Julie Horrocks and Gustavo Turecki
Content type: Review
| 22 July 2019

Clinical use of lithium salts: guide for users and prescribers

Authors: Leonardo Tondo, Martin Alda, Michael Bauer, Veerle Bergink, Paul Grof, Tomas Hajek, Ute Lewitka, Rasmus W. Licht, Mirko Manchia, Bruno Müller-Oerlinghausen, René E. Nielsen, Marylou Selo, Christian Simhandl and Ross J. Baldessarini
Content type: Editorial
| 2 July 2019

Alec J. Coppen—A pioneering psychiatrist who discovered the pivotal role of serotonin in the pathogenesis of depression as well as the antisuicidal effect of lithium

Authors: Bruno Müller-Oerlinghausen and Mohammed T. Abou-Saleh

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Content type: Short communication
| 23 August 2013

Bipolar disorders in DSM-5: strengths, problems and perspectives

Authors: Jules Angst
Content type: Review
| 13 January 2016

The role of childhood trauma in bipolar disorders

Authors: Monica Aas, Chantal Henry, Ole A. Andreassen, Frank Bellivier, Ingrid Melle and Bruno Etain
Content type: Editorial
| 23 August 2013

Diagnosing bipolar disorders in DSM-5

Authors: Emanuel Severus and Michael Bauer
Content type: Letter to the Editor
| 8 November 2014

Every reason to discontinue lithium

Authors: Manuel E Fuentes Salgado, Bruce Sutor, Robert C Albright and Mark A Frye
Content type: Short communication
| 25 October 2013

Nutrition, Exercise, and Wellness Treatment in bipolar disorder: proof of concept for a consolidated intervention

Authors: Louisa G Sylvia, Stephanie Salcedo, Emily E Bernstein, Ji Hyun Baek, Andrew A Nierenberg and Thilo Deckersbach

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Impact Factor

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Thematic Series: Controversies in Bipolar Disorders

This collection of articles aims to present areas of controversy and uncertainty in bipolar disorder seeking to identify reasons for some of the dilemmas and future solutions to it. Read the series here.
Further submissions of review articles on the topic are encouraged, please submit here.

Aims and scope

International Journal of Bipolar Disorders is a peer-reviewed, open access online journal publishing contributions from the broad range of clinical, psychological and biological research in bipolar disorders. It collaborates with the International Group for the study of Lithium Treated Patients (IGSLi) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Bipolare Störungen (DGBS), and serves as the official journal of these organisations. International Journal of Bipolar Disorders invites clinicians and researchers from around the globe to submit original research articles, short research communications, reviews, guidelines, case reports, study protocols and letters to the editor that help to enhance understanding of bipolar disorders. The journal makes all articles freely available to researchers worldwide, ensuring maximum dissemination of content. Content is published online continuously to provide timely communication to the community and keep publication times to a minimum.

Society affiliation

International Journal of Bipolar Disorders is affiliated with IGSLI (International Group for The Study of Lithium Treated Patients)