International Journal of Bipolar Disorders

Featured article: Antidepressants in bipolar depression: An enduring controversy

"The proper place and the optimal use of antidepressants in treating bipolar depression continues to be an area of great interest and greater controversy with passionate opinions more common than good studies. Even the handful of meta-analyses in the area disagree with each other.

Until we have a larger data base, the question of antidepressants for bipolar depression will continue to generate more heat than light to the detriment of patients and clinicians alike."

In this review, Michael Gitlin examines the ongoing disagreements on the subject of using antidepressants for bipolar disorder, as the first in our series on Controversies in Bipolar Disorders.

Content type: Research
| 3 March 2019

“What if I get ill?” Perinatal concerns and preparations in primi- and multiparous women with bipolar disorder

Authors: Teija M. S. Anke, Kari Slinning and Dag Vegard Skjelstad
Content type: Research
| 1 March 2019

Mortality rate trends in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: a nationwide study with 20 years of follow-up

Authors: Line Hosbond Lomholt, Diana Vincens Andersen, Christina Sejrsgaard-Jacobsen, Cagla Margit Øzdemir, Claus Graff, Ole Schjerning, Svend Eggert Jensen, Sune Puggard Vogt Straszek, Rasmus W. Licht, Simon Grøntved and René Ernst Nielsen
Content type: Short Communication
| 10 February 2019

Genetic and environmental influences on circulating NK and T cells and their relation to bipolar disorder

Authors: G. Snijders, R. Brouwer, S. Kemner, F. Bootsman, H. A. Drexhage and M. H. J. Hillegers
Content type: Research
| 1 February 2019

Differences in mood instability in patients with bipolar disorder type I and II: a smartphone-based study

Authors: Maria Faurholt-Jepsen, Mads Frost, Jonas Busk, Ellen Margrethe Christensen, Jakob E. Bardram, Maj Vinberg and Lars Vedel Kessing
Content type: Research
| 12 January 2019

Rumination related activity in brain networks mediating attentional switching in euthymic bipolar patients

Authors: Kallia Apazoglou, Anne-Lise Küng, Paolo Cordera, Jean-Michel Aubry, Alexandre Dayer, Patrik Vuilleumier and Camille Piguet

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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: Research
| 4 July 2013

Quetiapine monotherapy in bipolar II depression: combined data from four large, randomized studies

Authors: Allan H Young, Joseph R Calabrese, Urban Gustafsson, Michael Berk, Susan L McElroy, Michael E Thase, Trisha Suppes and Willie Earley

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Thematic Series: Controversies in Bipolar Disorders

New Content Item While pharmacotherapy and other biological treatment options form the foundation for successful treatment of bipolar disorder for more than seven decades, several therapeutic interventions are still controversial and sometimes its applications may differ across continents, countries or clinical settings quite significantly. This collection of articles aims to present four 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.

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)