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.

Investigating the relationship between melatonin levels, melatonin system, microbiota composition and bipolar disorder psychopathology across the different phases of the disease

Authors: Mirko Manchia, Alessio Squassina, Claudia Pisanu, Donatella Congiu, Mario Garzilli, Beatrice Guiso, Federico Suprani, Pasquale Paribello, Vittoria Pulcinelli, Maria Novella Iaselli, Federica Pinna, Flavia Valtorta, Bernardo Carpiniello and Stefano Comai

Content type: Study Protocols

9 December 2019
C-reactive protein concentration in bipolar disorder: association with genetic variants

Authors: Ann-Kristin Evers, Julia Veeh, Rhiannon McNeill, Andreas Reif and Sarah Kittel-Schneider

Content type: Research

2 December 2019
Association between decreased HDL levels and cognitive deficits in patients with bipolar disorder: a pilot study

Authors: Li Hui, Xiao Li Yin, Jie Chen, Xu Yuan Yin, Hong Liang Zhu, Jin Li, Guang Zhong Yin, Xiao Wen Xu, Xiao Nan Yang, Zheng Kang Qian, Cai Xia Jiang, Zhen Tang, Hai Bing Yang, Eric F. C. Cheung, Raymond C. K. Chan and Qiu Fang Jia

Content type: Research

25 November 2019
Alterations of perineuronal nets in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of neuropsychiatric patients

Authors: Julia Alcaide, Ramón Guirado, Carlos Crespo, José Miguel Blasco-Ibáñez, Emilio Varea, Julio Sanjuan and Juan Nacher

Content type: Research

15 November 2019
Short group psychoeducation followed by daily electronic self-monitoring in the long-term treatment of bipolar disorders: a multicenter, rater-blind, randomized controlled trial

Authors: Johannes Petzold, René Mayer-Pelinski, Maximilian Pilhatsch, Susan Luthe, Thomas Barth, Michael Bauer and Emanuel Severus

Content type: Research

4 November 2019

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

Authors: Jules Angst

Content type: Short communication

23 August 2013
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: Review

13 January 2016
Diagnosing bipolar disorders in DSM-5

Authors: Emanuel Severus and Michael Bauer

Content type: Editorial

23 August 2013
Every reason to discontinue lithium

Authors: Manuel E Fuentes Salgado, Bruce Sutor, Robert C Albright and Mark A Frye

Content type: Letter to the Editor

8 November 2014
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

Content type: Short communication

25 October 2013

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Impact Factor

We are delighted to announce International Journal of Bipolar Disorders' first Impact Factor is 3.55!

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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)