Review
Bipolar disorder is characterized by recurrent manic and depressive episodes. Patients suffering from this disorder experience dramatic mood swings with a wide variety of typical behavioral facets, affecting o...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:35
Published on: 13 October 2017
Research
Bipolar disorder (BD) and the anxiety disorders are highly comorbid. The present study sought to examine perfectionism and goal attainment values as potential mechanisms of known associations between anxiety, ...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:34
Published on: 6 October 2017
Research
Although bipolar disorder (BD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD) share clinical characteristics and frequently co-occur, their interrelationship is controversial. Especially, the differentiation of rap...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:31
Published on: 25 September 2017
Erratum
In the original version of this article (Wu et al. 2017), published on 1 September 2017, the name of author ‘Bo Cao’ was wrongly displayed. In this Erratum the incorrect name and correct name are shown. The origi...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:33
Published on: 18 September 2017
The original article was published in International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:32
Research
Childhood maltreatment (abuse and neglect) can have long-term deleterious consequences, including increased risk for medical and psychiatric illnesses, such as bipolar disorder in adulthood. Emerging evidence ...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:30
Published on: 7 September 2017
Research
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a common disorder with high reoccurrence rate in general population. It is critical to have objective biomarkers to identify BD patients at an individual level. Neurocognitive signatur...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:32
Published on: 1 September 2017
The Erratum to this article has been published in International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:33
Research
Admixture analysis of age at onset (AAO) has helped delineating the clinical profile of early onset (EO) bipolar disorder (BD). However, there is scarce evidence comparing the distributional properties of AAO ...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:28
Published on: 21 August 2017
Research
Although eating disorders (EDs) are common in bipolar disorder (BD), little is known regarding their longitudinal consequences. We assessed prevalence, clinical correlates, and longitudinal depressive severity...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:25
Published on: 12 August 2017
Review
While e-health initiatives are poised to revolutionize delivery and access to mental health care, conducting clinical research online involves specific contextual and ethical considerations. Face-to-face psych...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:26
Published on: 6 August 2017
Research
Concerns about potential adverse effects of long-term exposure to lithium as a mood-stabilizing treatment notably include altered renal function. However, the incidence of severe renal dysfunction; rate of dec...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:27
Published on: 1 August 2017
Research
The efficacy and utility of long-term prophylactic treatment in patients with bipolar disorders (BDs) have not been fully explored. This study aims to estimate the long-term clinical response of patients with ...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:24
Published on: 9 July 2017
Case report
To present a new case of adverse cutaneous reaction during lithium treatment and to update the systematic review and meta-analysis of the incidence of this adverse reaction.
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:20
Published on: 4 July 2017
Short communication
Epidemiological, clinical, and high-risk studies have provided evidence that the peak period for onset of diagnosable episodes of mania and hypomania starts in mid-to-late adolescence. Moreover, clinically sig...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:22
Published on: 13 June 2017
Research
Information on the association between bipolar disorder (BD), sexual satisfaction, sexual function, sexual distress and quality of life (QoL) is sparse. This study aims, in women with BD, to (i) investigate se...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:29
Published on: 6 June 2017
Research
The objective of this study was to identify molecular alterations in the human blood serum related to bipolar disorder, using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and chemometrics.
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:23
Published on: 4 June 2017
Research
Recent observational studies have focused on lithium treatment in the elderly, with particular reference to safety in terms of thyroid and renal functions. The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:19
Published on: 4 June 2017
Letter to the Editor
This letter is written in response to a review recently published in the journal. The aim is to highlight a potential methodological limitation common to many studies comparing bipolar patients with few previo...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:14
Published on: 31 May 2017
Letter to the Editor
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:12
Published on: 31 May 2017
Letter to the Editor
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:21
Published on: 31 May 2017
Research
Individuals with bipolar disorder present with moderate impairments in social cognition during the euthymic state. The impairment extends to theory of mind and to the perception of emotion in faces and voices,...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:13
Published on: 17 May 2017
Research
Bipolar disorder (BD) patients exhibit cognitive impairments during euthymic states. Studies suggest that manic episodes may be correlated to cognitive impairments. The present study investigated the relations...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:15
Published on: 12 May 2017
Review
Depressive disorders are a leading cause of the global burden of disease and are associated with high recurrent often continuing morbidity and high excess mortality by suicide and cardiovascular disease. Whils...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:11
Published on: 8 May 2017
Research
To characterize self-poisoning suicide deaths in BD compared to other suicide decedents.
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:16
Published on: 27 April 2017
Research
Many bipolar patients (BP) are affected by cognitive impairments and reduced psychosocial function even after complete remission. In the present naturalistic study, we developed a tailored cognitive remediatio...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:8
Published on: 13 April 2017
short communication
In the last decade, an increasing number of publications have examined the precursors of bipolar disorders (BD) and attempted to clarify the early origins and illness trajectory. This is a complex task as the...
International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2017 5:7
Published on: 10 April 2017
