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  1. Cognitive impairments in patients with bipolar disorder (BD) have been associated with reduced functioning. Aims: To investigate the association between (1) patient-evaluated cognitive function measured daily ...

    Authors: Maria Faurholt-Jepsen, Kamilla Woznica Miskowiak, Mads Frost, Ellen Margrethe Christensen, Helga Þórarinsdóttir, Jakob Eyvind Bardram, Maj Vinberg and Lars Vedel Kessing
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:31
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  2. Psychiatrists were surveyed to obtain an overview of how they currently use technology in clinical practice, with a focus on psychiatrists who treat patients with bipolar disorder.

    Authors: Rita Bauer, Tasha Glenn, Scott Monteith, Peter C. Whybrow and Michael Bauer
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:29
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  3. Many frequently used instruments fail to assess psychosocial functioning in patients with bipolar disorder. The Functioning Assessment Short Test (FAST) was developed in order to tackle this problem and to ass...

    Authors: Melis Orhan, Nicole Korten, Ralph Kupka, Patricia van Oppen, Max Stek, Eduard Vieta, Sigfried Schouws, Wouter van Ballegooijen and Annemiek Dols
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:28
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  4. Psychoeducation (PE) for bipolar disorder (BD) has a first-line recommendation for the maintenance treatment phase of BD. Formats vary greatly in the number of sessions, whether offered individually or in a gr...

    Authors: Susan Zyto, Nienke Jabben, Peter F. J. Schulte, Eline J. Regeer, Peter J. J. Goossens and Ralph W. Kupka
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:26
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  5. Bipolar offspring are considered a high-risk group for developing mental disorders. Developmental outcomes result from additive and interactive effects of biological vulnerability and environmental influences....

    Authors: Teija M. S. Anke, Kari Slinning, Vibeke Moe, Cathrine Brunborg, Torill S. Siqveland and Dag Vegard Skjelstad
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:27
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  7. This first mixed-methods UK trial examined the feasibility and acceptability of a future definitive randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate whether Family Focussed Treatment for Adolescents with Bipolar ...

    Authors: A. Sharma, M. Glod, T. Forster, R. McGovern, K. McGurk, E. Barron Millar, T. D. Meyer, D. Miklowitz, V. Ryan, L. Vale and A. Le Couteur
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:24
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  8. Treatment in bipolar disorder (BD) is commonly applied as a multimodal therapy based on decision algorithms that lack an integrative understanding of molecular mechanisms or a biomarker associated clinical out...

    Authors: Alfredo B. Cuéllar-Barboza, Susan L. McElroy, Marin Veldic, Balwinder Singh, Simon Kung, Francisco Romo-Nava, Nicolas A. Nunez, Alejandra Cabello-Arreola, Brandon J. Coombes, Miguel Prieto, Hannah K. Betcher, Katherine M. Moore, Stacey J. Winham, Joanna M. Biernacka and Mark A. Frye
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:23
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  9. Bipolar disorders (BD) belong to the most severe mental disorders, characterized by an early onset and recurrent, severe episodes or a chronic course with poor psychosocial functioning in a proportion of patie...

    Authors: Andrea Pfennig, Karolina Leopold, Julia Martini, Anne Boehme, Martin Lambert, Thomas Stamm, Felix Bermpohl, Andreas Reif, Sarah Kittel-Schneider, Georg Juckel, Andreas J. Fallgatter, Tilo Kircher, Andreas Jansen, Steffi Pfeiffer, Christina Berndt, Maren Rottmann-Wolf…
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:22
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  10. Light therapy has been used to treat winter depression in bipolar disorder, although the dose, duration, and timing of treatment have differed. The present study is an open trial of light therapy for depressiv...

    Authors: Lotte J. E. van Hout, Lisette E. P. Rops and Claudia J. P. Simons
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:17
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  11. Sleep disturbances are a central feature in bipolar disorder (BD) that often persist in remission and seem to be present also in unaffected first-degree relatives (UR) of patients with BD, presenting a possibl...

    Authors: Nikolaj Folke la Cour Karottki, Klara Coello, Sharleny Stanislaus, Sigurd Melbye, Hanne Lie Kjærstad, Kimie Stefanie Ormstrup Sletved, Lars Vedel Kessing and Maj Vinberg
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:16
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  12. Since its introduction in modern medicine, naturalistic observations emerged about possible uses of lithium treatment for conditions different from recurring affective disorders, for which it is still a first-...

    Authors: Andrea Murru, Mirko Manchia, Tomas Hajek, René E. Nielsen, Janusz K. Rybakowski, Gabriele Sani, Thomas G. Schulze, Leonardo Tondo and Michael Bauer
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:21
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  13. Diagnostic stability of bipolar disorder (BD) in children and adolescents, beyond the first contact has been investigated sparsely. The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic stability of BD in ch...

    Authors: Mathilde Frahm Laursen, Rasmus W. Licht, Christoph U. Correll, Tobias Kallehauge, Ann-Eva Christensen, Maria Rodrigo-Domingo and René Ernst Nielsen
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:14
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  14. To compare illness characteristics, treatment history, response and durability, and suicidality scores over a 5-year period in patients with treatment-resistant bipolar depression participating in a prospectiv...

    Authors: R. Hamish McAllister-Williams, Soraia Sousa, Arun Kumar, Teresa Greco, Mark T. Bunker, Scott T. Aaronson, Charles R. Conway and A. John Rush
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:13
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  16. It can be argued that the controversy over paediatric bipolar disorder has been useful in highlighting the issue of bipolar disorder in youths generally. Arising out of this controversy is the recognition that...

    Authors: Anthony James
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:19
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  18. Differentiating between unipolar and bipolar depression can be clinically challenging, especially at first presentation. Patterns of cortisol secretion could aid diagnostic discrimination in affective disorder...

    Authors: Andrés Herane-Vives, Danilo Arnone, Valeria de Angel, Andrew Papadopoulos, Toby Wise, Luis Alameda, Kia-Chong Chua, Allan H. Young and Anthony J. Cleare
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:15
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  20. The aim of this study is to determine whether adding combination of agents with anti-inflammatory and neurotrophic effects is more efficacious than mood stabilizer alone in improving clinical symptoms, plasma ...

    Authors: Sheng-Yu Lee, Tzu-Yun Wang, Shiou-Lan Chen, Yun-Hsuan Chang, Po-See Chen, San-Yuan Huang, Nian-Sheng Tzeng, Liang-Jen Wang, I-Hui Lee, Kao-Ching Chen, Yen-Kuang Yang, Jau-Shyong Hong and Ru-Band Lu
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:11
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  21. Child maltreatment has been shown to be associated with a wide range of mental disorders, including bipolar disorders. In this 2-year follow-up study, recollections of emotional, physical and sexual abuse were...

    Authors: Ida S. Haussleiter, Eva Neumann, Sandra Lorek, Bianca Ueberberg and Georg Juckel
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:10
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  22. Bipolar disorder is associated with significant functional deficits including occupational functioning. Despite the high rates of unemployment and sick leave in the patient population, only a limited number of...

    Authors: Julia Drakopoulos, Timea Sparding, Caitlin Clements, Erik Pålsson and Mikael Landén
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:7
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  23. Stressful life events influence the course of affective disorders, however, the mechanisms by which they bring about phenotypic change are not entirely known.

    Authors: Ashley L. Comes, Darina Czamara, Kristina Adorjan, Heike Anderson-Schmidt, Till F. M. Andlauer, Monika Budde, Katrin Gade, Maria Hake, Janos L. Kalman, Sergi Papiol, Daniela Reich-Erkelenz, Farah Klöhn-Saghatolislam, Sabrina K. Schaupp, Eva C. Schulte, Fanny Senner, Georg Juckel…
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:9
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  24. Individuals with bipolar disorder (BD) often possess maladaptive traits and present with various difficulties in psychosocial functioning. However, little is known about the intimate partners of adults with bi...

    Authors: Lisa Serravalle, Vanessa Iacono, Sheilagh Hodgins and Mark A. Ellenbogen
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:8
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  25. Bipolar disorder (BD) is a complex mood disorder. The genetic mechanism of BD remains largely unknown.

    Authors: Xin Qi, Yan Wen, Ping Li, Chujun Liang, Bolun Cheng, Mei Ma, Shiqiang Cheng, Lu Zhang, Li Liu, Om Prakash Kafle and Feng Zhang
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:6
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  26. The issue of categorical vs. dimensional classification of bipolar disorder continues to generate controversy as it has for generations. Despite the evidence that no psychiatric disorder has discrete boundarie...

    Authors: Michael Gitlin and Gin S. Malhi
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:5
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  28. The Clinical descriptions and diagnostic guidelines for the ICD-11 Classification of mental and behavioural disorders should soon be finalized. To measure their potential impact, the new proposed definitions o...

    Authors: Jules Angst, Vladeta Ajdacic-Gross and Wulf Rössler
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:3
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  29. There has been increasing interest in the use of smartphone applications (apps) and other consumer technology in mental health care for a number of years. However, the vision of data from apps seamlessly retur...

    Authors: Michael Bauer, Tasha Glenn, John Geddes, Michael Gitlin, Paul Grof, Lars V. Kessing, Scott Monteith, Maria Faurholt-Jepsen, Emanuel Severus and Peter C. Whybrow
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:2
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  30. Depression in bipolar disorder (BD) patients presents major clinical challenges. As the predominant psychopathology even in treated BD, depression is associated not only with excess morbidity, but also mortali...

    Authors: Ross J. Baldessarini, Gustavo H. Vázquez and Leonardo Tondo
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2020 8:1
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  32. Impairments in psychosocial functioning have been demonstrated in 30–60% of adults with bipolar disorder (BD). However, the majority of studies investigating the effect of comorbid mental health disorders and ...

    Authors: Francis Bennett, Sophie Hodgetts, Andrew Close, Mark Frye, Heinz Grunze, Paul Keck, Ralph Kupka, Susan McElroy, Willem Nolen, Robert Post, Lars Schärer, Trisha Suppes and Aditya N. Sharma
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:28
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  33. Bipolar disorder (BD) is characterized by recurrent episodes of depression and mania/hypomania alternating with intervals of well-being. The neurobiological underpinnings of BD are still veiled although there ...

    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
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:27
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  34. Several recent studies have investigated the role of C-reactive protein (CRP) in bipolar disorder (BD), but few studies have directly investigated the interaction between CRP genetic variants and peripheral CRP c...

    Authors: Ann-Kristin Evers, Julia Veeh, Rhiannon McNeill, Andreas Reif and Sarah Kittel-Schneider
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:26
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  35. Cognitive deficits are common in patients with bipolar disorder (BD). Abnormal high density lipoprotein (HDL) levels have been implicated in cognitive deficits associated with ageing and neurodegenerative diso...

    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
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:25
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  36. Alterations in the structure and physiology of interneurons in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) are important factors in the etiopathology of different psychiatric disorders. Among the interneuronal subpopulations,...

    Authors: Julia Alcaide, Ramón Guirado, Carlos Crespo, José Miguel Blasco-Ibáñez, Emilio Varea, Julio Sanjuan and Juan Nacher
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:24
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  37. Despite various pharmacological and psychological treatment interventions, bipolar disorders rank among the leading causes of global disease burden. Group psychoeducation has been demonstrated an effective add...

    Authors: Johannes Petzold, René Mayer-Pelinski, Maximilian Pilhatsch, Susan Luthe, Thomas Barth, Michael Bauer and Emanuel Severus
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:23
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  38. Anxiety is associated with mood disorders including bipolar disorder. Two statistical modelling frameworks were compared to investigate the longitudinal relationship between repeatedly measured anxiety symptom...

    Authors: Ruoxi Dong, George Stefan, Julie Horrocks, Sarah M. Goodday and Anne Duffy
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:22
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  39. Symptoms of anxiety co-occur in a variety of disorders including in depressive episodes of bipolar disorder and in patients with thyrotoxicosis. Treatment of refractory bipolar disorder with supraphysiologic d...

    Authors: Maximilian Pilhatsch, Thomas J Stamm, Petra Stahl, Ute Lewitzka, Anne Berghöfer, Cathrin Sauer, Michael Gitlin, Mark A. Frye, Peter C. Whybrow and Michael Bauer
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:21
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  40. Lithium is recommended as a first line treatment for bipolar disorders. However, only 30% of patients show an optimal outcome and variability in lithium response and tolerability is poorly understood. It remai...

    Authors: Jan Scott, Diego Hidalgo-Mazzei, Rebecca Strawbridge, Allan Young, Matthieu Resche-Rigon, Bruno Etain, Ole A. Andreassen, Michael Bauer, Djamila Bennabi, Andrew M. Blamire, Fawzi Boumezbeur, Paolo Brambilla, Nadia Cattane, Annamaria Cattaneo, Marie Chupin, Klara Coello…
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:20
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  41. Nonadherence with mood stabilizers is a major problem that negatively impacts the course of bipolar disorder. Medication adherence is a complex individual behavior, and adherence rates often change over time. ...

    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
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:19
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  42. Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) has been adopted as an evidence-based treatment for unipolar depressive disorder (UDD). Although MBCT has not been included in the treatment guidelines for bipolar di...

    Authors: I. Hanssen, M. I. van Dord, F. R. Compen, D. E. M. Geurts, M. P. J. Schellekens and A. E. M. Speckens
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:18
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  43. Bipolar disorder is highly heritable and typically onsets in late adolescence or early adulthood. Evidence suggests that immune activation may be a mediating pathway between genetic predisposition and onset of...

    Authors: Anne Duffy, Sarah M. Goodday, Charles Keown-Stoneman, Martina Scotti, Malosree Maitra, Corina Nagy, Julie Horrocks and Gustavo Turecki
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:17
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  44. Lithium has been used clinically for 70 years, mainly to treat bipolar disorder. Competing treatments and exaggerated impressions about complexity and risks of lithium treatment have led to its declining use i...

    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
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:16
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  46. Comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is common in bipolar disorder and associated with worse outcomes. Cognitive testing might be a tool to identify this group. Here we compare the neuropsy...

    Authors: Sara Salarvan, Timea Sparding, Caitlin Clements, Eleonore Rydén and Mikael Landén
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:14
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  47. Innate immune system dysfunction has been recognized as an important element in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder (BD). We aimed to investigate whether there are differences in the response of macrophage...

    Authors: Bruna M. Ascoli, Mariana M. Parisi, Giovana Bristot, Bárbara Antqueviezc, Luiza P. Géa, Rafael Colombo, Flávio Kapczinski, Fátima Theresinha Costa Rodrigues Guma, Elisa Brietzke, Florencia M. Barbé-Tuana and Adriane R. Rosa
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:13
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  48. Somatic diseases, including cardiovascular, respiratory, and cancer diseases, are the main contributors to a shortened life expectancy of 10–20 years in patients with bipolar disorder as compared to the genera...

    Authors: René Ernst Nielsen, Pirathiv Kugathasan, Sune Straszek, Svend Eggert Jensen and Rasmus W. Licht
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:12
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  49. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for all bipolar states. However, ECT remains underutilized, likely stemming from stigma and the risk of neurocognitive impairment. Neuroimaging researc...

    Authors: Christopher C. Abbott, Jeremy Miller, Megan Lloyd and Mauricio Tohen
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:11
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