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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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
    Content type: Review Published on:

  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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
    Content type: Short communication Published on:

  14. 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
    Content type: Review Published on:

  16. 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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  17. 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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  18. 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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  19. 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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  21. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance is twice as high in patients with bipolar disorder compared with the general population, and possibly associated with a disabling illness trajectory ...

    Authors: Klara Coello, Maj Vinberg, Filip K. Knop, Bente K. Pedersen, Roger S. McIntyre, Lars V. Kessing and Klaus Munkholm
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:8
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  23. Women with bipolar disorder have a high risk of illness relapse postpartum, including psychosis. The aim of the study was to explore how perinatal women with bipolar disorder relate to the risk. What are their...

    Authors: Teija M. S. Anke, Kari Slinning and Dag Vegard Skjelstad
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:7
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  24. Patients with severe mental illness (SMI) have a reduced life expectancy of one to two decades as compared to the general population, with most years of life lost due to somatic diseases. Most previous studies...

    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
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:6
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  25. In previous studies we found mild deficiencies of circulating T cells in patients with bipolar disorder (BD) and children at risk for BD, correlating to a higher inflammatory state. The genetic and environment...

    Authors: G. Snijders, R. Brouwer, S. Kemner, F. Bootsman, H. A. Drexhage and M. H. J. Hillegers
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:4
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  26. Mood instability in bipolar disorder is associated with a risk of relapse. This study investigated differences in mood instability between patients with bipolar disorder type I and type II, which previously ha...

    Authors: Maria Faurholt-Jepsen, Mads Frost, Jonas Busk, Ellen Margrethe Christensen, Jakob E. Bardram, Maj Vinberg and Lars Vedel Kessing
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:5
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  27. Mood disorder patients have a tendency to be more internally oriented, with difficulties in switching attentional focus, which might result in the generation of negative thoughts, such as rumination. The prese...

    Authors: Kallia Apazoglou, Anne-Lise Küng, Paolo Cordera, Jean-Michel Aubry, Alexandre Dayer, Patrik Vuilleumier and Camille Piguet
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:3
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  28. The progress and recovery of a patient with mania during hospitalization is differently seen by professionals working at an admission ward and by relatives of the patient. Professionals often indicate that the...

    Authors: P. J. J. Goossens, T. H. Daggenvoorde, H. G. Groot Lipman, S. Verhaeghe and A. W. M. M. Stevens
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:2
    Content type: Letter to the Editor Published on:

  29. The aims of the present multicenter pilot study were to examine the feasibility and usability of two different smartphone-based monitoring systems (the Pulso system and the Trilogis-Monsenso system) from two I...

    Authors: Maria Faurholt-Jepsen, Emanuale Torri, Jesús Cobo, Daryoush Yazdanyar, Diego Palao, Narcis Cardoner, Olaf Andreatta, Oscar Mayora and Lars Vedel Kessing
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2019 7:1
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  30. Lithium is an effective treatment in pregnancy and postpartum for the prevention of relapse in bipolar disorder. However, lithium has also been associated with risks during pregnancy for both the mother and th...

    Authors: Eline M. P. Poels, Hilmar H. Bijma, Megan Galbally and Veerle Bergink
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2018 6:26
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  31. 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. ...

    Authors: Michael J. Gitlin
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2018 6:25
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  33. Disentangling the etiology of common, complex diseases is a major challenge in genetic research. For bipolar disorder (BD), several genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been performed. Similar to other ...

    Authors: René Breuer, Manuel Mattheisen, Josef Frank, Bertram Krumm, Jens Treutlein, Layla Kassem, Jana Strohmaier, Stefan Herms, Thomas W. Mühleisen, Franziska Degenhardt, Sven Cichon, Markus M. Nöthen, George Karypis, John Kelsoe, Tiffany Greenwood, Caroline Nievergelt…
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2018 6:24
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  34. In mental health care, clinical practice is often based on the best available research evidence. However, research findings are difficult to apply to clinical practice, resulting in an implementation gap. To b...

    Authors: Eva F. Maassen, Barbara J. Regeer, Eline J. Regeer, Joske F. G. Bunders and Ralph W. Kupka
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2018 6:23
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  35. Most previous studies on concordance with treatment guidelines for bipolar disorder focused on pharmacotherapy. Few studies have included other treatment modalities.

    Authors: Joannes W. Renes, Eline J. Regeer, Adriaan W. Hoogendoorn, Willem A. Nolen and Ralph W. Kupka
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2018 6:22
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  36. Shared decision making has been promoted as standard care, but there has been debate on the possible types. On the one hand, there is a more ‘instrumental’/objective approach focused on the exchange of informa...

    Authors: Doris Verwijmeren and Koen P. Grootens
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2018 6:21
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  37. About one in ten diagnosed with bipolar disorder (BD) has experienced a premorbid traumatic brain injury (TBI), while not fulfilling the criteria of bipolar and related disorder due to another medical conditio...

    Authors: Ole Kristian Drange, Arne Einar Vaaler, Gunnar Morken, Ole Andreas Andreassen, Ulrik Fredrik Malt and Per Ivar Finseth
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2018 6:19
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  38. The world population is aging and the number of older adults with bipolar disorder is increasing. Digital technologies are viewed as a framework to improve care of older adults with bipolar disorder. This anal...

    Authors: Rita Bauer, Tasha Glenn, Sergio Strejilevich, Jörn Conell, Martin Alda, Raffaella Ardau, Bernhard T. Baune, Michael Berk, Yuly Bersudsky, Amy Bilderbeck, Alberto Bocchetta, Angela M. Paredes Castro, Eric Y. W. Cheung, Caterina Chillotti, Sabine Choppin, Alessandro Cuomo…
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2018 6:20
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  40. Cancer had never been considered as a relevant problem in patients treated with lithium until 2015, when a document published by the European Medicine Agency concluded that long-term use of lithium might induc...

    Authors: Luca Ambrosiani, Claudia Pisanu, Arianna Deidda, Caterina Chillotti, Maria Erminia Stochino and Alberto Bocchetta
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2018 6:17
    Content type: Review Published on:

  41. Schizophrenia shares some genetic risk and clinical symptoms with bipolar disorder. Clinical heterogeneity across subjects is thought to contribute to variable structural imaging findings across studies. The c...

    Authors: Douglass Godwin, Kathryn I. Alpert, Lei Wang and Daniel Mamah
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2018 6:16
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  42. Bipolar disorder is associated with heightened and persistent positive emotion (Gruber in Curr Dir Psychol Sci 20:217–221, 2011; Johnson in Clin Psychol Rev 25:241–262, 2005). Yet little is known about informatio...

    Authors: John R. Purcell, Monika Lohani, Christie Musket, Aleena C. Hay, Derek M. Isaacowitz and June Gruber
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2018 6:15
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  43. The long-acting injectable antipsychotic aripiprazole once-monthly 400 mg (AOM 400) was recently approved for maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder (BP-I). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the s...

    Authors: Joseph R. Calabrese, Na Jin, Brian Johnson, Pedro Such, Ross A. Baker, Jessica Madera, Peter Hertel, Jocelyn Ottinger, Joan Amatniek and Hiroaki Kawasaki
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2018 6:14
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  44. Lithium is the treatment of choice for patients suffering from bipolar disorder (BD) but prolonged use induces renal dysfunction in at least 20% of patient. Intensive monitoring of kidney functioning helps to ...

    Authors: Angèle P. M. Kerckhoffs, Erwin G. T. M. Hartong and Koen P. Grootens
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2018 6:13
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  45. Over recent decades, the field of psychiatry has allocated a vast amount of resources and efforts to make available more accurate and objective methods to diagnose, assess and monitor treatment outcomes in psy...

    Authors: Diego Hidalgo-Mazzei, Allan H. Young, Eduard Vieta and Francesc Colom
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2018 6:9
    Content type: Letter to the Editor Published on:

  46. Polypharmacy is often prescribed for bipolar disorder, yet medication non-adherence remains a serious problem. This study investigated the regularity in the daily dosage taken of mood stabilizers and second ge...

    Authors: Maximilian Pilhatsch, Tasha Glenn, Natalie Rasgon, Martin Alda, Kemal Sagduyu, Paul Grof, Rodrigo Munoz, Wendy Marsh, Scott Monteith, Emanuel Severus, Rita Bauer, Philipp Ritter, Peter C. Whybrow and Michael Bauer
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2018 6:10
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  47. Adequate monitoring of patients using lithium is needed for optimal dosing and for early identification of patients with (potential) ADEs. The objective was to internationally assess how health care profession...

    Authors: M. Nederlof, E. R. Heerdink, A. C. G. Egberts, I. Wilting, L. J. Stoker, R. Hoekstra and R. W. Kupka
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2018 6:12
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  48. Oxidative stress and inflammation may be involved in the development and progression of mood disorders, including bipolar disorder. Currently, there is a scarcity of useful treatment options for bipolar depres...

    Authors: Pernille Kempel Ellegaard, Rasmus Wentzer Licht, Henrik Enghusen Poulsen, René Ernst Nielsen, Michael Berk, Olivia May Dean, Mohammadreza Mohebbi and Connie Thuroee Nielsen
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2018 6:11
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  49. Recurrent mood episodes and subsyndromal mood instability cause substantial disability in patients with bipolar disorder. Early identification of mood episodes enabling timely mood stabilization is an importan...

    Authors: Maria D. L. A. Vazquez-Montes, Richard Stevens, Rafael Perera, Kate Saunders and John R. Geddes
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2018 6:7
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  50. Actigraphy could be an objective alternative to clinical ratings of motor activity in bipolar disorder (BD), which is of importance now that increased activity and energy are added as cardinal symptoms of (hyp...

    Authors: Karoline Krane-Gartiser, Andreas Asheim, Ole Bernt Fasmer, Gunnar Morken, Arne E. Vaaler and Jan Scott
    Citation: International Journal of Bipolar Disorders 2018 6:8
    Content type: Case report Published on:
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