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·November 4, 2022·5 min read

Trauma During Childhood Triples the Risk of Suffering a Serious Mental Disorder in Adulthood

Childhood trauma significantly increases the risk of being diagnosed with a mental health disorder later in life. For children who experienced emotional abuse, the most prevalent disorder reported was anxiety. Trauma also increased the risks for psychosis, OCD, and bipolar disorder. Significantly, those who experience trauma during childhood were 15 times more likely to be diagnosed with borderline personality disorder later in life.

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·October 18, 2022·4 min read

New Insights Into Lithium’s Effectiveness for Bipolar Disorder

A new identifies a specific gene that regulates neural progenitor cell proliferation in response to lithium for those with bipolar depression.

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·October 17, 2022·3 min read

Children Born to Younger or Older Parents Have an Increased Risk of Bipolar Disorder

Children born to parents who are under 20, or those born to mothers over 35 and fathers over 45 are at increased risk of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder later in life. Older men, researchers report, are at greater risk of having a child with bipolar disorder.

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·September 8, 2022·3 min read

Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder May Be Detectable Years Before Illnesses Begin

Researchers report bipolar depression and schizophrenia may be detectable several years before symptoms appear. A new study reports 50% of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder attended specialist child and adolescent mental health services during childhood.

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·July 6, 2022·3 min read

Development of Psychosis Influenced by Neighborhood

Study revealed the place in which a person lived at the age of fifteen was a big influence on the risk of developing both affective psychosis (bipolar disorder) and non-affective psychosis (schizophrenia) later in life.

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·June 20, 2022·3 min read

Smoking Increases the Risk of Depression and Schizophrenia

New research finds smoking significantly increases the risk of a person developing schizophrenia or depression.

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·May 14, 2022·6 min read

Six Lithium Dose Predictors for Patients With Bipolar Disorder

Researchers have identified six predictors that may help determine the correct amount of lithium to treat a patient with bipolar disorder.

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·April 15, 2022·2 min read

Managing Excessive Weight Gain in Patients Being Treated With Antipsychotics

Researchers say 80% of people taking antipsychotics to manage schizophrenia or bipolar disorder experience considerable weight gain. Some patients report up to 33kg of weight gain following taking antipsychotic medications. A new study aims to explore ways of managing weight gain for patients taking antipsychotics.

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·April 14, 2022·6 min read

Your Mental Health May Impact Your Chances of Breakthrough COVID

Vaccinated people with a history of mental health disorders including bipolar disorder, psychosis, and anxiety, have a 24% increased risk of contracting COVID-19, a new study reports.

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·April 8, 2022·5 min read

Researchers Find First Strong Genetic Risk Factor for Bipolar Disorder

Rare variants of the AKAP11 gene raise the risk of developing bipolar disorder several-fold, making it the strongest risk factor gene for bipolar identified to date.

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·April 6, 2022·3 min read

Specific Genes Involved in Schizophrenia Identified for the First Time

A landmark new study identified ten genes with rare protein disrupting mutations that significantly increase the risk of a person developing schizophrenia.

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·April 5, 2022·4 min read

Study Finds That People Can Recover and Thrive After Mental Illness and Substance-Use Disorders

Contrary to previous research, a new study reveals a prior history of mental health disorders or substance abuse does not prevent a person from thriving and leading a high-functioning life.

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bipolar disorder

Trauma During Childhood Triples the Risk of Suffering a Serious Mental Disorder in Adulthood

New Insights Into Lithium’s Effectiveness for Bipolar Disorder

Children Born to Younger or Older Parents Have an Increased Risk of Bipolar Disorder

Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder May Be Detectable Years Before Illnesses Begin

Development of Psychosis Influenced by Neighborhood

Smoking Increases the Risk of Depression and Schizophrenia

Six Lithium Dose Predictors for Patients With Bipolar Disorder

Managing Excessive Weight Gain in Patients Being Treated With Antipsychotics

Your Mental Health May Impact Your Chances of Breakthrough COVID

Researchers Find First Strong Genetic Risk Factor for Bipolar Disorder

Specific Genes Involved in Schizophrenia Identified for the First Time

Study Finds That People Can Recover and Thrive After Mental Illness and Substance-Use Disorders

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