Mental Health

Patients with bipolar disorder who are treated with lithium have a higher risk for long-lasting kidney damage and thus require rigorous monitoring.

Based on patient response rates and efficacy, olanzapine/fluoxetine is the ideal first-line treatment for depression caused by bipolar disorder.

Medications might confer only marginal benefit for cognitive deficits in bipolar disorder.

Actavis's supplemental New Drug Application for asenapine to treat manic or mixed episodes related to bipolar disorder in pediatric patients has been accepted by the FDA and given priority review status.

The broad range of skills pharmacists possess can improve medication adherence and antipsychotic polypharmacy among patients with mental disorders

Medication nonadherence is often disastrous for bipolar patients, as it can lead to poor impulse control, increased risk of hospitalization, and even suicide.

While the etiology and pathophysiology of seasonal affective disorder are not clearly understood, there may be several underlying factors that lead to its presentation.

Adults aged 50 years or older who feel comfortable about aging are more likely to seek preventive health care services.

The effective management of psychotic disorders in our society requires a focused multidisciplinary approach.

Eating the recommended 5 servings of fruits and vegetables each day is associated with high mental well-being.

New report outlines suicide risks and prevention strategies to address high global suicide rates.

A recent study examines the effects of delayed diagnosis on the treatment outcomes of bipolar patients with bipolar disorder.

A serious, chronic mental disease, bipolar disorder is treatable, and therapeutic options are increasing.

Prone to comorbidities, patients with bipolar disorder can benefit from collaborative care among health care providers.

Researchers review evidence pointing to catecholaminergic"cholinergic imbalance as the factor that influences cycling between affective states.

Patients and clinicians can work together to determine appropriate and personally tailored self-management interventions.

We should not be ashamed to talk openly about something that is nothing more than a neurotransmitter imbalance.

Many patients with Parkinson's disease do not receive treatment for their depressive symptoms.

John Zajecka, MD, speaks about the different types of bipolar disorder in this video produced by the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance.

In this video from the Medical University of South Carolina, Frederick K. Goodwin, MD, provides in-depth information on the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder.

This video produced by the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance provides information on the symptoms of bipolar disorder, offering insights from the perspectives of clinicians, patients, and their family members.

The best comment health care professionals can make about celebrity deaths is that they heighten suicide awareness.

While diet and supplementation have not been shown to prevent mental illness, several supplements have been associated with symptom relief.

Researchers find interventions targeting mental health problems and substance abuse can improve treatment outcomes.

A study in Sweden found that violent crime rates were reduced by 45% among patients with psychiatric disorders who were prescribed antipsychotics.

Our guest commentator argues that pharmacists should be in charge of dispensing medical cannabis.