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Simple Parent Questionnaire Can Help Doctors Track Mood Symptom Trajectory in Youths at High Risk for Bipolar Disorder

In some youths, frequent mood instability—sudden and unpredictable shifts in emotional states—may precede a "conversion" to bipolar disorder (BD) ... Read More

Study Points to Importance of Cognitive Flexibility in Children Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder

Study Points to Importance of Cognitive Inflexibility in Children Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder

A follow-up study of young adults who were diagnosed years earlier with childhood-onset bipolar disorder suggests that their cognitive flexibility—in... Read More

FDA Approves Cariprazine for Depression in Bipolar I Disorder

On May 28th, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved cariprazine for the treatment of depressive episodes in adults... Read More

A Medicine That Treats Mania Also Shows Effectiveness in Treating Depression in Bipolar Disorder

Cariprazine, a medicine approved by the FDA in 2015 for the treatment of manic episodes in bipolar I disorder ,... Read More

Long-term Study Reveals How Bipolar Disorder Emerges in High-Risk Youth

A multi-decade study focusing on children of parents diagnosed with bipolar disorder quantifies the risk—24.5%—that they themselves will develop bipolar... Read More