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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

A Revealing Genetic Comparison of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

Researchers have taken an important step toward understanding the relationship between two of the most serious psychiatric disorders, schizophrenia, and... Read More

Animal Studies Suggest a Strategy for Developing New Bipolar Disorder Treatments

In the January issue of the journal Neuropsychopharmacology , Foundation-supported scientists report that they have stopped manic-like behavior in mice... Read More