In what amounts to a scientific breakthrough a combined team of scientists from Britain and the United States have located two genes linked to bipolar disorder. Professor Nick Craddock, of Cardiff University's school of medicine, who lead the research says, "the findings will help people to avoid saying bipolar is just the way some people... Read more
The food we eat has a significant effect on our physical and mental health. Food is its own pharmaceutical compound, and more information is known about its effects than ever before. Professor Fernand Gómez-Pinilla, a UCLA professor of neurosurgery and physiological science, has reviewed over 160 studies about the effect of food on the... Read more
The very fact that bipolar disorder has a
history of being underdiagnosed may be sensitizing clinicians to avoid missing
the diagnosis altogether. This is resulting in an equal if not greater problem
of overdiagnosis, according to a recent study published in the Journal of
Clinical Psychiatry.
Lead author Mark Zimmerman, M.D.... Read more
A lack of properly controlled trials is preventing any firm conclusions about the possible benefits of omega-3 for bipolar disorder. Several observational studies have suggested that fish oils and omega-3 docosahexaenioc (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic (EPA) acids have positive effects on the symptoms of depression.
To examine the claims... Read more
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