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• DSM-IV insufficient for bipolar disorder diagnosis
• Pregnant smoking may have mood consequences for offspring
• High bipolar medication adherence not elusive
• Bipolar disorder ‘distinct’ from borderline personality disorder
• Alcohol use disorders prevalent in bipolar disorder patients
• Comorbid anxiety warns of bipolar psychotherapy need
• Affective dimensions aid bipolar disorder diagnosis
• Multiple aspects to severe bipolar mixed states
• Exercise interventions may be needed in bipolar patients
• <i>T. gondii</i> antibodies implicated in mania
• DiaRem score predicts diabetes remission after gastric bypass
• GERD prevalence raised even in mild–moderate COPD, bronchiectasis
• Dual-pronged approach to diabetes and COPD needed
• Doubt cast on worth of BP load
• BP variability a long-term challenge
• Insomnia linked to GERD in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
• Caveat for blood pressure treatment in chronic kidney disease
• Sleep role in depression-related death risk

DSM-IV insufficient for bipolar disorder diagnosis Posted: 10 Oct 2013 05:00 PM PDT Research findings support concerns that the text revision of the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is too restrictive for diagnosing bipolar disorder.

Pregnant smoking may have mood consequences for offspring Posted: 09 Oct 2013 05:00 PM PDT A case–control study suggests that people have an increased risk for developing bipolar disorder if their mothers smoked during pregnancy.

High bipolar medication adherence not elusive Posted: 08 Oct 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found "remarkably" high medication adherence rates among patients with bipolar disorder participating in a comparative effectiveness trial.

Bipolar disorder ‘distinct’ from borderline personality disorder Posted: 07 Oct 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers say that there are clear clinical differences between depressed patients with bipolar II disorder and those with borderline personality disorder, which supports the two being treated as distinct conditions.

Alcohol use disorders prevalent in bipolar disorder patients Posted: 03 Oct 2013 05:00 PM PDT Alcohol use disorders have a high rate of comorbidity with bipolar disorder in both men and women, according to findings from a recent systematic meta-analysis of both epidemiologic and clinical studies.

Comorbid anxiety warns of bipolar psychotherapy need Posted: 02 Oct 2013 05:00 PM PDT Comorbid anxiety may flag those patients with bipolar depression who are in particular need of intensive psychotherapy, suggest findings from the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder.

Affective dimensions aid bipolar disorder diagnosis Posted: 01 Oct 2013 05:00 PM PDT Measuring affective dimensions can help clinicians diagnose bipolar disorder in patients with first-episode psychosis, researchers report.

Multiple aspects to severe bipolar mixed states Posted: 30 Sep 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have identified four subgroups of severe bipolar mixed states, characterized by distinct symptomatologic presentations.

Exercise interventions may be needed in bipolar patients Posted: 26 Sep 2013 05:00 PM PDT An accelerometry study shows that patients with bipolar disorder tend to be mostly sedentary.

<i>T. gondii</i> antibodies implicated in mania Posted: 25 Sep 2013 05:00 PM PDT Infection with Toxoplasma gondii may confer an increased risk for mania, say researchers.

DiaRem score predicts diabetes remission after gastric bypass Posted: 19 Sep 2013 05:00 PM PDT A new scoring system offers a "scientifically valid" way of predicting the 5-year likelihood for diabetes remission in patients undergoing gastric bypass surgery, say the researchers who developed the score.

GERD prevalence raised even in mild–moderate COPD, bronchiectasis Posted: 17 Sep 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers from Australia have found that the rate of gastroesophageal reflux disease is twice as high in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or bronchiectasis as in people without lung disease.

Dual-pronged approach to diabetes and COPD needed Posted: 16 Sep 2013 05:00 PM PDT Researchers from the USA have found that patients with diabetes and a history of smoking have significantly impaired lung function, even in the absence of overt chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Doubt cast on worth of BP load Posted: 08 Sep 2013 05:00 PM PDT Blood pressure load may not be a useful clinical measure, say researchers.

BP variability a long-term challenge Posted: 01 Sep 2013 05:00 PM PDT Blood pressure variability over the long term predicts mortality among patients receiving treatment for hypertension, a study shows.

Insomnia linked to GERD in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Posted: 01 Sep 2013 05:00 PM PDT Insomnia appears to be relatively common in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and may occur, at least in part, as a result of gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms, report researchers.

Caveat for blood pressure treatment in chronic kidney disease Posted: 25 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT Physicians should keep a close eye on diastolic blood pressure when attempting to reduce systolic blood pressure in patients who have chronic kidney disease, research suggests.

Sleep role in depression-related death risk Posted: 25 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT Poor sleep may partially explain the association between depressive symptoms and death from cardiovascular causes, research indicates.

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