Each month, The Clinical Advisor makes one new clinical feature available ahead of print. Don’t forget to take the poll. The results will be published in the next month’s issue. Bipolar disorder is a ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved iloperidone tablets (Fanapt) for the acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder in adults. Iloperidone is a ...

An antipsychotic approved by the FDA in 2009 to treat schizophrenia has now been green-lighted for use in bipolar 1 disorder. Iloperidone (Fanapt) is now FDA-approved for adults with bipolar 1 ...

Over the last 2 decades, there have been huge advancements in the treatment of bipolar disorder. We’ve learned that there are several types: bipolar I, bipolar II, and cyclothymic. All present ...

If the mania is predominantly euphoric, it may be more easily recognized as bipolar, and thus, the diagnosis and treatment could be immediately switched. However, if the mania is dysphoric and becomes ...

A study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders proposes a novel, fully automated artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm leveraging ExtraTrees (ET) forests to distinguish patients with major ...

Whether you live with bipolar disorder or major depressive disorder, you experience periods of depression. This can make it hard to tell them apart. But the bi-in bipolar means “two” because it has ...

Like many people, Joscelyn Guzman knew what it was like to be depressed. For much of her life, she had been shown compassion and empathy whenever she spoke about her struggles with depression — that ...

Energy drinks can seem like a quick fix for fatigue, but they may threaten your mood stability. Learn why experts advise caution. That quick jolt from an energy drink might feel like the perfect ...

Hayes et al 12 conducted one of the most recent large studies to compare lithium with newer second-generation antipsychotics as maintenance monotherapy for bipolar disorder. The authors concluded that ...

Mania in bipolar disorder (or hypomania in Bipolar II Disorder) is typically characterized by an intense experience of euphoria. Euphoric mania is often accompanied by grandiosity, inflated ...