A new study published in the journal Bipolar Disorders finds some emotional regulation deficits linked to bipolar I disorder (BD-I) may be unique to the condition and not present in bipolar II disorder (BD-II). In the findings, both groups exhibited emotional reactions during an attention control test in the presence of emotional distractions, but BD-I…
ReadA new 5-year naturalistic study finds the course of bipolar disorder is rarely chronic, but recurrences are highly common, according to a new report published in the journal Bipolar Disorders. A team of researchers from the University of Helsinki, Finland, find chronicity, or extended un-interrupted episodes, were seen in only 1.3% of the 156 patients with…
ReadOne of the most sensitive aspects of mental health care is identifying if a psychiatric problem is present. You would think diagnosing patients would become routine, but healthcare professionals are constantly forced into the tricky situation of trying to assess a person’s mental health based only on what the patient describes. There are many researchers…
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