There is now strong evidence of progressive neuropathological processes in bipolar
disorder (BD). On this basis, the current understanding of the neurobiology of BD has shifted
from an initial focus on monoamines, subsequently including evidence of changes in …

Introduction: Few studies have examined the clinical, neuropsychological and
pharmacological factors involved in the functional outcome of bipolar disorder despite the
gap between clinical and functional recovery. Methods: A sample of 77 euthymic bipolar …

Objective The risk-benefit profile of antidepressant medications in bipolar disorder is
controversial. When conclusive evidence is lacking, expert consensus can guide treatment
decisions. The International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) convened a task force to …

OBJECTIVE: Data from depressed women with and without a history of childhood sexual
abuse were used to characterize clinical features that distinguished the two groups and to
examine relationships of childhood sexual abuse to lifetime deliberate self-harm and recent …

Objective: To examine whether patients with bipolar disorder (BD) have subtle
neuropsychological deficits that manifest clinically as cognitive and functional compromise,
and this study attempted to determine the pattern of such cognitive deficits and their …

Objectives: Via an international panel of experts, this paper attempts to document, review,
interpret, and propose operational definitions used to describe the course of bipolar
disorders for worldwide use, and to disseminate consensus opinion, supported by the …

From a cohort of 270 inpatients and outpatients assessed in detail during a major
depressive episode, 39 bipolar I disorder patients were identified and closely matched with
39 major depressive disorder patients for gender, age, and the presence or absence of …

There is little empirical research examining the historical and clinical correlates of exposure
to childhood bullying in adult clinical subjects. Using structured clinical assessments, the
authors studied a group of adult males and females presenting to an outpatient depression …

Acta Neuropsychiatrica 2007: 19: 76–91 All rights reserved DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5215.2007.00175
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 … Ivanovski B, Malhi GS. The psychological and neurophysiological concomitants of mindfulness …

Objective: Rational therapeutic development in bipolar is hampered by a lack of
pathophysiological model. However, there is a wealth of converging data on the role of
dopamine in bipolar disorder. This paper therefore examines the possibility of a dopamine …