FDA staff worried about lung risk with Alexza drug

2011-12-08T11:00:14Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alexza Pharmaceutical's experimental drug for calming down patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder can cause severe lung problems, U.S. Food and Drug Administration revi...

Could acute postpartum blues signal bipolar disorder

2011-12-06T08:00:14Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women treated for severe psychiatric conditions including major depression shortly after giving birth were more likely to be diagnosed as bipolar later in life compared to those whose first psychiatric episode happened at any other time, in a new study from Denmark.

Researchers said they didn't know if som...

Could acute postpartum blues signal bipolar disorder?

2011-12-05T14:00:12Z

Researchers said they didn't know if som...

Antipsychotic drugs tied to diabetes risk in kids

2011-11-22T13:30:34Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The antipsychotic drugs that are increasingly being used to treat bipolar disorder, autism and other mental disorders in children may come with an increased risk of diabetes, a new study suggests.

Previous research has linked the so-called second-generation antipsychotics to an increased risk of diabetes in adults. And there's been some evidence that the drugs can...

J&J, Lilly drugs found among best for manic episodes

2011-08-17T13:30:26Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Antipsychotics are far more effective than mood stabilizers in tackling acute manic episodes, researchers found, and Eli Lilly's Zyprexa, Johnson & Johnson's

Axe taken to Sino-Forest shares

2011-06-15T19:30:16Z

It was a bipolar week for China watchers. First Morgan Stanley says it will invest $50 million in YONG. Then Muddy Waters swings its axe in the direction of TRE.

It was the best of times and the worst of times last week as one

China small cap gets the stamp of approval from Morgan Stanley, and Muddy

Mental health groups hail star's bipolar admission

2011-04-14T19:30:25Z

Catherine Zeta-Jones' admission that she has bipolar disorder has been welcomed by mental health groups as helping fight the stigma attached to the disease, which afflicts a number of celebrities.

Doctors also emphasize that the Welsh actress, treated following the stress of husband Michael Douglas's recent throat cancer, will likely nev...

Catherine Zeta-Jones treated for bipolar disorder

2011-04-14T05:30:20Z

Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has checked into a mental health clinic to treat her bipolar disorder after helping her husband Michael Douglas fight against cancer, a publicist said.

"After dealing with the stress of the past year, Catherine made the decision to check into a mental health facility for a brief stay to treat her bipolar II disorder," her...

Bipolar disorder vastly undertreated: study

2011-03-07T15:00:20Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Bipolar disorder, a brain disorder that strikes early and can cause lifelong disability, is chronically undertreated in many low-income countries, government researchers reported on Monday.

Their survey of more than 61,000 patients suggests 2.4 percent of the world's population may have some form of the disease, which is marke...

Poor reporting mars 'gold standard' drug trials

2011-02-09T14:30:51Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Skimpy reporting by medical journals has left German doctors trying to write psychiatric guidelines in a pickle: they don't know what studies to trust.

After reviewing 105 supposedly 'gold standard' drug trials for bipolar disorder, they had to exclude several of them and downgrade even more because critical information was lacking from the reports.

In the e...

Newer antipsychotics overused, U.S. study suggests

2011-01-07T13:00:25Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Although first approved to treat schizophrenia, new antipsychotic medications are increasingly being prescribed for a host of other uses, even when there is little evidence they work, U.S. researchers said on Friday.

The drugs, known as "atypical antipsychotics," have q...

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2010-11-30T12:36:54Z

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Enforced Medication Ruled Legal in Connecticut Case

2010-11-29T14:29:52Z

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How to React to a Manic Depressive Person

2010-11-30T12:38:09Z

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Brenda's Bipolar Diagnosis Story: Age Brings Wisdom and Hindsight

2010-11-29T14:29:44Z

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Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 23, 2010

2010-11-29T14:35:13Z

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Is there a Link Between Bipolar Disorder and Tourette's Syndrome?

2010-11-29T14:33:15Z

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The Relationship Between Writers and Bipolar Disorder

2010-11-29T14:53:27Z

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Reader Story: My Bipolar Diagnosis Was a Long Time Coming

2010-11-29T14:29:35Z

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When Someone You Love is Bipolar

2010-11-29T14:31:23Z

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Focus on lurasidone: A new atypical antipsychotic for the treatment of schizophrenia

2010-11-29T14:46:40Z

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Meet Lynne Taetzsch

2010-11-29T14:31:51Z

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Meet John McManamy

2010-11-29T14:31:51Z

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Breast Cancer Drug Effective Against Mania

2010-11-29T14:48:07Z

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Lou Perryman

2010-11-30T13:53:23Z

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Levi Carlson

2010-11-30T13:53:15Z

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Painful, Destructive Years of Misdiagnosis as Depression

2010-11-29T14:29:18Z

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Seroquel Lawsuit

2010-11-30T13:49:02Z

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Ziprasidone

2010-11-30T13:49:37Z

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Olanzapine

2010-11-30T13:48:26Z

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Valproate semisodium

2010-11-30T13:49:30Z

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Quetiapine

2010-11-30T13:48:49Z

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Topiramate

2010-11-30T13:49:23Z

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