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Voltage-gated calcium channel blockers for psychiatric disorders: genomic reappraisal
(2019-06)
We reappraise the psychiatric potential of calcium channel blockers (CCBs). First, voltage-gated calcium channels are risk genes for several disorders. Second, use of CCBs is associated with altered psychiatric risks and ...
Understanding, treating, and renaming grandiosedelusions: A qualitative study
(2019-11)
Background.Grandiose delusions are arguably the most neglected psychotic experience in research.
Objectives.We aimed to discover from patients: whether grandiose delusions have harmful consequences; the psychological ...
Smoking and the risk for bipolar disorder: evidence from a bidirectional Mendelian randomisation study
(2019-09)
Background:There is increasing evidence that smoking is a risk factor for severe mental illness, including bipolar disorder. Conversely, patients with bipolar disorder might smoke more (often) as a result of the psychiatric ...
Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Bipolar Disorder: Impact of Pharmacological Treatment
(2019-12)
Bipolar disorder is an illness characterised by periods of elated and depressed mood. These mood episodes are associated with changes in cognitive function and there is evidence to suggest that cognitive dysfunction persists ...
Patient fibroblast circadian rhythms predict lithium sensitivity in bipolar disorder
(2020-05)
Bipolar disorder is a chronic neuropsychiatric condition associated with mood instability, where patients present significant sleep and circadian rhythm abnormalities. Currently, the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder ...
Deriving information from missing data: implications for mood prediction
(2020-06)
The availability of mobile technologies has enabled the efficient collection prospective longitudinal,
ecologically valid self-reported mood data from psychiatric patients. These data streams have potential
for improving ...
What we learn about bipolar disorder from large-scaleneuroimaging: Findings and future directions from theENIGMA Bipolar Disorder Working Group
(2020-06)
MRI-derived brain measures offer a link between genes, the environment and behav-ior and have been widely studied in bipolar disorder (BD). However, many neuroimag-ing studies of BD have been underpowered, leading to varied ...
Identifying outcomes for depression that matter to patients, informal caregivers, and health-care professionals: qualitative content analysis of a large international online survey
(2020-07)
Many clinical trials have assessed treatments for depressive disorders and bipolar depression. However, whether, and which, assessed outcome domains really matter to patients, informal caregivers, and health-care professionals ...
Adjunctive Psychotherapy for Bipolar Disorder A Systematic Review and Component Network Meta-analysis
(2020-10)
Importance Several psychotherapy protocols have been evaluated as adjuncts to pharmacotherapy for patients with bipolar disorder, but little is known about their comparative effectiveness.
Objective To use systematic ...
Lithium modulates striatal reward anticipation and prediction error coding in healthy volunteers
(2020-10)
Lithium is one of the most effective mood-stabilizing medications in bipolar disorder. This study was designed to test whether lithium administration may stabilize mood via effects on reward processing. It was hypothesized ...