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- 6 Reasons Bipolar Patients Don't Take Their Meds
May 19, 2021 — A new study examines why many with bipolar disorder tend to stop taking their prescribed medications.
- Light Therapy May Help Some With Bipolar Disorder
October 12, 2017 — Study found an hour in front of a light box helped ease depressive symptoms
- Bipolar Diagnosis May Take Up to 6 Years
July 25, 2016 — Researcher calls delay a 'lost opportunity' for treatment
- Catherine Zeta-Jones Treated for Bipolar Disorder
April 14, 2011 — Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has been treated for bipolar disorder, her publicist has confirmed.
- FDA OKs New Schizophrenia, Bipolar Drug
August 14, 2009 — The FDA has approved a new drug called Saphris to treat schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder in adults.
- Tamoxifen May Help Treat Bipolar Mania
March 3, 2008 — Tamoxifen, a widely used breast cancer drug, appears to help treat the manic phase of bipolar disorder.
- Bipolar Illness Widely Underdiagnosed
May 7, 2007 — There appear to be almost twice as many Americans with bipolar disorder as previously thought, and many are not getting the treatments they need, researchers from the National Institute of Mental Health report.
- Antidepressants Don't Help Bipolar
March 28, 2007 — Adding antidepressants to mood-stabilizing drugs may not help -- or hurt -- the treatment of bipolar depression, the depressive phase of bipolar disorder.
- Antidepressants Risky for Bipolar II?
March 15, 2007 — A researcher says giving antidepressants alone to patients who have bipolar disorder II may make symptoms worse.
- Seroquel OK'd for Bipolar Depression
October 20, 2006 — The FDA has approved the antipsychotic drug Seroquel to treat bipolar depression.
- Bipolar Youths May Misread Faces
May 30, 2006 — Youths with bipolar disorder may see hostility in faces that look blank to other people, new research shows.
- Study: Bipolar Kids Often More Creative
November 14, 2005 — Children with or at risk for bipolar disorder may be more creative than other, healthy children, according to a new study.
- Daily Routine May Help Bipolar Disorder
September 8, 2005 — Researchers report that bipolar patients fared better when their treatment stressed the importance of establishing daily routines for things like sleeping and eating.
- Bipolar Disorder: More Common Than Expected?
June 17, 2005 — A new study says that bipolar disorder, while still rare, may be more common than previously thought.
- New Brain Scan May Diagnose Bipolar Disorder
November 30, 2004 — Researchers using a special type of imaging that tracks brain chemicals are able to produce a "chemical fingerprint of bipolar disorder," a development that may lead to earlier diagnosis and aid in treatment.
- Schizophrenia Drug Approved for Bipolar Mania
October 4, 2004 — A drug used to treat schizophrenia may also now be used to treat mania associated with bipolar disorder, according to the FDA.
- Geodon Approved for Bipolar Mania Treatment
August 23, 2004 — Geodon now has official FDA approval for the treatment of mania in people with bipolar disorder.
- New Drug for Long-Term Bipolar Treatment
January 15, 2004 — FDA approved the drug Zyprexa to delay relapse into either mania or depression in patients with bipolar disorder.
- Take Bipolar Disorder Seriously
October 9, 2003 — Most Americans don't know the basics about bipolar disorder, also called manic depression.
- Lithium Best to Stop Bipolar Suicide
September 16, 2003 — The most widely prescribed mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder in the U.S. is not as effective as lithium, new research suggests.
- Schizophrenia Drugs Treat Bipolar
September 18, 2002 — Drugs Ease Mania, Stabilize Mood
- Children With Bipolar Disorder: Medical Fact or Dangerous Fad?
October 27, 2000 — A dangerous new trend is on the rise, noted child psychiatrists tell WebMD. Egged on by a batch of popular self-help books, more and more parents are becoming convinced that their children have bipolar disorder -- and even scarier, their doctors are agreeing.