Bipolar Disorder - Dec 27, 2017 Edition

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	Bipolar Disorder
	The latest bipolar disorder news from News Medical

	Long-term U-M study yields framework that could be useful for studying bipolar disorder Nearly 6 million Americans have bipolar disorder, and most have probably wondered why. After more than a decade of studying over 1,100 of them in-depth, a University of Michigan team has an answer – or rather, seven answers.

	People diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder may actually have treatable condition Researchers at Houston Methodist believe that a significant number of people diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder may actually have a treatable immune system condition.

			Bipolar disorder may involve accelerated epigenetic aging, study finds Bipolar disorder may involve accelerated epigenetic aging, which could explain why persons with the disorder are more likely to have - and die from - age-related diseases, according to researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

			Researchers identify challenges to understanding and classifying mental disorders Mental illnesses, such as major depression, bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, affect nearly 1 in 5 adults in the United States, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Many aspects of these illnesses remain something of a mystery, despite the progress made in understanding them by researchers studying these disorders in the last half century.

	UMSOM researchers identify new role for mitochondria in cocaine-induced behavior For years, scientists have known that mitochondria in brain cells play a role in brain disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety and stress responses.

	DSM-5—Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders (DSM-5) is a guidebook utilized by physicians and other healthcare professionals in the United States as well as in many other nations of the world. DSM-5 is a standardized volume that details and classifies mental disorders for the improvement of diagnosis, treatment, and research in the psychiatry field.

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