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All articles tagged: Manic episode, unspecified (F30.9)

HealthDay 09 January at 11.56 PM

Bipolar Disorder Increases Odds of Mortality More Than Smoking

Bipolar disorder (BD) increases the odds of mortality more than a history of smoking, according to a study published in the December issue of Psychiatry Research.Anastasia K. Yocum, Ph.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and colleagues analyzed observational data from the Prechter Longitudinal Study of Bipolar Disorder (PL

HealthDay 01 December at 11.09 PM

Metabolic Biomarkers May Aid Mood Disorder Diagnosis

Metabolomic profiling may improve the differential diagnosis of mood disorders, according to a proof-of-concept study published online Oct. 25 in JAMA Psychiatry.Jakub Tomasik, Ph.D., from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined metabolomic biomarker signatures from dried blood spots among patients