Browsing Research Articles (Psychiatry) by Subject "Bipolar disorder (BD)"

Browsing Research Articles (Psychiatry) by Subject "Bipolar disorder (BD)"

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  • Bipolar disorder 
    Colin, Franco (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2013-08)
    Bipolar disorder (BD) presents in different phases over time and is often complicated by comorbid conditions such as substance-use disorders and anxiety disorders. Treatment usually involves pharmacotherapy with combinations ...
  • Birth dates and admission dates in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder 
    Van Staden, C.W. (Werdie); Kruger, Christa; Bodemer, W.; Van der Linde, Michael J. (Mike); Millard, Sollie M. (Medpharm, 1996-09)
    The well established phenomenon of seasonality 0/ birth dates (winter excess) and admission dates (summer excess) of patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder was re-examined in a Southern African study 0/ ill-patients. ...
  • Moon cycle and birth dates in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder 
    Kruger, Christa; Van Staden, C.W. (Werdie); Bodemer, W.; Van der Linde, Michael J. (Mike); Millard, Sollie M. (Medpharm, 1995)
    The seasonality of birth dates of schizophrenic and bipolar patients has been studied extensively. The moon cycle, another rhythmical influence, is unfoundedly believed to affect mental health. This pilot study investigated a ...
  • Unipolar mania reconsidered evidence from a South African study 
    Grobler, Christoffel; Roos, J.L. (Johannes Louw); Bekker, P. (Clinical & Medical Journals, 2014-01)
    OBJECTIVE : There is a lack of studies that examine prevalence and phenomenology of bipolar disorder in Africa. In literature, a unipolar manic course of illness in particular is reported to be rare. The purpose of this ...
  • What patients with bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder perceive as adverse life events precipitating a current major depressive episode 
    Van Schoor, R.A.; Joubert, Pierre M. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-05)
    BACKGROUND : Adverse life events (ALEs) as precipitants of a major depressive episode (MDE) have been the subject of many studies. These studies indicate an increase in ALEs in the 6 months preceding an MDE. OBJECTIVES : ...