UTHealth Researchers Study Add-on Treatments for Bipolar Disorder
A commonly available pharmaceutical drug with anti-inflammatory properties and a nutritional supplement thought to have antioxidant effects are now being tested at UTHealth as add-on therapies for people diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
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We Need to Expand Involuntary Treatment for Severe Mental Illness
A recent article in the New York Times Magazine by Jeneen Interlandi discusses the debate over involuntary treatment by highlighting her father's struggles with bipolar disorder. She wishes that someone could have forced him to seek treatment to …
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Medical Comorbidity Affects Disease Course in Bipolar Disorder
PHOENIX – The burden of comorbid medical illness is high, and is linked to increased prescribing of psychotropic drugs, in patients with bipolar I and II disorder, based on findings from the Lithium Treatment – Moderate Dose Use Study, or LiTMUS …
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