The silent waitress. A case report of mutism without catatonia by T. Fernández, E. Pujal, S. Salmeron, M. Bioque

“…Mutism is typically associated with catatonia, usually in schizophrenia, but also depression, bipolar disorder, intoxication, and neurological conditions. …”
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Patient-controlled admission contracts: a longitudinal study of patient evaluations by Olav Nyttingnes, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Torleif Ruud

“…A diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum or bipolar disorder and more services from mental health specialist care also predicted feeling better during the PCA. …”
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Resting-state Fronto-limbic Connectivity in Unipolar Depressive Patients as a Predictor for Sporadic Conversion to (Hypo)mania by I. Tajioui, T. van Neerven, M. J. van Tol, J. M. Bas-Hoogendam, D. Veltman, N. van der Wee, M. de Leeuw

“… Introduction Patients with a bipolar disorder (BD) may experience one or several episodes of major depression before transitioning into a manic phase. …”
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the specificity of female addictions in morocco (A cross-sectional analytical study) by F. Z. Chamsi, H. Abrebak, O. Radouane, A. EL ammouri

“…Results The substance use disorder concerns cannabis in 68% of cases, tobacco in 52.1% of cases, alcohol in 40.33% of cases, benzodiazepines in 33.61%, cocaine in 15.96%, opioids (7.5%), and inhalants (1.6%). 73.8% of residents have psychiatric comorbidities, of which 42.9% suffer from depression, 13.40% from bipolar disorder, 10% from generalized anxiety disorder, 4, 20% have panic disorder, 1.7% have social anxiety, 0.8% have post traumatic stress syndrome and 0.8% have bulimia. 58.8% of patients had a personality disorder, 36.1% attempted suicide, 16% suffered physical violence, and 20.20% of patients were victims of rape. …”
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Serious Mental Illness Exacerbation Post-Bereavement: A Population-Based Study of Partners and Adult Children by Tay DL, Thygesen LC, Kozlov E, Ornstein KA

“…History of SMI was defined as having a diagnosis of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders, major depression, and bipolar disorder in the five years preceding their family member’s death in the Danish Psychiatric Central Research Register using International Classification of Diseases-10 codes. …”
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Using smartphone battery data to infer sleep-wake metrics in psychiatric cohorts – an exploratory study by S. Howes, G. Gillett, N. Palmius, A. Bilderbeck, G. Goodwin, K. Saunders, N. Mcgowan

“… Introduction Disturbances to sleep-wake patterns are associated with bipolar disorder (BD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD). …”
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Reproductive planning, vitamin knowledge and use, and lifestyle risks of women attending pregnancy care with a severe mental illness by Jacqueline Frayne, Yvonne Hauck, Thinh Nguyen, Helena Liira, Vera A. Morgan

“…Prenatal folic acid use occurred in 37%, with rates differing for those with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder (52%) and schizophrenia (25%). Vitamin deficiencies occurred in pregnancy, with iron deficiency (ferritin <30 ng/mL) (n = 27, 73%) the most frequent. …”
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The Case for TAAR1 as a Modulator of Central Nervous System Function by Grazia Rutigliano, Grazia Rutigliano, Alice Accorroni, Alice Accorroni, Riccardo Zucchi

“…Notably, human genes for TAARs cluster on chromosome 6 at q23, within a region whose mutations have been reported to confer susceptibility to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. For human TAAR1, around 200 non-synonymous and 400 synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms have been identified, but their functional consequences have not been extensively investigated yet. …”
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Detecting TF-miRNA-gene network based modules for 5hmC and 5mC brain samples: a intra- and inter-species case-study between human and rhesus by Ujjwal Maulik, Sagnik Sen, Saurav Mallik, Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay

“…Furthermore, the genes/TFs/miRNAs that are already found to be liable for several brain-related dreadful diseases as well as rare neglected diseases (e.g., wolf Hirschhorn syndrome, Joubarts Syndrome, Huntington’s disease, Simian Immunodeficiency Virus(SIV) mediated enchaphilits, Parkinsons Disease, Bipolar disorder and Schizophenia etc.) are mentioned.…”
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Antipsychotic-induced priapism: case report and review of the literature. by D. R. Machado, A. C. Borges, J. Maia, V. Domingues, C. Laureano

“…No clinical records of psychosis or bipolar disorder were known, and the patient had never been medicated with AP drugs. …”
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Improving Adherence to Web-Based and Mobile Technologies for People With Psychosis: Systematic Review of New Potential Predictors of Adherence by Killikelly, Clare, He, Zhimin, Reeder, Clare, Wykes, Til

“…MethodsUsing keywords (Internet or online or Web-based or website or mobile) AND (bipolar disorder or manic depression or manic depressive illness or manic-depressive psychosis or psychosis or schizophr* or psychotic), the following databases were searched: OVID including MedLine, EMBASE and PsychInfo, Pubmed and Web of Science. …”
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Epidemiology of diagnosed cluster headache in Norway by Joan Crespi, Sasha Gulati, Øyvind Salvesen, Daniel Fossum Bratbak, David W Dodick, Manjit Singh Matharu, Erling Tronvik

“…Among patients with CH, increased age and sex adjusted odds ratios ([OR], all with p -values <0.0001, were observed for medication-induced headache (OR 50.7, 95% CI 36.7–69.9), migraine (OR 25.2, 95% CI 22.5–28.3), chronic posttraumatic headache (OR 22.2, 95% CI 12.8–38.45), history of cranial trauma (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.5–2.4), somatoform disorders (OR 4.2, 95% CI 3.0–5.8), suicide attempt (OR 3.9, 95% CI 2.6–5.8), personality disorder (OR 3.6, 95% CI 2.6–4.9), bipolar disorder (OR 3.6, 95% CI 2.8–4.8), peptic ulcer (OR 2.8, 95% CI 2.3–3.3), depression (OR 2.8, 95% CI 2.4–3.1), substance abuse (OR 2.6, 95% CI 2.0–3.3), and cerebrovascular disease (OR 2.4, 95% CI 1.8–3.1). …”
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Mitochondrial targeting of human NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) flavoprotein 2 (NDUFV2) and its association with early-onset hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and encephalopathy by Kao Mou-Chieh, Chuang Kai-Tun, Liao Pin-Chao, Liu Hsin-Yu

“…Defects in this subunit have been associated with Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Bipolar disorder, and Schizophrenia. The aim of this study is to examine the mitochondrial targeting of NDUFV2 and dissect the pathogenetic mechanism of one human deletion mutation present in patients with early-onset hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and encephalopathy.…”
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Effectiveness of prolonged exposure (PE) after implementation at a crime victim support centre by Azusa Saito, Nobuko Tsuruta, Yoko Arai, Kaori Okamoto, Tomomi Narisawa, Mari Nozaki, Natsuki Konno, Nozomu Asukai

“…The reasons for dropout were difficulty scheduling treatment between work/study schedules and manifestation of bipolar disorder or physical illness.Conclusions: PE can be implemented with significant effectiveness and a low dropout rate in a real-world clinical setting if advantages in the system and policies, local organizational context, fidelity support and patient engagement are fortified.…”
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Autism spectrum disorder and genetic: a possible correlation? by M. Violi, M. Simoncini, A. Valetto, V. Bertini, F. Pardini, L. Massoni, C. Carmassi, L. Dell’Osso

“…From the questionnaires administered and from the clinical interview, it emerged that Mrs.A is affected by ASD and Bipolar Disorder. Her twin brothers have been evaluated at early ages by child neuropsychiatric clinic and they were diagnosed with ASD and mental and psychomotor impairment. …”
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El tratamiento electroconvulsivante en Camagüey hoy Electroshock treatment in Camagüey nowadays by Pablo Hernández Figaredo, Laureano García Gutiérrez

“…In 2007, it was mainly used with pathologies such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. All the specialists are in favor of its use…”
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Psychiatric Assistance Dog Use for People Living With Mental Health Disorders by Janice Lloyd, Laura Johnston, Julia Lewis

“…A psychiatric assistance dog (PAD) is a service dog that is trained to assist its handler (owner) who has been diagnosed with a mental health condition such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder. Literature searches reveal that little is known about the population of people who own PADs, the types of dogs used or the functions they provide. …”
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Antidepressant Treatment and Manic Switch in Bipolar I Disorder: A Clinical and Molecular Genetic Study by Chih-Ken Chen, Lawrence Shih-Hsin Wu, Ming-Chyi Huang, Chian-Jue Kuo, Andrew Tai-Ann Cheng

“…Affective switch is an important clinical issue when treating bipolar disorder. Though commonly seen in clinical practice, the benefits of prescribing antidepressants for bipolar depression are still controversial. …”
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Correlates of substance use during adolescent pregnancy in São Paulo, Brazil Correlatos do uso de substâncias durante a gravidez na adolescência em São Paulo, Brasil by Marco Antonio Bessa, Sandro Sendin Mitsuhiro, Elisa Chalem, Marina Carvalho de Moraes Barros, Ruth Guinsburg, Ronaldo Laranjeira

“…RESULTS: The following data were associated with cocaine and/or marijuana use during the third trimester of the pregnancy: being younger than 14 years of age, having a history of more than 3 sexual partners, and having psychiatric disorders, specifically, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and somatoform disorder. …”
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Anorexia Nervosa and Psychiatric Comorbidities – It’s not all about food by A. S. Morais, F. Martins, P. Casimiro, V. Henriques, N. Descalço, R. Diniz Gomes, S. Cruz, N. Costa

“…Results The most common psychiatric comorbidities in AN are: Affective disorders in 24-38% (mainly unipolar depression which can appear in up to 75% of patients, compared to 11% in bipolar disorder); Anxiety disorders in 25.5% (11% with panic disorder, 20% social phobia/social anxiety disorder, 15% specific phobias, 10% generalized anxiety disorder, 13% post-traumatic stress disorder); Obsessive compulsive disorder in 12%; Substance use disorders at 17%; Personality disorders around 30%. …”
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