"In general, we found that most factors do not predict the age of onset or the duration of the prodrome. It is as if the illness has its own agenda and will manifest regardless of any factors…It is ...

Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric illness that is characterized by episodes of “mania.” Symptoms include euphoria, distractibility, irritability, and grandiosity. During a manic episode, people often ...

This post is the second in a series on the relationship between epigenetic factors and the risk of developing psychiatric disorders. In the previous post I reviewed epigenetic mechanisms that may ...

Distinguishing between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia is often difficult since the two conditions share many biological traits. A team at King’s College London identified separate genetic pathways ...

For decades, scientists studying brain disorders have focused almost exclusively on proteins and the genes encoding them. Now ...

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder share common genetic causes, according to research published on Friday that suggests the two conditions may simply be different ...

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Children born to parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk of developing psychopathology than children born to parents without these conditions. The corresponding study as ...

Neurological disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, remain challenging to diagnose due to the absence of objective biomarkers. Current assessments largely rely on subjective clinical ...

July 5, 2012 — Schizophrenia or bipolar disorder in parents or siblings appears to be associated with an increased risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), new research suggests. Results from a ...