Clinical symptoms of bipolar disorders onset act as a prognostic risk-factor. Discrepancies of data are related with geographical or cultural conditions. Within a patient population of bipolar (ICD 10...
Beat-by-beat Autocapture maximizes device longevity by minimizing stimulus amplitude while assuring patient safety. Currently, Autocapture permits use of only bipolar leads. The authors have devised a...
BACKGROUND: We examined the hypothesis that a first depressive rather than manic episode in bipolar disorder might herald a subsequent course notable for greater burden of depressive symptoms. METHODS...
Bipolar disorders are currently divided into 4 entities: bipolar I, bipolar II, cyclothymic disorder, and bipolar disorder not otherwise specified, as described in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic...
BACKGROUND: Psychosis in pediatric mood disorder patients may be related to suicidal ideation. Bipolar (BP) adolescents are at high risk of completed suicide. We examined whether pediatric BP patients...
BACKGROUND: Although increasing data link atypical depression (AD) to the bipolar spectrum, controversies abound about the extent of the overlap. In particular, the Columbia group, which has pioneered...
OBJECTIVES: The ability to recognize facial emotional expressions is a fundamental skill that is necessary for successful social interaction. Previous studies examining this competency in patients wit...
BACKGROUND: Despite a plethora of studies, controversies abound on whether the long-term traits of unipolar and bipolar patients could be differentiated by temperament and whether these traits, in tur...