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Does Bipolar Disorder Get Worse with Age? Understanding the Impact on Older Adults

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

Bipolar disorder is a lifelong mental health condition characterized by intense mood shifts, from manic highs to depressive lows. But as individuals age, many wonder: Does bipolar disorder get worse with age? Bipolar Disorder in Older Adults: What Changes? The answer is not straightforward.

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Why Does Bipolar Disorder Cause Anger Outbursts and How Can You Manage Them?

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

Bipolar disorder is often associated with emotional highs and lows, but between the extreme ends of mania and depression lies another challenging symptom: anger outbursts. Let’s break down why bipolar anger outbursts happen and explore practical strategies for managing them. Why Does It Happen?

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NRx Pharmaceuticals Applies for FDA National Priority Voucher for Intravenous Ketamine (NRX-100)

Psychiatric Times

1 The company has previously filed the required Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) information and received FDA feedback. NRx supplied the FDA with requested information on ketamine Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient and final proposed labeling language. Subscribe Now!

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New Guidelines on How to Accurately Convey ADHD Information

Mad in America

W hen it comes to information on ADHD, there are no rules on what are considered good and bad practices. This is, to our knowledge, the first set of guidelines on information about any of the disorders defined by the DSM. The post New Guidelines on How to Accurately Convey ADHD Information appeared first on Mad In America.

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Tardive Dyskinesia: Treat Functional Impairment, Not the AIMS Score

Psychiatric Times

She has been on an antipsychotic medication to treat her bipolar disorder for 10 years, resulting in stability of mood symptoms that were previously poorly controlled. Prescribing information. Prescribing information. How can this be? Let’s review a few case examples. J Clin Psychiatry. 2017;78(8):1136-1147.

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How Do Psychiatry Residents Learn Psychopharmacology?

Psychiatric Times

1 With an average attention span of about 6-12 seconds (a range that is optimized in young adults) 3 and a penchant for digital multi-tasking, millennials and Gen Zers are perceived as learning (or preferring to learn) mainly through small bytes of information. 1 Indeed, “active” learning approaches boost retention by 40%.

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In Brain Chemistry We Trust—The Gospel According to Pharma

Mad in America

This form of marketing is especially powerful because it creates the illusion of scientifically validated information. What can readers do with this information? Third, recognize that pharmaceutical marketing is designed to create demandnot necessarily to provide balanced information.