Mood Disorders
Mood disorders, encompassing conditions like bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder, are complex and multifaceted. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry offers comprehensive insights, from understanding their etiology to evidence-based therapeutic strategies. Our expert editors ensure content is clinically relevant, providing psychiatrists with the tools they need to offer effective and compassionate care to those grappling with mood disturbances.
NEWS
Bipolar disorder affects about 46 million people worldwide, including 2.8 percent of the U.S. population. It remains a leading psychiatric cause of disability as well as a leading suicide risk factor, particularly when depression hits. during the depressive phase. Individuals with bipolar disorder suffer 20 to 30 times higher suicide risk than the general public. […]
NEWS
The new Rapid Mood Screener can quickly and easily assess whether or not a patient's depression is associated with bipolar disorder.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Mood disorders often co-occur with behavior disorders in children and adolescents. This study explored if polygenic risk scores based on external genome-wide association studies of these disorders could improve genetic identification of mood disorders.
J Clin Psychiatry 2022;83(3):21m14180
Eric J. Barnett and others
BRIEF REPORT
This study examined childhood trauma and current traumatic stress ratings in bipolar and unipolar inpatients to see if higher levels of childhood trauma and current trauma symptoms are associated with greater affective lability.
J Clin Psychiatry 2021;82(5):21br13912
Amir Garakani and others
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
In this letter to the editor, Dr Naguy comments on a report previously published in the PCC.
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2021;23(1):20lr02678
Ahmed Naguy
CASE REPORT
This case report describes a patient who developed pneumonia during the course of clozapine treatment that abated after temporary cessation of clozapine and subsequent reintroduction at a lower dose.
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2021;23(1):20l02622
Betsy D. McCollum and others
CASE REPORT
Read a case of the antidepressant, Vortioxetine, which induced mania, causing graphorrhea in a bipolar patient.
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2020;22(5):19l02551
Ahmed Naguy
CASE REPORT
The COVID-19 pandemic is a significant psychological stressor, impacting every facet of life. Here, read the case of a 37-year-old woman who developed mania, which was precipitated by stress related to COVID-19, 17 years after her last episode
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2020;22(3):20l02641
N. A. Uvais
META-ANALYSIS
First-line treatments for OCD include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and cognitive-behavioral therapy. But what do you do when patients do not respond to these or second-line strategies? In this journal CME activity, explore the option of deep brain stimulation.
J Clin Psychiatry 2020;81(3):19r12821
Filipe Peste Martinho and others
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Women who take mood stabilizers have a greater risk of placenta-mediated pregnancy complications. But are the mood stabilizers themselves responsible for this higher risk? This study explores that question.
J Clin Psychiatry 2019;80(4):18m12572
Jacqueline M. Cohen and others
MY ACCOUNT
