Tag: bipolar

Study suggests patterns of brain activity in response of emotional faces may help diagnose bipolar disorder

From the Wellcome Trust press release via MedicalXpress: Software programmed to recognise patterns of activity in the brain could help doctors diagnose mental illnesses more accurately in the future, according… Read more »

Study links two gene mutations to increased risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: These findings are not about the classic story of gift-giving, although the MAGI genes (officially named membrane associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ… Read more »

Study looks at effect of psychiatric disorder diagnoses on patients’ support networks

From the SAGE Publications press release: Does the growing number of psychiatric disorder diagnoses have an effect on people with mental illnesses? According to a new study, as definitions of… Read more »