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Thyroid hormone gives hope to treatment-resistant bipolar, depression

Thyroid hormone gives hope to treatment-resistant bipolar, depression

Posted On: February 17, 2009
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BP TODAY - Thyroid hormone triiodothyronine (T3) may help hard-to-treat patients with bipolar disorder and depression, as an augmentation agent in existing treatments, a new study says.
The study was carried out by scientists at the Depression & Bipolar Clinic of Colorado. The use of triiodothyronine as an augmentation agent in treatment-resistant bipolar II and bipolar [...]

Research finds link between brain and loneliness

Research finds link between brain and loneliness

Posted On: February 16, 2009
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Social isolation affects how people behave as well as how their brains operate, a study at the University of Chicago shows.
The research, presented Sunday at a symposium, “Social Emotion and the Brain,” at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, is the first to use fMRI scans to study the [...]

New approach may be needed for depression in bipolar patients

New approach may be needed for depression in bipolar patients

Posted On: February 16, 2009
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Mayo Clinic — In a study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, a team of researchers led by Mayo Clinic psychiatrist Mark Frye, M.D., attempted to identify what factors make some people with bipolar depression more likely to experience treatment-emergent mania (TEM).
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a mental illness characterized by [...]

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