One dose of synthetic psilocybin in combination with psychotherapy significantly reduces treatment-resistant depression associated with bipolar II disorder (BDII), a small, nonrandomized clinical ...

Precise changes in the connectivity between neurons caused by an imbalance of gut bacteria may help explain depressive symptoms in bipolar disorder, a new animal study suggests. Researchers from ...

Publication bias, especially the lack of publication of negative treatment studies, is known to be a major problem in the medical literature. In particular, it appears that the pharmaceutical industry ...

Living with an autoimmune disease is linked to a near doubling in the risk of persistent mental health issues, such as depression, generalised anxiety, and bipolar disorder, with these risks higher in ...

Bipolar disorders are characterized by episodes of mania, hypomania, and depression. DSM-5-TR (the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) defines a manic episode as a “distinct period ...

It is well-proven that cannabis use is associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia and heavy use of high-THC marijuana is associated with four times the normal rate of schizophrenia (see my ...