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The lived experience of caring for someone with bipolar disorder: A qualitative study

The lived experience of caring for someone with bipolar disorder: A qualitative study

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Bronte Speirs , Tanya L. Hanstock, Frances J. Kay-Lambkin Published: January 19, 2023 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280059 Abstract Being a close family or friend of someone with bipolar disorder (BD) can lead to experiences of increased stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms related to the burden of caring. However, the lived experience of being a carer for a person with BD has not received significant research attention. This study aimed to gain further insight into the experiences of individuals…

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Guidelines Disconcordance in Acute Bipolar Depression: Data from the National Bipolar Mania Pathway Survey (BIPAS) in Mainland China

Guidelines Disconcordance in Acute Bipolar Depression: Data from the National Bipolar Mania Pathway Survey (BIPAS) in Mainland China

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Keming Gao, Wu Hong, Mengjuan Xing, Zhiguo Wu, Jun Chen, Chen Zhang, Chengmei Yuan, Jia Huang, Daihui Peng, Yong Wang, Weihong Lu, Zhenghui Yi, Xin Yu, Jingping Zhao, Yiru Fang   Published: April 24, 2014 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096096   Abstract With the recent attention to the importance of evidence-based medicine in psychiatry, a number of treatment guidelines have been published. This survey investigated prescribing pattern and predictors for guideline disconcordance in the acute treatment of bipolar depression…

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Personality and psychopathological characteristics in functional movement disorders

Personality and psychopathological characteristics in functional movement disorders

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Antonina Luca, Tiziana Lo Castro, Giovanni Mostile, Giulia Donzuso, Calogero Edoardo Cicero, Alessandra Nicoletti, Mario Zappia Published: May 10, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303379 Abstract Introduction Aim of the present study was to assess personality and psychopathological characteristics in patients with functional movement disorders (FMDs) compared to patients with other neurological disorders (OND).   Methods In this cross-sectional study, patients affected by clinically established FMDs and OND who attended the Neurologic Unit of the University-Hospital “Policlinico-San Marco” of…

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Mental disorders and criminal legal involvement: Evidence from a national diagnostic epidemiological survey

Mental disorders and criminal legal involvement: Evidence from a national diagnostic epidemiological survey

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Jeffrey W. Swanson , Madeline Stenger, Michele M. Easter, Natalie Bareis, Lydia Chwastiak, Lisa B. Dixon, Mark J. Edlund, Scott Graupensperger, Heidi Guyer, Maria  Monroe-DeVita, Mark Olfson, T. Scott Stroup, Katherine S. Winans, Marvin S. Swartz Published: April 9, 2025 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000257 Abstract Large numbers of adults with mental disorders in the United States are incarcerated or otherwise involved with the criminal legal system. Evidence is lacking on prevalence of specific psychiatric diagnoses in this population. This…

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Relationship between Personality Disorder Functioning Styles and the Emotional States in Bipolar I and II Disorders

Relationship between Personality Disorder Functioning Styles and the Emotional States in Bipolar I and II Disorders

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Jiashu Yao , You Xu , Yanhua Qin, Jing Liu, Yuedi Shen, Wei Wang , Wei Chen Published: January 27, 2015 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117353 Abstract Background Bipolar disorder types I (BD I) and II (BD II) behave differently in clinical manifestations, normal personality traits, responses to pharmacotherapies, biochemical backgrounds and neuroimaging activations. How the varied emotional states of BD I and II are related to the comorbid personality disorders remains to be settled. Methods We therefore administered…

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