Overview
What is bipolar disorder?
What are the main signs and symptoms of bipolar disorder?
How is bipolar disorder diagnosed?
What are some of the main medical treatments for bipolar disorder?
Have any supplements been studied for bipolar disorder?
Are there any other treatments for bipolar disorder?
How could diet affect bipolar disorder?
What causes bipolar disorder?
Examine Database: Bipolar Disorder
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Can omega-3 supplements improve depression symptoms in bipolar disorder?
In this 2-month randomized controlled trial in 60 men with bipolar disorder, omega-3 fatty acids improved depression symptoms, as measured by the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.
Associations between the intake of B vitamins and neuropsychiatric disorders
Omega-3 fatty acids for antioxidant status in people with bipolar disorder
Omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the recurrence of bipolar depression
Lifestyle interventions for the treatment of bipolar disorder symptoms
Frequently asked questions
What’s the difference between bipolar I, bipolar II, and cyclothymic disorder?
What is rapid cycling?
References
Examine Database References
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- Bipolar Disorder Symptoms - Keck PE Jr, Mintz J, McElroy SL, Freeman MP, Suppes T, Frye MA, Altshuler LL, Kupka R, Nolen WA, Leverich GS, Denicoff KD, Grunze H, Duan N, Post RMDouble-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trials of ethyl-eicosapentanoate in the treatment of bipolar depression and rapid cycling bipolar disorderBiol Psychiatry.(2006 Nov 1)
- Bipolar Disorder Symptoms - Hirashima F, Parow AM, Stoll AL, Demopulos CM, Damico KE, Rohan ML, Eskesen JG, Zuo CS, Cohen BM, Renshaw PFOmega-3 fatty acid treatment and T(2) whole brain relaxation times in bipolar disorderAm J Psychiatry.(2004 Oct)
- Bipolar Disorder Symptoms - Murphy BL, Stoll AL, Harris PQ, Ravichandran C, Babb SM, Carlezon WA Jr, Cohen BMOmega-3 fatty acid treatment, with or without cytidine, fails to show therapeutic properties in bipolar disorder: a double-blind, randomized add-on clinical trialJ Clin Psychopharmacol.(2012 Oct)
- Bipolar Disorder Symptoms - Stoll AL, Severus WE, Freeman MP, Rueter S, Zboyan HA, Diamond E, Cress KK, Marangell LBOmega 3 fatty acids in bipolar disorder: a preliminary double-blind, placebo-controlled trialArch Gen Psychiatry.(1999 May)
- Bipolar Disorder Symptoms - Amann BL, Mergl R, Vieta E, Born C, Hermisson I, Seemueller F, Dittmann S, Grunze HA 2-year, open-label pilot study of adjunctive chromium in patients with treatment-resistant rapid-cycling bipolar disorderJ Clin Psychopharmacol.(2007 Feb)
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- Bipolar Disorder Symptoms - Brown ES, Gorman AR, Hynan LSA randomized, placebo-controlled trial of citicoline add-on therapy in outpatients with bipolar disorder and cocaine dependenceJ Clin Psychopharmacol.(2007 Oct)
- Bipolar Disorder Symptoms - Douglas G. Kondo, M.D, Young-Hoon Sung, M.D, Tracy L. Hellem, B.S, Kristen K. Delmastro, B.S, Eun-Kee Jeong, Ph.D, Namkug Kim, Ph.D, Xianfeng Shi, Ph.D, and Perry F. RenshawOpen-Label Uridine for Treatment of Depressed Adolescents with Bipolar DisorderJournal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology.()
- Depression Symptoms - Mehrpooya M, Yasrebifar F, Haghighi M, Mohammadi Y, Jahangard LEvaluating the Effect of Coenzyme Q10 Augmentation on Treatment of Bipolar Depression: A Double-Blind Controlled Clinical TrialJ Clin Psychopharmacol.(2018 Oct)
- Oxidative Stress Biomarkers - Jahangard L, Yasrebifar F, Haghighi M, Ranjbar A, Mehrpooya MInfluence of adjuvant Coenzyme Q10 on inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers in patients with bipolar disorders during the depressive episodeMol Biol Rep.(2019 Oct)
- Depression Symptoms - Nery FG, Li W, DelBello MP, Welge JAN-acetylcysteine as an adjunctive treatment for bipolar depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Bipolar Disord.(2021-11)