Role of apoptosis genes in aggression revealed using combined analysis of ANDSystem gene networks, expression and genomic data in grey rats with aggressive behavior by A. O. Bragin, O. V. Saik, I. V. Chadaeva, P. S. Demenkov, A. L. Markel, Yu. L. Orlov, E. I.  Rogaev, I. N. Lavrik, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…Increased aggression is observed in a number of diseases ( schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, brain degenerative disorders). Neuronal apoptosis is crucial in the maintenance of developmental processes during neurogenesis. …”
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Investigating resting-state functional connectivity changes within procedural memory network across neuropsychiatric disorders using fMRI by Mahdi Mohammadkhanloo, Mohammad Pooyan, Hamid Sharini, Mitra Yousefpour

“…Abstract Background Cognitive networks impairments are common in neuropsychiatric disorders like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder (BD), and schizophrenia (SZ). While previous research has focused on specific brain regions, the role of the procedural memory as a type of long-term memory to examine cognitive networks impairments in these disorders remains unclear. …”
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Utility of Consumer-Grade Wearable Devices for Inferring Physical and Mental Health Outcomes in Severe Mental Illness: Systematic Review by Lamiece Hassan, Alyssa Milton, Chelsea Sawyer, Alexander J Casson, John Torous, Alan Davies, Bernalyn Ruiz-Yu, Joseph Firth

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to examine the utility of data from consumer-grade, digital, wearable devices (including smartphones or wrist-worn devices) for remotely monitoring or predicting changes in mental or physical health among adults with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Studies were included that passively collected physiological data (including sleep duration, heart rate, sleep and wake patterns, or physical activity) for at least 3 days. …”
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Biomedical and candidate SN P markers of chronopathologies can significantly change affinity of ТАТА -binding protein for human gene promoters by D. A. Rasskazov, N. L. Podkolodnyy, O. A. Podkolodnaya, N. N. Podkolodnaya, V. V. Suslov, L. K. Savinkova, P. M. Ponomarenko, M. P. Ponomarenko

“…In the [–70; –20] region of promoters of 14 human genes (location of proven binding sites of ТВР), we found 32 known and candidate SNP markers of circadian- rhythm disturbances, including rs17231520 and rs569033466 (both: risk of chronopathologies in liver); rs35036378 (behavioral chronoaberrations); rs549858786 (rheumatoid arthritis with a chronoaberration of IL1B expression); rs563207167, rs11557611, and rs5505 (all three: chronopathologies of the tumor – host balance, blood pressure, and the reproductive system); rs1143627 (bipolar disorder with circadian dependence of diagnosis and treatment); rs16887226 and rs544850971 (both: lowered resistance to endotoxins because of the imbalance between the circadian and immune systems); rs367732974 and rs549591993 (both: circadian dependence of heart attacks); rs563763767 (circadian dependence of myocardial infarction); rs2276109 and rs572527200 (both: circadian dependence of asthma attacks); rs34223104, rs563558831, and rs10168 (circadian optima of treatment with methotrexate and cyclophosphamide); and rs397509430, rs33980857,rs34598529, rs33931746, rs33981098, rs34500389, rs63750953, rs281864525, rs35518301, and rs34166473 (all: neurosensory hearing loss and restless legs syndrome). …”
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios and systemic immune-inflammation index in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder by Gözde Yontar, Elif Aktan Mutlu

“…Exclusion criteria were as follows: presence of PTSD symptoms shorter than one month, presence of psychiatric comorbidity, being diagnosed with psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, autism spectrum disorder, presence of mental retardation, being under psychotropic drug treatment, presence of a neurological disease that may cause serious disability (epilepsy, cerebrovascular disease), migraine, presence of organic brain damage, smoking, alcohol and substance use disorder, presence of a chronic disease such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic lung diseases, being in pregnancy and breastfeeding, presence of heart disease were determined as exclusion criteria. …”
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The interaction network and potential clinical effectiveness of dimensional psychopathology phenotyping based on EMR: a Bayesian network approach by Jianqing Qiu, Ting Zhu, Ke Qin, Wei Zhang

“…Therefore, we employed unsupervised learning to translate five domains of eRDoC scores derived from electronic medical records (EMR) of patients diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Schizophrenia (SCZ), and Bipolar Disorder (BD) at West China Hospital between 2008 and 2021. …”
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The Trifecta of Industry, Academic, and Health System Partnership to Improve Mental Health Care Through Smartphone-Based Remote Patient Monitoring: Development and Usability Study by C Neill Epperson, Rachel Davis, Allison Dempsey, Heinrich C Haller, David J Kupfer, Tiffany Love, Pamela M Villarreal, Mark Matthews, Susan L Moore, Kimberly Muller, Christopher D Schneck, Jessica L Scott, Richard D Zane, Ellen Frank

“…Patients with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, or other mood disorder were contacted online and enrolled for a 6-week trial of Rhythms. …”
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Basolateral amygdala volume in affective disorders using 7T MRI in vivo by Benedikt Kürzinger, Stephanie Schindler, Martin Meffert, Anja Rosenhahn, Robert Trampel, Robert Turner, Peter Schoenknecht, Peter Schoenknecht, Peter Schoenknecht

“…The increase in volume is followed by a reduction phase, as glucocorticoid exposure cumulatively results in excitotoxic damage, reflecting allostatic load.Methods7T magnetic resonance brain imaging was conducted on a total of 84 participants (mean age 38 ± 12 years), comprising 20 unmedicated and 20 medicated individuals with MDD, 21 individuals suffering from bipolar disorder and 23 healthy controls. We employed FreeSurfer 7.3.2 for automatic high-resolution segmentation of nine amygdala subnuclei. …”
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Beyond metabolic messengers: Bile acids and TGR5 as pharmacotherapeutic intervention for psychiatric disorders by Arief Gunawan Darmanto, Ting-Lin Yen, Jing-Shiun Jan, Tran Thanh Duy Linh, Rajeev Taliyan, Chih-Hao Yang, Joen-Rong Sheu

“…We detail the synthesis and systemic functions of bile acids, their transformation by gut microbiota, and their impact across various neuropsychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder, general anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder, and bipolar disorder. The review highlights how dysbiosis and altered bile acid metabolism contribute to the development and exacerbation of these neuropsychiatric disorders through mechanisms involving inflammation, oxidative stress, and neurotransmitter dysregulation. …”
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The prevalence and associated disability burden of mental disorders in children and adolescents in China: a systematic analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease StudyResea... by Wanyue Dong, Yunning Liu, Ruhai Bai, Lei Zhang, Maigeng Zhou

“…At the provincial level, the age-standardized prevalence of mental disorders in some provinces was much greater than that in other provinces (e.g., bipolar disorder in Hebei was more than two times greater than that in other provinces). …”
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Interest, uptake, and feasibility trial of a real-life digital health intervention to improve lifestyle in Brazil by Raquel B De Boni, Jurema C Mota, Michael Duncan, Leonardo Linconl, Giovanna Lucieri Alonso Costa, Sofia Pimentel, Kamila P Sales, Fabiana Gaspar, Fernanda Adaes, Felipe B Schuch, Vicent Balanzá-Martinez, Flavio Kapczinski, Renato S Lima

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Comparison of Functioning, Quality of Life, and Cognition between Lithium and Sodium Valproate Combination Therapy and Sodium Valproate Monotherapy in Euthymic Bipolar Patients: A... by M Ashwini, R Jhamuna, V Jaikumar

“…A total of 80 patients were included in the study. Forty euthymic bipolar disorder patients on a lithium and sodium valproate combination for at least a year were chosen as group 1. …”
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Preclinical Evidences for an Antimanic Effect of Carvedilol by Greicy Coelho de Souza, Julia Ariana de S. Gomes, Ana Isabelle de Góis Queiroz, Maíra Morais de Araújo, Lígia Menezes Cavalcante, Michel de Jesus Souza Machado, Aline Santos Monte, David Freitas de Lucena, João Quevedo, André Ferrer Carvalho, Danielle Macêdo

“…Oxidative imbalance, alterations in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and mitochondrial dysfunction are implicated in bipolar disorder (BD) pathophysiology and comorbidities, for example, cardiovascular conditions. …”
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Comparative cardiometabolic safety and effectiveness of aripiprazole in people with severe mental illness: A target trial emulation. by Alvin Richards-Belle, Alvin Richards-Belle, Naomi Launders, Sarah Hardoon, Al Richards, Kenneth K C Man, Neil M Davies, Elvira Bramon, Joseph F Hayes, David P J Osborn

“…We included adults diagnosed with severe mental illness (i.e., bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and other non-organic psychoses) who were prescribed a new antipsychotic between 2005 and 2017, with a 2-year follow-up to 2019. …”
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Exploration of neurometabolic alterations in adolescent patients with bipolar depression and non-suicidal self-injury based on proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy by Chengji Wang, Yuan Qu, Xiaoqin Shen, Xiaoxiao Tang, Xiaoxiao Tang, Gaiyu Tong, Meier Wati, Manzeremu Naibi, Manzeremu Naibi, Cheng Zhang, Shaohong Zou

“…BackgroundAdolescent bipolar depression (ABD) refers to depressive episodes that arise in adolescent patients with bipolar disorder. Its identification and diagnosis are challenging, and it is characterized by a high rate of misdiagnosis and disability. …”
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The progress in the field of clinical staging for mental disorders within the last decade: an updated systematic review by Sharon L. Clarke, Sharon L. Clarke, Nicole Soons, Arjan C. Videler, Arjan C. Videler, Sebastiaan P. J. van Alphen, Sebastiaan P. J. van Alphen, Henricus Van, Linda Dil, Laurens Pappijn, Sven Corbeij, Beau Broekhof, Beau Broekhof, Andrew M. Chanen, Andrew M. Chanen, Joost Hutsebaut, Joost Hutsebaut

“…The first systematic review on this topic, published a decade ago, included 78 papers, and identified separate staging models for schizophrenia, unipolar depression, bipolar disorder, panic disorder, substance use disorder, anorexia, and bulimia nervosa. …”
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Inverse association between obesity and suicidal death risk by Joonyub Lee, Seung-Hwan Lee, Mee-Kyoung Kim, Hyuk-Sang Kwon, Jae-Seung Yun, Yeoree Yang, Kun-Ho Yoon, Jae-Hyoung Cho, Chi-Un Pae, Kyungdo Han, Jang Won Son

“…Multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression analysis was performed to estimate the risk of suicidal death with respect to BMI categories after adjusting for potential confounders (age, sex, income, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, smoking, drinking, exercise, self-abuse, waist circumference, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorder, cancer, anxiety, and substance use disorder). …”
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Neurotrophin-3 as a mediator in the link between PM2.5 exposure and psychiatric disorders: A Mendelian randomization study by Yuan Zhang, Wei Wang, Xuening Zhang, Ran Jing, Xin Wen, Peng Xiao, Xinjie Liu, Zengle Zhao, Tongmin Chang, Yufei Li, Wen Liu, Chenxi Sun, Xiaorong Yang, Lejin Yang, Ming Lu

“…Unexpectedly, PM2.5 was inversely associated with bipolar disorder (OR: 0.65, 95 % CI: 0.37–0.93). Additionally, PM2.5 was not significantly associated with autism spectrum disorders (OR: 1.24, 95 % CI: 0.83–1.65), post-traumatic stress disorder (OR: 1.51, 95 % CI: 1.11–1.91), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OR: 0.81, 95 % CI: −0.07–1.69), or anorexia nervosa (OR: 1.42, 95 % CI: 0.86–1.98). …”
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Gut mycobiome and neuropsychiatric disorders: insights and therapeutic potential by Ines Hadrich, Mariem Turki, Mariem Turki, Imen Chaari, Imen Chaari, Balkiss Abdelmoula, Rahma Gargouri, Nahed Khemakhem, Dhawia Elatoui, Fatma Abid, Sonda Kammoun, Sonda Kammoun, Mona Rekik, Mona Rekik, Samir Aloulou, Samir Aloulou, Mariem Sehli, Mariem Sehli, Aymen Ben Mrad, Aymen Ben Mrad, Sourour Neji, Fabian M. Feiguin, Jihene Aloulou, Jihene Aloulou, Nouha Bouayed Abdelmoula, Hayet Sellami, Hayet Sellami

“…Key methodologies for studying mycobiota, such as high-throughout sequencing and bioinformatics approaches, were also reviewed to highlight advances in the field.ResultsEmerging research links gut mycobiota dysbiosis to conditions such as schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease, autism spectrum disorders, bipolar disorder, and depression. Studies indicate that specific fungal populations, such as Candida and Saccharomyces, may influence neuroinflammation, gut permeability and immune responses, thereby affecting mental health outcomes.ConclusionUnderstanding the gut mycobiome’s role in neuropsychiatric disorders opens new avenues for therapeutic interventions, including antifungal treatments, probiotics, and dietary modifications. …”
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Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on depressive and anxiety symptoms in pregnant women: a systematic review and network meta-analysisResearch in context by Guowei Zeng, Jianfeng Niu, Ke Zhu, Fei Li, Liwen Li, Kaiming Gao, Yanlong Zhuang, Boyang Zhang, Xiaoqiang Han, Gang Ye, Zhikun Gao, Haobai Li

“…We excluded pregnant women diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or severe acute psychiatric conditions, those with a history of substance abuse, and those undergoing in vitro fertilisation. …”
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