Increased Anxiety, Akathisia, and Suicidal Thoughts in Patients with Mood Disorder on Aripiprazole and Lamotrigine by Milena Pereira Pondé, Antonio Carlos Cruz Freire

“…Akathisia affects around 18% of patients with bipolar disorder treated with aripiprazole and may worsen when aripiprazole is combined with lamotrigine and antidepressants. …”
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Psychiatric Nursing Care Process with NANDA, NIC, and NOC Classifications: Case Example by Tuğba Şahin Tokatlıoğlu, Fahriye Oflaz

“…The aim of this study is to present an example of the use of the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association Taxonomy, Nursing Interventions Classification, and Nursing Outcomes Classification system in the care process of a 42-year-old individual with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder.…”
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Autoamputation of Genitalia in Bipolar Patient by Vinod Sharma, Aditi Sharma

“…We describe herein a case of a Caucasian, employed, and married male suffering from bipolar disorder type II with history of self-mutilating behavior, who amputated his penis during symptom-free phase of his illness. …”
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A case of mania presenting with hypersexual behavior and gender dysphoria that resolved with valproic acid by Michelle R. Heare, Maria Barsky, Lawrence R. Faziola

“…Hypersexuality is listed in the <em>Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5</em> as part of the diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder. Gender dysphoria is less often described and its relation to mania remains unclear. …”
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Deconstruction of Vulnerability to Complex Diseases: Enhanced Effect Sizes and Power of Intermediate Phenotypes by David Goldman, Francesca Ducci

“…Systematic searches for genes influencing complex disorders, including bipolar disorder, have recently been completed using whole genome association (WGA), identifying a series of validated loci. …”
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Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: A Case Aimed at Raising Clinical Awareness by Jad Al Danaf, John Madara, Caitlin Dietsche

“…A 60-year-old man with a history of bipolar disorder on risperidone, bupropion, and escitalopram was admitted for community acquired streptococcal pneumonia. …”
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Comprehensive synthesis of mHealth interventions in psychiatry: insights from systematic, scoping, narrative reviews and content analysis by Zaakira Shahul Hameed Mahreen, Noor Azziah Zainuldin, Melvyn Weibin Zhang

“…Additionally, mHealth shows promise in managing substance use disorders and severe mental illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and psychosis. Conclusion: Despite positive outcomes, challenges such as data privacy, user engagement and healthcare integration persist. …”
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Lithium Induced Amenorrhea: A First Case Report by Balakumar KE, Vandana Tayal, Vidhya Egambarame, Vandana Roy

“… A 19-year-old female, known case of bipolar disorder had history of amenorrhea (absence of menstruation) for three years. …”
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Neurological and Neurobehavioral Disorders Associated with Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Humans by Maxwell A. Virus, Evie G. Ehrhorn, LeeAnna M. Lui, Paul H. Davis

“…Consequently, several studies have examined the link between T. gondii infection and diseases such as schizophrenia, epilepsy, depression, bipolar disorder, dysphoria, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). …”
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Seizure Associated Takotsubo Syndrome: A Rare Combination by Htay Htay Kyi, Nour Aljariri Alhesan, Sunil Upadhaya, Samer Al Hadidi

“…We are presenting a 61-year-old African American female with past medical history of epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and hypertension who presented with multiple episodes of seizures due to noncompliance with antiepileptic medications. …”
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Lamotrigine-Related Skin Rash by J. Jokubaitė, L. Martinėlė, G. Joskaudaitė, T. Raudonis

“…Lamotrigine is a new-generation aromatic antiepileptic drug whose effectiveness has been observed not only in the treatment of epilepsy but also in other disorders, such as bipolar disorder. However, this medication, like older-generation antiepileptic drugs, can cause severe skin eruptions, which limits the use of this drug in clinical practice. …”
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A dual strategy to improve psychotic patients’ compliance using sustained release quetiapine oral disintegrating tablets by Refaat Ahmed, Sokar Magda, Ismail Fatma, Boraei Nabila

“…Quetiapine (QT) is a short acting atypical antipsychotic drug effective in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. This study aims at designing a novel dosage form of sustained release taste-masked QT orally disintegrating tablets (ODTs) based on solid lipid micro-pellets (SLMPs). …”
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Pyrethroid as a Substance of Abuse by Pravesh Sharma, Stephen Manning, Regina Baronia, Saira Mushtaq

“…This is a case of a 22-year-old Hispanic male with a history of bipolar disorder and methamphetamine dependence who was admitted after presenting with suicidal ideations by slashing his throat with a machete. …”
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A Case of Acute Motor Sensory Axonal Neuropathy: A Variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome, with Possible Syndrome of Irreversible Lithium-Effectuated Neurotoxicity by David Y. Liu, Jessica R. Hollenbach, Jason A. Gregorin, Jonathan H. Wynbrandt

“…We present a unique case of a 38-year-old female patient with decade-long use of lithium for bipolar disorder that presented with acute lithium toxicity. …”
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A Case Report of Mania and Psychosis Five Months after Traumatic Brain Injury Successfully Treated Using Olanzapine by Giordano F. Cittolin-Santos, Jesse C. Fredeen, Robert O. Cotes

“…Using Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5) criteria, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder due to traumatic brain injury, with manic features. …”
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Identification of Risk Factors for Suicide and Insights for Developing Suicide Prevention Technologies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Smriti Jha, Gerry Chan, Rita Orji

“…Factors statistically associated with suicide are any diagnosed mental disorder, adverse life events, past suicide attempts, low education level, loneliness or high levels of isolation, bipolar disorder, depression, multiple chronic health conditions, family history of suicide, sexual trauma, and being female. …”
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Three Patients with Bipolar II Disorder during Depressive Episodes by Yasuhiro Kimura, Sayo Hamatani, Kazuki Matsumoto, Eiji Shimizu

“…Providing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as an adjuvant to pharmacotherapy can reduce the recurrence rate of bipolar disorder. It has not been examined whether CBT can be started during a depressive episode in patients with bipolar II disorder; however, the use of CBT during the remission period has been demonstrated to reduce recurrence. …”
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Actigraphic Recording of Manic Symptoms Induced by Methylphenidate by Tuuli Lahti, Sami Leppämäki, Pekka Tani, Timo Partonen

“…Disruptions of the sleep-wake cycle are probably important etiologic factors in mood disorders, especially bipolar disorder. The changes in length and quality of sleep described in this case report bear close resemblance to those of patients with a manic episode, although these symptoms were induced by methylphenidate.…”
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Plotting of Ethylene Glycol Blood Concentrations Using Linear Regression before and during Hemodialysis in a Case of Intoxication and Pharmacokinetic Review by Youngho Kim

“…A 55-year-old female with past medical history of seizure disorder, bipolar disorder, and chronic pain was admitted due to severe agitation. …”
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Delirious Mania Associated with Autoimmune Gastrothyroidal Syndrome of a Mid-Life Female: The Role of Hashimoto Encephalopathy and a 3-Year Follow-Up including Serum Autoantibody L... by Udo Bonnet, Claudia Selle, Ralf Kuhlmann

“…A potential contribution of bipolar disorder and metabolic encephalopathies due to severe hypothyroidism, glucocorticoid treatment, accelerated thyroid hormone replacement therapy, or vitamin B deficiency is critically discussed. …”
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