J G Fiedorowicz

..In a well-defined sample, we sought to determine which clinical variables, some of potential nosological relevance, influence subsequent course following prospectively observed initial episodes of hypomania or mania (H/M)...

..We assessed for a dose-dependent relationship between course of illness or treatment with vasculopathy in a well-characterized cohort...

..Lower cholesterol levels may predispose individuals with bipolar disorder to a greater burden of manic symptomatology and may provide some insight into the underlying neurobiology...

..To compare the risk for cardiovascular mortality between bipolar I and bipolar II subtypes and determine correlates of cardiovascular mortality. Bipolar disorder conveys an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality...

..Avoid the use of "no harm" contracts, which are controversial and lack demonstrated effectiveness...

..We sought to study the utility of O3FA levels and dimensional personality measures as predictors of early improvement with escitalopram...

..The influence of affective disorder polarity on subsequent suicide attempts or completions and any differential effect of suicide risk factors by polarity were assessed in a prospective cohort...

..We hypothesized outpatients with bipolar disorder would exhibit excess cardiovascular risk factors, particularly among prevalent users of the second-generation antipsychotics associated with weight gain and valproic acid derivatives...

..To investigate the association between mood and anxiety disorders and vascular diseases after controlling for vascular disease risk factors...

..Differences in the clinical/pathological correlates may reflect subtle differences in the pathophysiology of poststroke depression following prophylactic antidepressants...

..The results from this prospective dataset do not support an association between low cholesterol and subsequent suicide attempts despite replicating the retrospective findings of previous case-control and cross-sectional studies...

..The authors sought to identify the anxiety features most predictive of subsequent affective morbidity and to evaluate the persistence of the prognostic relationship...

..Atomoxetine is a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor approved for treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder...

..The role of these differences in intensity of induced emotion and impairment in executive function in daily social and vocational activity should be investigated...

..Edema associated with quetiapine has been described in only one case report to date and represents a potentially serious adverse reaction...

..Some have even suggested replacing the term. Although an etiopathic diagnosis remains out of reach, contemporary research is marching down several distinct paths toward defining schizophrenia as a construct of greater clinical utility...

..The authors assessed whether subthreshold hypomanic symptoms in patients with major depression predicted new-onset mania or hypomania...

..Much remains unknown about the phenomenology of bipolar I disorder...

..Paradoxical vocal cord dysfunction is associated with a high rate of psychiatric comorbidities, including mood, anxiety, somatoform, and personality disorders, and psychosocial distress...

..The authors used results from a 20-year, high-intensity follow-up to measure the influence of ageing, and of age at onset, on the long-term persistence of symptoms in major depressive disorder (MDD)...

..Recent evidence indicates that psychiatrists are becoming aware of the vascular risk associated with bipolar disorder, although further education will improve monitoring and subsequent outcomes...

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..Thus, clinicians must continue to familiarize themselves with the properties of and indications for prescribing MAOIs...