Objectives: Identifying the acute symptoms of manic episode remembered by the patients can help psychiatrists improve their ability to manage bipolar disorder. Given the importance of remembering symptoms, the aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of patients with type I bipolar disorder during the euthymic period to remember their previous mania symptoms after hospital discharge. Meth...

Stainless steel bipolar plates are preferred choice for use in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs). However, regarding the working temperature of 80 °C and corrosive and acidic environment of PEMFC, it is necessary to apply conductive protective coatings resistant to corrosion on metallic bipolar plate surfaces to enhance its chemical stability and performance. In the present study...

Background & Aims: Bipolar disorder is a truly debilitating and chronic disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of mania or depression with crucial effects on personal and interpersonal performance. This research aimed to study the effectiveness of dialectical behavioral therapy (emotion regulation skills training) on impulsivity and quality of life in patients with Type I bipolar disorder...

AbstractObjectives: The present study was designed with the aim of comparing the average burden and the source of burden (mental or objective) in caregivers of patients with chronic schizophrenia and caregivers of patients with chronic bipolar disorder. Method: In a retrograde study, 50 caregivers of patients with schizophrenia and 50 caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder who had present...

AbstractBroadening the concept of bipolar spectrum, selective attention to similarities between the spectrum and other disorders and ignoring the differences, abandonment of skillful clinical judgment and permissiveness in diagnosing this spectrum have led to the inclusion of several disorders such as borderline personality disorder in this spectrum. Grouping together borderline personality dis...