objective: bipolar disorder is strongly associated with suicidal ideations, attempts and commissions. although several studies have been conducted on suicide risk factors in patients with bipolar disorder worldwide, a comprehensive study has not been reported from iran. methods: patients with bipolar disorder type i, hospitalized in iran hospital of psychiatry since may 2008 to august 2011 were...

introduction:cold dissection (cd) and bipolar cautery dissection (bcd) techniques are two common surgical tonsillectomy procedures used in the clinic. obstruction has become more prevalent as the major surgical indication and is most prominently observed in younger children.case report:  in this report, we aimed to explain the abovementioned surgical techniques in detail and compare the results...

bipolar cardiac electrograms were obtained in dogs from ischemic areas following temporary coronary artery ligation. characteristic alterations from the controls were observed, including increase in dura tion, decrease in amplitude and alterations in configuration. these changes were found to be completely reversible upon restoration of coronary flow. the bipolar electrogram has been recommende...

Children of parents with bipolar disorder (bipolar offspring) represent a rich cohort for study with potential for illumination of prodromal forms of bipolar disorder. Due to their high-risk nature, bipolar offspring may present phenomenological, temperamental, and biological clues to early presentations of bipolar disorder. This article reviews the evidence for establishing bipolar offspring a...

objective: this study aimed to evaluate the non-compliance rate in patients with bipolar i disorder (bid). methods: the patients admitted to iran psychiatric hospital who were diagnosed as a case of the first episode mania of bipolar i disorder (dsm-iv-tr) by 2 psychiatrists followed by one of them in a longitudinal, prospective and naturalistic study. in the follow-up early non-compliance/irre...

objective: in spite of introduction of novel drugs, obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) has still found no suitable treatment. on the other hand, high rates of co-morbidity of ocd with bipolar spectrum disorders are increasingly recognized. mood switching and development of rapid cycling with antidepressants are significant problems in these patients. from this viewpoint, introducing a non-anti...

background: fatty acids play various physiological roles in the organism; they are crucial for the structure of cell membranes, metabolic processes, transmission of nerve impulses and brain functions. in recent years, particular attention has been paid to the rich sources of omega‑3 for the treatment of many diseases, especially mental illnesses. the present study aimed to investigate the effec...

objective: the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (mthfr) gene polymorphism c677t is suspected to be a risk factor for psychiatric disorders, but it remains inconclusive whether the mthfr polymorphism c677t is imputed to vulnerability to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. method: we prompted impetus to appraise this polymorphism in an iranian population. therefore, 90 patients with bipolar di...

this study was designed to determine the prevalence of bipolar disorder in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (pco). one hundred and ten women with definite diagnosis of pco and one hundred and ten age-matched infertile women due to other reasons except for pco were enrolled in this case-control study. ten ml fasting venous blood sample obtained to measure fasting glucose, lh and fsh. heigh...

Objective- To evaluate the clinical safety and superiority of monopolar and bipolar electrocauter in laparoscopic ovariohysterectomy in dogs. Design-Elective experimental study Animals- Twenty four mixed breed healthy adult female dogs. Procedures-The dogs divided into two equal groups. Laparoscopic ovariohysterectomy performed using either monopolar (n=12) or bipolar (n=12) electrocoagulati...