abstract background: nowadays, prevalence of addictive behaviors among bipolar patients is considered to be a serious health threat by the world health organization. the aim of this study is to investigate the role of behavioral activation and inhibition systems in predicting addictive behaviors of male patients with bipolar disorder at the roozbeh psychiatric hospital. materials and methods: t...

Seven out of ten people with bipolar disorder are initially misdiagnosed and thirty percent of individuals with bipolar disorder will commit suicide. Identifying the early phases of the disorder is one of the key components for reducing the full development of the disorder. In this study, we aim at leveraging the data from social media to design predictive models, which utilize the psychologica...

Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder are among relatively prevalent disorders during childhood and adolescence. Considering the negative impact of the parents' drug dependency and bipolar disorder, the present study aimed to determine the prevalence of ADHD and conduct disorder in children of drug-dependent and bipolar parents. Methods: In this case-control ...

background: psycho-education is now considered as part of the integrated treatment for bipolar disorder. this study aimed to determine the efficacy of group psycho-education on medication adherence and global functioning of patients with bipolar disorder type i. methods: 45 patients with bipolar disorder type i were allocated one of the three groups of psycho-education plus pharmacotherapy, pha...

Bipolar disorder is a severe mental illness characterized by recurrent manic and depressive episodes. In bipolar disorder, family and twin studies suggest contributions from genetic and environmental factors; however, the detailed molecular pathogenesis is yet unknown. Thus, identification of biomarkers may contribute to the clinical diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Monozygotic twins discordant f...

Bipolar disorder is a developing disorder; its early stages are sometimes misdiagnosed as anxiety or depressive disorders. At the same time, these disorders are often in comorbidity with bipolar disorder. This complex symptomatology can lead to misinterpretation and underdiagnosis of bipolar disorders, mainly at the earliest stages. Consequently, one of the most important challenges for clinici...

Background: Determining bipolar disorder in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOs) women. Materials and Methods: One hundred and ten women with definite diagnosis of PCOS and one hundred and ten age-matched infertile women due to other reasons except for PCOS enrolled in this case-control study. Ten ml fasting venous blood sample obtained to check of fasting glucose, LH, FSH. Height, weight, Waist-...

background bipolar disorder is a biological brain disorder which is associated with debilitating fluctuation in mood and adverse effects on patients, their families and society. the importance of genetics and its role in bipolar disorder is a controversial issue to discuss. evidence indicates a relation between the risk of bipolar disorder and specific genes. amongst the genes whose role has be...

objective: this study evaluated the theory of mind (tom) in adolescents diagnosed with bipolar disorder ‎‎(bd) during their euthymic period compared to a typically developing (td) group.‎ method: the bd group consisted of thirty 11-18 year old inpatients in euthymic phase. the td ‎group included 30 age, gender, and iq matched volunteer students. to assess the diagnosis and ‎comorbid disorders, ...