Researchers continue to make progress in their search for biological markers of mental illness. Such markers, if they can be scientifically validated, are widely expected to make diagnosis and risk ...

Computerized brain training can result in improved cognitive skills in individuals with bipolar disorder, researchers have discovered for the first time. Researchers at McLean Hospital, an affiliate ...

In a randomized controlled trial, a computer-based cognitive training program improved cognitive function in patients with bipolar disorder, with results lasting beyond the training period. "Poor ...

Brain exercises could be an effective non-pharmaceutical treatment for helping those with bipolar disorder function more effectively in everyday life. Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder that causes ...

Researchers at Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital have discovered that a unique kind of brain training can result in large and persistent improvements in cognition in people with bipolar ...

The depression that alternates with manic episodes (bipolar depression) is characterized by more familiar symptoms (Table 1). A single manic episode is sufficient for the diagnosis of bipolar illness, ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Researchers continue to make progress in their search for biological markers of mental illness. Such markers, if they can be scientifically validated, are widely expected to make diagnosis and risk ...