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In 210 psychiatric patients, none of the 4 Dark Tetrad traits had a direct link with suicidal thoughts. Sadistic traits were linked to them only through higher stress.
Read articleIn 148 stroke patients with depression, slow and normal CYP2C19 metabolizers had similar escitalopram response and remission after 8 weeks. Stroke disability predicted outcomes better than g…
Read articleIn a 2026 Turkish study of 62 children aged 6 to 18, those with a parent who had schizophrenia or bipolar disorder had higher parent-rated emotional and behavioral problem scores than contro…
Read articleIn 447,821 UK Biobank adults, those who recalled being thinner than average at age 10 and had a high adult BMI had the highest rates of later depression and anxiety.
Read articleIn 159 depressed adults at a Paris hospital, a model built from sleep questionnaires, wrist actigraphy and a sleep-lab night distinguished bipolar from unipolar depression (AUC 0.926 in 36 p…
Read articleIn 133 bipolar I outpatients between episodes, those with mild lingering depression symptoms had poorer functioning and more self-stigma, impulsivity, and anxiety.
Read articleIn a Finnish registry study, recent prescriptions for 6 medicine groups were linked to higher odds of fatal poisoning in bipolar disorder. Lithium was not.
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