Gender differences, described in several psychiatric disorders, seem to be also present in bipolar disorder (BD). The prevalence of bipolar I disorder is equally distributed between women and men. Women seem to be at higher risk for rapid cycling and mixed mania, conditions that could make BD a disorder with a more severe course in the female sex. A marked depressive diathesis among women, greatest use of antidepressants and hormonal differences have been mentioned as hypotheses to explain these phenomenological differences. However, women and men seem to respond equally to medication. The indication of anticonvulsivants as first-line treatment in women is controversial, except for the treatment of mixed mania and, probably, rapid cycling.B...
Abstract: Objective: to conduct a systematic review of the literature regarding the impact of family...
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Psychology has offered some contribution to improve clinical intervention for people with Bipolar Di...
Gender differences, described in several psychiatric disorders, seem to be also present in bipolar d...
Although the bipolar disorder (BD) occurs almost with the same frequency in both genders, the phenom...
Mixed states were almost forgotten during the last century and in modern diagnostic criteria of DSMI...
Esta revisão tem o objetivo de introduzir aspectos históricos, epidemiológicos e etiológicos do tran...
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Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is characterised by a myriad of emotional symptoms and behavi...
Information about the epidemiology of bipolar disorders is essential for providing a framework for t...
A perturbação bipolar, uma das doenças psiquiátricas mais comuns na sociedade ocidental, é um distúr...
The study aimed to identify the gynecological and obstetric profile of women with mental disorders; ...
O presente estudo pretende comparar a prevalência de perturbações do comportamento alimentar em home...
Although pharmacological treatment is essential for treating bipolar disorder, less than half of all...
BACKGROUND: In the last years there has been a growing number of studies using psychotherapy approac...
Abstract: Objective: to conduct a systematic review of the literature regarding the impact of family...
O presente relato tem por objetivo acompanhar a evolução de um caso que se apresentou como mutismo s...
Psychology has offered some contribution to improve clinical intervention for people with Bipolar Di...
Gender differences, described in several psychiatric disorders, seem to be also present in bipolar d...
Although the bipolar disorder (BD) occurs almost with the same frequency in both genders, the phenom...
Mixed states were almost forgotten during the last century and in modern diagnostic criteria of DSMI...
Esta revisão tem o objetivo de introduzir aspectos históricos, epidemiológicos e etiológicos do tran...
In this paper, the authors review the status of psychosocial interventions within the general treatm...
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is characterised by a myriad of emotional symptoms and behavi...
Information about the epidemiology of bipolar disorders is essential for providing a framework for t...
A perturbação bipolar, uma das doenças psiquiátricas mais comuns na sociedade ocidental, é um distúr...
The study aimed to identify the gynecological and obstetric profile of women with mental disorders; ...
O presente estudo pretende comparar a prevalência de perturbações do comportamento alimentar em home...
Although pharmacological treatment is essential for treating bipolar disorder, less than half of all...
BACKGROUND: In the last years there has been a growing number of studies using psychotherapy approac...
Abstract: Objective: to conduct a systematic review of the literature regarding the impact of family...
O presente relato tem por objetivo acompanhar a evolução de um caso que se apresentou como mutismo s...
Psychology has offered some contribution to improve clinical intervention for people with Bipolar Di...