Since the 1950s, lithium salts have been the main line of treatment for bipolar disorder (BD),
both as a prophylactic and as an episodic treatment agent. Like many psychiatric conditions …

Background–Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is supposed to be caused by lack of
daylight in winter. Yet the population of Northern Norway, living without sun for two winter …

Abstract Background Bipolar Disorder (BD) represents the seventh major cause of disability
life-years-adjusted. Lithium remains as a first-line treatment, but clinical improvement occurs …

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a major psychiatric condition that commonly requires prophylactic
and episodic treatment. There is important variability in the therapeutic response and side …

Objective: To compare perceived quality of life (QoL) in patients diagnosed with seasonal
affective disorder (SAD) during the winter and summer months. Methods: Twenty-six patients …

The importance of genes in the etiology of bipolar disorder has been substantiated through
family, twin, and adoption studies. Bipolar disorder is treated at the prophylactic and …

We were surprised to read in a recent editorial that Dr Paul Grof questions the validity of the
diagnosis of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). He writes that “the evidence for the existence …

We were surprised to read in a recent editorial that Dr Paul Grof questions the validity of the
diagnosis of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). He writes that “the evidence for the existence …

Lithium has been the treatment of choice for bipolar disorder for many years. The element, in
its ionic form, was first shown to have medical applications in the 1840s for the treatment of …

Family, twin, and adoption studies have provided consistent evidence supporting the role of
genes in the predisposition to bipolar disorder (BD). Lithium has been one of the most …