Objectives Bipolar disorder (BD) is a debilitating illness, the psychopathology of which is
associated with aberrant structural and functional differences in the brain. Despite the many …

Background Psychiatric stigma is pervasive injustice that complicates the course of illness
and reduces quality of life for people with mental illnesses. This article reviews the research …

Despite decades of research, the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder (BD) is still not well
understood. Structural brain differences have been associated with BD, but results from …

There is a growing interest in examining self-stigma as a barrier to recovery from
schizophrenia. To date, no studies have examined mental health service user's experiences …

BACKGROUND: There is little information on the degree to which self-stigma is experienced
by individuals with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder or depression across Europe. This study …

Objective: Duration of untreated illness represents a potentially modifiable component of any
diagnosistreatment pathway. In bipolar disorder (BD), this concept has rarely been …

The vast personal and economic burden of mood disorders is largely caused by their under-
and misdiagnosis, which is associated with ineffective treatment and worsening of …

Although the mainstay of bipolar therapy is drug treatment, psychoeducation is a technique
that has proven to be very effective as an add-on to medication, helping to reduce the …

About half of the patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder (BD) become non-adherent during
long-term treatment, a rate largely similar to other chronic illnesses and one that has …

Objectives: To review the definition of nonadherence, its clinical and economic impact and
identify its role and impact in clinical practice. Methods: A selective review of the literature as …