Whether you live with bipolar disorder or major depressive disorder, you experience periods of depression. This can make it hard to tell them apart. But the bi- in bipolar means “two” because it has two phases: mania and depression. Major depressive disorder only has one phase: depression....
Major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD) are the most common mood disorders. They are etiologically related, but clinically distinct psychiatric illnesses. Their shared clinical features result in high rates of misdiagnosis due to a lack of biomarkers that allow their differentiation...
Kelly A. Ryan, PhD,of the University of Michigan, and colleagues examined cognition control among women with major depressive disorder (n = 260) or bipolar disorder (n = 202) in comparison to healthy controls (n = 150). Study participants completed a ...
Major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD) are highly disabling illnesses defined by different psychopathological, neuroimaging, and cognitive profiles. In the last decades, immune dysregulation has received increasing attention as a central factor in the pathophysiology of these disorders....
Major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD) are highly disabling illnesses defined by different psychopathological, neuroimaging, and cognitive profiles. In the last decades, immune dysregulation has received increasing attention as a central factor in the pathophysiology of these disorders....
The learning objectives for today´s event are to integrate guidelines-based major depressive disorder (MDD) care into daily practice, including regular measurement of symptoms and severity; employ evidence-based strategies for treatment-resistant depression in a patient with some features of bipolar ...
Context. Although differences in clinical characteristics exist between major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD), consistent structural
Objectives Despite different treatments and courses of illness, depressive symptoms appear similar in major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar I disorder (BP-I). This similarity of depressive symptoms suggests significant overlap in brain pathways underlying neurovegetative, mood, and cognitive symptoms...
Distinguishing between major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder is important because there are differences in the optimal management of these conditions. Antidepressant treatment of bipolar depression (BPD) can adversely affect long-term prognosis by causing destabilisation of mood and more freq...
Importance Bipolar disorder (BD) often first appears in adolescence after onset of major depressive disorder (MDD), but diagnosis and treatment are commonly delayed. This delay is a concern because untreated BD is associated with adverse long-term outcomes, a more recurrent disease course...