Background In a previous meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing lithium
with placebo as a long-term treatment in bipolar disorders, we observed a clear preventative …

BACKGROUND: One factor for the development of sternal wound infection (SWI) is bony
instability after sternotomy. This study compares two surgical techniques with respect to the …

Across species structural and functional hemispheric asymmetry is a fundamental feature of
the brain. Environmental and genetic factors determine this asymmetry during brain …

Objective: Suboptimal availability of circulating thyroid hormones may contribute to the high
rate of treatment failures in bipolar disorder. This study tested the efficacy of adjunctive …

Ziel dieser Verlaufsstudie zu Zwangsstörungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter ist es, die Persistenz
der Erkrankung sowie das Vorliegen komorbider Störungen zu untersuchen. Methodik: …

In psychiatry, there has been a growing focus on identifying at-risk populations. For
schizophrenia, these efforts have led to the development of early recognition and intervention …

Cognitive impairment in patients with bipolar disorder (BD) is not restricted to symptomatic
phases. It is also present in euthymia. There is evidence of differences in the brain’s structure …

Background Bipolar disorders (BD) belong to the most severe mental disorders,
characterized by an early onset and recurrent, severe episodes or a chronic course with poor …

Background: Multiple lines of evidence suggest that the onset and course of bipolar disorder
is influenced by environmental light conditions. Increased suppression of melatonin by light …

This registered clinical trial sought to validate a laboratory test system devised to screen
medications for alcoholism treatment (TESMA) under different contingencies of alcohol …