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Get some practical advice on how to diagnosis and treat bipolar disorder, in an interview with Claudia Baldassano, MD, director of the bipolar outpatient program at the University of Pennsylvania.

Learn about the use of transference-focused psychotherapy to treat personality disorders, in an interview with Kenneth N. Levy, PhD, from the Personality Disorders Institute at Cornell University.

Inflammation is hot, both literally and figuratively. The medical literature is replete with studies implicating inflammation as a possible root cause of diseases as varied as heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, depression and, of course, arthritis. A recent meta-analysis of all randomized controlled studies for depression yielded some intriguing results.

Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs)—commonly referred to as “mini-strokes”—don’t leave people with any permanent neurological symptoms, but in some individuals they may lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for the event, according to a new study.

It’s commonly known that the risk of developing dementia is related to education level, history of head trauma, family history, and genetics. But could personality also play a role?

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In psychiatry, personalization is largely based on “pharmacogenetics,” the selection of medications based on genetic factors associated with drug response and tolerability. Could your patient’s genetic code predict which medications you prescribe?

In the wake (pun intended) of last year’s FDA warnings of next-morning impairment and the lower dosing recommendations for “Z drugs,” wouldn’t now be the perfect time for a new hypnotic to enter the marketplace?

Get insight into the uses of pharmacogenetic testing in psychiatry, in an interview with psychiatrist Steven Hamilton, MD, PhD.