Whether gardening outdoors or hiking in the woods, getting back to nature is generally good for mental health. But what about just getting naked? Today we report on the first randomized controlled trial of naked activity on body-image anxiety. [Link]Published On: 7/11/20Duration: 1 minute, 31 secondsTranscript:Whether gardening outdoors or hiking...

It’s tempting to think that melatonin will help in bipolar disorder. As we covered last month, disrupted circadian rhythms are one of the leading causes of bipolar, and blue-light blocking glasses ─ which increase the brain’s own melatonin ─ are effective in mania, and melatonin works in circadian rhythm disorders like jet lag. But...

A podcast you can share with your patients. Dr. Greg Sazima walks us through a stress reduction technique that combines mindfulness with abdominal breathing. Dr. Sazima is the author of the upcoming book, Practically Mindful: A Physician’s No-Nonsense Guide to Meditation from Mango Press.Published On: 7/6/2020Duration: 12 minutes, 2 secondsTranscript:Today we have a...

This week we’re podcasting from the International Society for Bipolar Disorders 2020 conference, where we’ve been scouring the virtual halls for all that is practical and newsworthy. The yield is high so tune in for a new episode every day. Today, an up-to-date review of the microbiome in mood disorders.Published...

Every disorder has its obscure terminology, and the word of the day from the International Bipolar conference is: Ultradian cycling.Published On: 7/4/2020Duration: 4 minutes, 41 secondsTranscript:Every disorder has its obscure terminology, and the word of the day from the International Bipolar conference is: Ultradian cycling.If you’ve read your DSM you...

This week we’re podcasting from the International Society for Bipolar Disorders 2020 conference, where we’ve been scouring the virtual halls for all that is practical and newsworthy. The yield is high so tune in for a new episode every day. Today, a poster presentation from the Mayo Clinic challenges conventional...

This week we’re podcasting from the International Society for Bipolar Disorders 2020 conference, where we’ve been scouring the virtual halls for all that is practical and newsworthy. The yield is high so tune in for a new episode every day. Today, unpublished findings on the first solo psychotherapy study in...

This week we’re podcasting from the International Society for Bipolar Disorders 2020 conference, where we’ve been scouring the virtual halls for all that is practical and newsworthy. The yield is high so tune in for a new episode every day. Today, new results on an anti-inflammatory medication in bipolar depression.Published...

The first clinical trial of a modified diet for bipolar disorder in this daily dispatch from the International Society for Bipolar Disorders 2020 conference.Published On: 6/30/2020Duration: 7 minutes, 50 secondsTranscript: This week we’re podcasting DAILY from the International Society for Bipolar Disorders 2020 conference, where we’ve been scouring the virtual halls...

Daily dispatches from the International Bipolar Disorders Conference. There are four atypical antipsychotics that treat bipolar depression, but which have the best balance of efficacy and tolerability?Published On: 6/29/2020Duration: 5 minutes, 15 secondsTranscript:Will the Best Atypical Stand Up?This week we’re podcasting from the International Society for Bipolar Disorders 2020 conference,...