Patients with bipolar disorder (BD) may experience family dysfunction, which might result in
worse psychosocial functioning through environmental and psychological factors. Research …

Emotion regulation has been implicated in the etiology of depression. A first step in adaptive
emotion regulation involves emotional clarity, the ability to recognize and differentiate one's …

Objective Previous studies have found that family-based psychosocial treatments are
effective adjuncts to pharmacotherapy among adults and adolescents with bipolar disorder …

Importance Bipolar disorder (BD) is a debilitating mental illness associated with high costs to
diagnosed individuals and society. Within the past 2 decades, increasing numbers of …

Although autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is the prototypical psychiatric disorder of social
impairment, several if not most psychiatric disorders are characterized by prominent …

Objectives: Family-focused therapy (FFT) is associated with reduced rates of mood episodes
among youth at high risk for bipolar disorder (BD). In a randomized trial of FFT compared to …

Pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) affects approximately 2% of the population and disrupts
mood regulation, psychosocial functioning and quality of life among affected youths and …

Objective: To assess patient characteristics and clinician-rated outcomes for children
diagnosed with early-onset bipolar disorder in comparison to a depressive disorders cohort …

Objective Mood instability is associated with the onset of bipolar disorder (BD) in youth with
a family history of the illness. In a clinical trial with youth at high risk for BD, we examined the …

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people. Both mental illness and
social factors are associated with suicide in adolescents, and youth with mental disorders …