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At Pri-Med West, primary care providers ask Dr. Michael Ziffra and Dr. Shirah Vollmer all the questions they have about treating mental illness and prescribing different classes of drugs. 

Psychiatrists Answer Questions on Depression, Bipolar Disorder in Primary Care Setting

Dr. Michael Ziffra talked during Pri-Med West 2022 about some of the challenges and gaps in research needed for better bipolar disorder care.


Michael Ziffra, MD: Screenings for Bipolar Disorder

The treatment represents the only FDA approved orally dissolving sublingual film for this patient population. 

FDA Approves Dexmedetomidine for Adults with Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder

Clinical decision support intervention resulted in a rate of change in total modifiable CV risk that was 4% lower among intervention patients compared to control. 

Clinical Decision Support Lowers CV Risk in Patients with Serious Mental Illness  

The treatment is approved as either a monotherapy or an adjunctive therapy with either lithium or valproate. 

FDA Approves Lumateperone for Bipolar Depression

Circadian disruption presented across a variety of high-risk, prodromal, and syndromic psychiatric disorders.

More Research Needed on Connection Between Circadian Rhythms, Bipolar Disorder

Higher depressive and manic (symptoms were associated with lower GAF, most strongly among the older participants. 

New Research Addresses Symptoms of Older-Age Bipolar Disorder

Severe mental disorders had the highest odds ratios for the risk of mortality.

 COVID-19 Linked to Increased Mortality for Mental Health Disorder Patients

Lamotrigine is currently being used as a maintenance therapy for bipolar disorder.

Analysis Shows Lamotrigine Effective Treating Acute Bipolar Depression

New data show significant therapeutic effects of dextraomethadone treatment in MDD patients below the median percentage of life-years from diagnosis. 

Dextromethadone Effective in Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder 

The HCPLive bipolar disorder page is a resource for medical news and expert insights on BPD. This page features expert-led coverage, articles, videos and research on the therapies and development of treatments for bipolar disease, and more.