Author(s): Ping EY; Herriot H; Iacono V; Serravalle L; Ellenbogen MA;

Background: The home environment of offspring of parents with bipolar disorder (OBD) has been characterized by high levels of stress and disorganization, which may impact development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and their subsequent risk for affective disorders. The present study examined the effects of a family-based preventative inte ...

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Author(s): Serravalle L; Trespalacios F; Ellenbogen MA;

Because the offspring of parents with an affective disorder (OAD) are at high risk for developing mental disorders, and persons with an affective disorder (AD) show dysfunctional hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity, changes in HPA functioning in OAD might be an etiological risk factor that precedes the development of ADs. The primary aim of ...

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Author(s): Trespalacios F; Boyle A; Serravalle L; Hodgins S; Ellenbogen MA;

Background: The offspring of parents with bipolar disorder (OBD) are at higher risk of developing psychopathology than the offspring of parents with no affective disorder (control). In addition to genetic predisposition, childhood adversity and a stressful family environment are important risk factors for the OBD. Protective factors in parents, such as so ...

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Author(s): Resendes T; Serravalle L; Iacono V; Ellenbogen MA;

Background: Offspring of parents with bipolar disorder (OBD) are at risk for developing mental disorders, and the literature suggests that parenting stress may represent an important risk factor linking parental psychopathology to offspring psychopathology. We aimed to investigate whether improvements in parenting stress mediated the relationship between ...

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Author(s): Soh JF; Bodenstein K; Yu OHY; Linnaranta O; Renaud S; Mahdanian A; Su CL; Mucsi I; Mulsant B; Herrmann N; Rajji T; Beaulieu S; Sekhon H; Rej S;

Background: Although lithium is considered the gold-standard treatment for bipolar disorder (BD), it is associated with a variety of major endocrine and metabolic side effects, including parathyroid hormone (PTH) dependent hypercalcemia. Aside from surgery and medication discontinuation, there ar ...

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Author(s): Serravalle L; Iacono V; Wilson AL; Orlando MA; Tsekova V; Ellenbogen MA;

The offspring of parents with bipolar disorder (OBD) exhibit elevated rates of psychopathology. However, preventative interventions are lacking. Using a quasi-experimental design with an assessment-only control group, we examined if a 12-week program (entitled Reducing Unwanted Stress in the Home, RUSH) decreases internalizing and externalizing symptoms i ...

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Author(s): Lavin-Gonzalez P, Bourguignon C, Crescenzi O, Beaulieu S, Storch KF, Linnaranta O

Bipolar Disord. 2020 Mar 30;: Authors: Lavin-Gonzalez P, Bourguignon C, Crescenzi O, Beaulieu S, Storch KF, Linnaranta O

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Author(s): Serravalle L; Iacono V; Hodgins S; Ellenbogen MA;

Background: Individuals with bipolar disorder (BD) often possess maladaptive traits and present with various difficulties in psychosocial functioning. However, little is known about the intimate partners of adults with bipolar disorder (BD) and how mental illnesses other than BD within couples may further complicate the picture. Such knowledge is needed t ...

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Author(s): Doucette S, Levy A, Flowerdew G, Horrocks J, Grof P, Ellenbogen M, Duffy A

Early Interv Psychiatry. 2016 10;10(5):381-9 Authors: Doucette S, Levy A, Flowerdew G, Horrocks J, Grof P, Ellenbogen M, Duffy A

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Author(s): Goodday S, Levy A, Flowerdew G, Horrocks J, Grof P, Ellenbogen M, Duffy A

Early Interv Psychiatry. 2018 04;12(2):160-168 Authors: Goodday S, Levy A, Flowerdew G, Horrocks J, Grof P, Ellenbogen M, Duffy A

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