✨Excited to share our new publication in Bipolar Disorders! Using data from the Mayo Clinic BD Biobank, we found that family history 👨‍👩‍👧 and polygenic risk scores 🧬 may provide independent and complementary information for predicting lithium response. 📄 doi.org/10.1111/bdi....

Does bipolar II deserve a new name 🏷️? In our new Insight in European Neuropsychopharmacology, we argue yes. BD-II is distinct in phenomenology 🧠, illness course 📈, genetics 🧬, and treatment response 💊. Renaming could shift the paradigm 🔄 & improve care ✨ 🔗 authors.elsevier.com/c/1n1Q4,L21E...

Excited about our latest publication in Bipolar Disorders! 🎉 SGLT2 inhibitors were associated with improved kidney function trajectories in lithium-treated patients 💊📈 Grateful to all collaborators! 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Our machine learning competition on forecasting depression is online! We'd love for as many people as possible to participate. Please share in your respective networks — thank you :). www.staff.universiteitleiden.nl/announcement...

📢 Our new systematic review & meta-analysis is out! Across 50 studies, we examined the prevalence of dermatologic side effects 📊 of mood stabilizers 💊 in bipolar disorder. 🔍 Full text: doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...

Are there unique pathways leading to a first episode of mania or psychosis? 🔍 Using latent class analysis, we identified 3 distinct antecedent trajectories. 📄 PDF: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author... 🔗 Link: doi.org/10.1111/acps... 👇

Does mental health shape cancer outcomes? 🧠🎀 We studied how bipolar disorder affects breast cancer diagnosis & outcomes, focusing on genetic risk 🧬 and lifestyle 🏃‍♀️🍷🍔. Grateful to lead this effort and work with such an incredible team! 🔗 authors.elsevier.com/c/1lIHJ_3mNQ...

Thrilled to share our findings at #APAAM2025 in LA! Seasonality Linked to Different Bipolar Features and Treatment Response 🌸☀️🍂❄️ Presented on behalf of Siralp Bostan, MD — with tremendous contributions from Lindsay Melhuish, PhD. Great team effort! 📰 www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Our commentary/mini review on Lithium and Kidney Disease (doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...) is just published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings! We discuss key risk factors🩺, controversies📊, and challenges surrounding discontinuing lithium⚖️. A glance at 📺: youtu.be/aiUHRfGNn50?...