Mood Disorders: More Alike Than Distinct?

Patients with bipolar disorder (BP) and people that have major depressive disorder (MDD) may have more in common than previously believed, new research indicates. These patient groups performed similarly on a cognitive job, and both groups were less precise and slower than healthy control participants. We couldn t differentiate the diagnosis based on their performance on this test, lead writer Kelly Ryan, PhD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, Neuropsychology Program, University of Michigan Medical School and Depression Centre, Ann Arbor, told Medscape Medical News. The research was printed in the May problem of Brain. Slow Response Time For the study, two different experiments were performed by the researchers with girls. The researchers used only girls in the study to eliminate any possible sex effects. The very first experiment contained 202 with BD 266 patients with MDD, and 150 matched control people. Patients ranged in age from 17 to 84 years. Patients with
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