August 20, 2024
Careful management of lithium treatment during infection is warranted
Prechter Program faculty and collaborators revisit research on lithium and COVID-19.
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August 13, 2024
A new way to measure bipolar disorder
Reducing variation in symptoms over time, not just capturing mood episodes, should be the goal for treatment and clinical trials, long term analysis suggests.
July 23, 2024
Bipolar disorder and alcohol: It's not as simple as 'self-medication,' says study
Study shows even temporary increases in drinking can lead to long-lasting changes in symptoms, but not vice versa; effect happens even below problematic levels of alcohol use.
July 11, 2024
From ‘trial and error’ to targeted precision: $17.9M grant accelerates U-M mental health research
Study will combine patients’ self-reports with data from mobile apps, wearable devices, genetic samples and clinical records to improve the success of first-time mental health treatment
June 20, 2024
Research Uses New Methods to Measure Emotions from Speech Data
A new publication from the Prechter Program team, "Emotion Recognition in the Real World: Passively Collecting and Estimating Emotions from Natural Speech Data of Individuals with Bipolar Disorder"
June 18, 2024
Suicide and bipolar disorder: opportunities to change the agenda
A new piece written by Tania Gergel, the Director of Research at Bipolar UK, provides a vignette of bipolar disorder and suicide. Dr. Melvin McInnis and Dr. Frances Adiukwu collaborate for the article.
June 12, 2024
Meet Our New Research Staff
Please join the Prechter team in welcoming three new research technicians!
June 7, 2024
2024 Society for Ambulatory Assessment Conference Brings Over 200 Scientists to Ann Arbor
The Prechter Program and EmoTe Lab were featured in several presentations at the conference.
June 6, 2024
Best Life Bipolar: Instagram Account Translates Research
An educational bipolar disorder Instagram, @best.life.bipolar, shares research from the Prechter Program
June 5, 2024
Prechter Program Research Participant Featured on NPR Podcast
Check out two podcasts to hear from a Prechter Program research participant on living with bipolar disorder.
May 20, 2024
Beautiful Science: Image from Prechter Program Stem Cell Study is the Cover Photo for May!
Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science journal uses stem cells from the Prechter Program as cover for May issue.
May 8, 2024
Living and Working with Bipolar Disorder
Long time Prechter Program research participant shares her story about working and living with bipolar disorder.
May 8, 2024
Mind Matters: Bipolar Disorder and Addiction: Insights from Experts and Inspirations from Experience
Recording now available
May 6, 2024
Prechter Program Graduate Student Defends Dissertation
Margo Menkes, Ph.D., a Prechter Program graduate student in the Clinical Science Ph.D. Program defended her dissertation on executive function and bipolar disorder.
April 22, 2024
'Bipolar Research' Webinar Recording from Bipolar UK Now Available
The Bipolar UK research team presented a webinar as part of World Bipolar Day 2024 to discuss their research work and partnerships with Cardiff University and the University of Michigan.
April 22, 2024
April 2024 E-Newsletter
Check out what's new at the Prechter Program and all things Mental Health Awareness Month.
April 2, 2024
New Research Looks at Link Between Cortisol and Mood Timescales in Bipolar Disorder
International research collaborators used Prechter Program participant data to investigate the link between the stress hormone and bipolar disorder.
March 27, 2024
Feeling Bad to Feel Better?
New research from the Prechter Program shows that people living with bipolar disorder may strategically maintain negative feelings as a way of stabilizing mood.
March 1, 2024
We Need You: Help Change the Future of Bipolar Disorder
Learn more about ways you can help support the Prechter Program!