Background: The landscape of attitudes, legal status and patterns of use of cannabis is
rapidly changing in the United States and elsewhere. Therefore, the primary aim of this …

Mood and substance use disorders commonly co-occur, yet there is little evidence-based
research to guide the pharmacologic management of these comorbid disorders. The authors …

By considering the debilitating outcome of co-occurring of bipolar disorder (BD) and
substance abuse, determination of risk factors of substance use disorders (SUD: abuse or …

Objective Episodes of bipolar disorder are defined as depressive or manic, but depressive
and manic symptoms can combine in the same episode. Coexistence or rapid alternation of …

Background Comorbidity between substance use disorders (SUDs) and bipolar disorder
(BD) is highly prevalent to the extent it may almost be regarded the norm. This systematic …

Comorbidity rates in Bipolar disorder rank highest among major mental disorders, especially
comorbid substance use. Besides cannabis, alcohol is the most frequent substance of abuse …

There is considerable concern about the emergence of significant substance abuse among
younger veterans of war in the Middle East, especially among those with Posttraumatic …

Bipolar disorders, including bipolar I disorder (BP-I) and bipolar II disorder (BP-II), are
common, potentially disabling, and, in some cases, life-threatening conditions. Bipolar …

Substance use disorders (SUD) are highly prevalent in bipolar disorder (BD) and
significantly affect clinical outcomes. Incidence and management of illicit drug use differ from …

Recognition and management of mood symptoms in individuals using alcohol and/or other
drugs represent a daily challenge for clinicians in both inpatient and outpatient treatment …