Main outcomes included alcohol use and measures of mental health such as depression, mania, and anxiety. Patients were followed for 5- 16 years. “Our study shows that when an individual with bipolar ...

Bipolar disorder and alcohol problems seem to go hand-in-hand, leading to a widespread belief that drinking acts as a kind of "self-medication" to ease bipolar's life-altering symptoms of mania ...

When picturing a "typical" alcoholic ... "While solitary drinking might serve as a useful early indicator of alcohol use disorder risk … research suggests that individuals reliably consume ...

A new study from the University of Chicago Medicine reveals that people with alcohol use disorder (AUD ... drinkers who do not have depression. The findings counter the long-held belief that ...

There are already three medications approved to treat alcohol use disorder, so until larger studies can confirm the findings, people should talk to their doctor about what’s already available ...

A study of 48 people with signs of moderate alcohol-use disorder found that those taking ... that GI side effects can fully account for the findings.” In the study, the effects on drinking ...

New research finds that semaglutide, the active ingredient in GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, may significantly reduce alcohol cravings in people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and type 2 ...

Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster GLP-1 diabetes drug Ozempic led to improvements in some measures of alcohol use disorder in a small trial, researchers reported on Wednesday.

Bipolar disorder and ... looked at the impact of alcohol use on functioning across domains of family, friend, work, and home life and found that drinking more than typical amounts of alcohol ...

One of the medicines, naltrexone, has shown a small effect size on alcohol-use disorder, Hendershot told CNN. The semaglutide trial showed effect sizes “in the medium to large range,” he said ...

Bipolar disorder and alcohol problems seem to go hand-in-hand, leading to a widespread belief that drinking acts as a kind of 'self medication' to ease bipolar's life-altering symptoms of mania ...