January 14, 2025
Highlights from the Prechter Bipolar Disorder Learning Community
The Prechter Bipolar Disorder Learning Community Celebrates Two Years!
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January 9, 2025
Meet Our Team: Leah Zientek
Leah has joined the Prechter Program as the Associate Director of Development, Mental Health Programs.
January 2, 2025
Research from the Prechter Program Selected as Leading Research
The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation selected research from the Prechter Program for the Foundation's 2024 Leading Research Achievements.
December 23, 2024
Dr. Sarah Sperry Selected for Prestigious Award
Dr. Sperry is a recipient for a 2024 American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) senior level travel award.
December 20, 2024
The Prechter Program Lab is Closed for the Holidays
The lab and research staff will be out of the office from 12/21/24-1/2/25.
December 17, 2024
Your Opinion Matters! Take Our Survey
Provide your feedback about Prechter Program events.
November 22, 2024
New Research Links Sleep Disturbances to Suicide Risk in Bipolar Disorder
A new study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research reveals a critical link between sleep disturbances and suicide risk in individuals with bipolar disorder.
November 20, 2024
Mind Matters: Ketamine for mental health treatment — What's the latest?
The University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry is hosting a webinar on Ketamine for mental health treatment on December 5th.
November 14, 2024
Seasonal Shifts Impact Mood in All, but Research Participants with Bipolar Disorder Feel the Effects More Intensely, Study Finds
New research from the Bipolar Research in Sleep and Circadian Rhythms Collaborative (BRSCr) looks at mood fluctuations during the season changes.
October 28, 2024
Participant Perspectives: An Interview with Kiersten
The Prechter Program could not study bipolar disorder without the help of those participants — including Kiersten.
October 25, 2024
The Brain and Behavior Foundation (BBRF) Highlights Research from the Prechter Program
BBRF shines a light on recent research from the Prechter Program that uses 'Mood Instability' measures to best assess care for bipolar disorder.
October 24, 2024
18th Annual Prechter Lecture Recording Now Available
In case you missed General Gregg F. Martin, Ph.D. at the Prechter Lecture, watch the recording today!
October 22, 2024
A New Way to Measure Wellness
Learn more about the Prechter Bipolar Disorder Learning Community and the new Wellness Measure.
October 17, 2024
Excuse Me, What Did You Say?
Monitoring fluctuations in emotion, mood, and functioning through changes in speech.
October 15, 2024
A New Study of Light Sensitivity in Prechter Participants
A new study in collaboration between the Prechter Program and the Sleep and Circadian Research Lab, "Light Sensitivity in Bipolar Disorder: A Potential Driver of Variability in Sleep, Mood and Energy."
October 4, 2024
Prechter Program Shines at the 26th Annual Conference of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders in Iceland
From Ann Arbor to Reykjavik: Prechter Program travels across the globe for the 2024 ISBD Conference.
September 26, 2024
2024 Newsletter & Impact Report
Download this year's Prechter Program Newsletter and Impact Report
August 20, 2024
Careful management of lithium treatment during infection is warranted
Prechter Program faculty and collaborators revisit research on lithium and COVID-19.
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.