Article: Studies from Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria update current data on bipolar disorder epidemiology.

Researchers detail in 'Gender differences in prepulse inhibition (PPI) in bipolar disorder: men have reduced PPI, women have increased PPI,' new data in bipolar disorder. "Prepulse inhibition (PPI) is a measure of sensorimotor gating or information processing. Few studies have examined PPI in bipolar disorder (BD); two studies reported a PPI disruption and two reported no change," investigators in Parkville, Australia report (see also Bipolar Disorder Epidemiology).

"There are gender differences in PPI and within the clinical profile of BD, which may explain some of these discrepancies. Thus, the effect of gender on PPI in BD was the focus of the current study. ...

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