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Substance use in bipolar disorder associated with 'profound hazards'

14 May 2008

Adolescents with bipolar disorder and comorbid substance use disorder have an elevated risk for suicide attempts, trouble with police, and, in the case of female patients, teenage pregnancy and abortion, a US study has shown.

Schizophrenia increases stroke risk in young people

14 May 2008

Young schizophrenia patients are twice as likely as other young people to develop stroke in the 5 years following hospitalization, research suggests.

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