Understanding bipolar disorder goes beyond its diagnostic checklist to the everyday symptoms that shape each individual ... Names, appointments, even special events like her children’s birthdays — ...

Do you know what bipolar disorder involves? Are you sure? Psychiatrist David Medina helps separates the myths from the facts.

UCLA Health is set to begin a multi-site pilot study to explore whether a ketogenic diet, when combined with mood stabilizing medications, helps stabilize mood symptoms in teenagers and young adults ...

These two disorders share many features, making proper diagnosis a challenge. Treatment providers must be aware that some ...

As Labour prepares to cut billions from the welfare budget and push employment rates up to 80% from the current 75%, many people living with bipolar are feeling anxious. Welfare reforms often fail to ...

Scientists have pinpointed nearly 300 "hotspots" in the human genome that may increase the risk of bipolar disorder. In the largest study of its kind to date, an international research team conducted ...

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and bipolar disorder are separate conditions, but they share significant overlap in mood-related symptoms. Research suggests that people living with bipolar ...

The Mayo Clinic defines bipolar disorder as "a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings." Robyn Beck / AFP In 2020, amidst a string of erratic public statements and actions from the ...

In particular, the atypical (second-generation) antipsychotics help treat depressive symptoms. People living with bipolar disorder can work with their licensed psychiatric prescribers to create a ...

S, Clinical Rater with BioBehavioral Research of Austin (BBRA) stopped by Studio 512 to talk about what BBRA does, and her current work. Lisa says, “BioBehavioral Research of Austin conducts clinical ...

A brain rhythm working in tandem with the body’s natural sleep-wake cycle may explain why bipolar patients alternate between mania and depression, according to new research. The McGill University-led ...

Bipolar disorder is a lifelong condition. It is not yet curable, but medication, therapy, and other strategies can help manage the symptoms and reduce its effects on a person’s daily life.