Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It used to be called manic depression in an effort to capture the swing of emotions from intense manic highs to the lowest of lows ...

Mental Health Advocate and Author of "Tainted Love: A Bipolar Memoir", Louise Barnett says for years, starting as a teenager, ...

Bipolar disorder appears to be more common in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) than in the general population. MS is an autoimmune condition that affects the brain and spinal cord, damaging nerves ...

Bipolar disorder exists on a spectrum rather than as a single, uniform condition. This fundamental characteristic explains why two people with the same diagnosis can experience dramatically different ...

The course of bipolar disorder differs between men and women. Women experience more depressive mixed or rapid cycling, so that means their manic episodes tend to be less severe and their depressive ...

Medications are often the first-line treatment approach for bipolar disorder. Drug interventions are most effective when combined with psychotherapy, such as cognitive behavioral therapy or ...

While admitting that definitive evidence doesn’t yet exist, some researchers have nonetheless maintained that older bipolar patients may face a host of horribles: decreased cogn ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that is characterized by dramatic mood episodes that include mania or hypomania. These “high” moods alternate with periods of depression. People who ...

Not only was I fighting my mind, I was battling the medical misogynoir blocking access to the help I so desperately needed.

The GLP-1 semaglutide was linked to fewer psychiatric hospitalizations in patients with bipolar disorder, raising the ...

Note: While research on alcohol is evolving, the World Health Organization says drinking less or not at all is better for your health. When you have bipolar disorder, you may wonder if it’s safe to ...