When I first started putting together the protocol for assessing depression and bipolar disorder, I was working with a professor of Psychiatry to make sure the ideas were sound. His advice was to ...

Image made with elements from Canva. Bipolar disorder is one of the most common mental illnesses—it affects an estimated 40 million people worldwide, about 2.8% of the population. Bipolar disorder can ...

The life of people suffering from bipolar disorder is quite difficult, as such a disease is characterized by severe mood, ...

Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a fairly common mental illness affecting one in every 100 adults in the UK. Despite its prevalence, misconceptions around the illness ...

*Kehlani is opening up about the discipline she says is necessary to maintain her mental health while navigating the demands ...

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic mental health condition characterized by recurrent episodes of depression and mania. It poses a substantial burden on global health, with an increasing incidence.

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. A new study marks a ...

Recent gene-expression findings may energize the search for a mechanism in bipolar disorder pathology. Chris-tine Konradi and collaborators, from McLean Hospital, Belmont, Mass., and Harvard Medical ...

An early predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been found in youth with bipolar disorder (BD), in new findings that may explain the "excessive and premature mortality" related to heart disease ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. World Bipolar Day is observed on March 30 each year, marking the birthday of Vincent Van Gogh, who was posthumously diagnosed with ...

Is your child often irritable or prone to temper outbursts? Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, clarifies the distinctions between bipolar disorder and Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), ...