When Heinz Prechter, founder of the American Sunroof Company, died in 2001 at age 59, his widow created a fund to advance research on mental illness he struggled with: bipolar disorder. The Heinz C.

Five days after World Mental Health Day, the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program at the University of Michigan hosted its 13th Annual Prechter Lecture. The program, part of Michigan Medicine, ...

A Lecture / Workshop on depression and bipolar disorder featuring three Psychiatrists from the University of South Florida School of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience presented by DBS Tampa Bay, ...

Bipolar I disorder is a mental health condition that causes extreme ups and downs in mood and energy. You might hear it called “manic-depressive disorder” or “manic depression,” which are older terms ...

People with bipolar I disorder experience manic episodes, while people with bipolar II disorder experience less severe hypomanic episodes. Both condition types have certain symptoms in common and ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition involving alternating periods of depression, mania, or hypomania. There are a few different types, each involving different cycles of symptoms. Bipolar ...

What Is Rapid in Cycling Bipolar Disorder? Rapid cycling is a pattern of frequent, distinct episodes in bipolar disorder. In rapid cycling, a person with the disorder experiences four or more episodes ...

Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a chronically recurring condition involving moods that swing between the highs of mania and the lows of depression. Depression is by far the most ...