Bipolar depression is similar to major depression. A person may lose interest in the activities they enjoyed and feel persistently down, empty, hopeless, or worthless. If the depression is severe, the ...

Wouldn’t life be divine if you received your bipolar diagnosis after your very first brush with depression or hypomania, started on the proper medication immediately, and never had to experience ...

People living with bipolar disorder face stigma and treatment challenges. Despite these barriers, it’s possible to live a full and productive life with the condition. Four people share their stories.

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

Bipolar disorder (previously called manic-depressive illness) is a serious mental illness marked by manic episodes and, usually, depressive episodes. Symptoms involve severe fluctuations in mood, ...

Rapport Therapeutics reported that RAP-219 achieved statistically significant primary and secondary endpoints in a Phase 2 ...

About two-thirds of people with bipolar disorder are misdiagnosed with other mental health problems before bipolar is discovered (Hirschfeld, Lewis & Vornik, 2003). Among those individuals, a ...

"Do you think I haven't understood bipolar disorder after being with you for 27 years?"That is what my wife said to me the ...

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 ...

Attitudes to mental health conditions are often influenced by matters of awareness and belief systems. Bipolar disorder is one of the conditions that's frequently misunderstood and stigmatized. This ...