Bipolar disorder is often seen as an adult diagnosis, but attention to the disorder in youth has increased over the years. Although bipolar disorder frequently begins in early adulthood, children and ...

Bipolar II disorder features major depressive episodes lasting at least two weeks and hypomanic episodes, but never full-on mania. Cyclothymic disorder is another type of bipolar disorder where there ...

Understanding bipolar disorder goes beyond its diagnostic checklist to the everyday symptoms that shape each individual’s ...

Bipolar disorder affects about 3 % of the population and can have devastating effects. It is the sixth most common cause of disability in the United States. Life-time rates for completed suicide are ...

Bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic-depressive illness, is a major mental health condition characterised by mood episodes/ extreme shifts in mood, energy, and activity levels. These changes go ...

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 ...

Using lab-grown brain tissue, researchers uncovered complex patterns of neural signaling that differ subtly between healthy ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition featuring extreme mood and energy shifts. It includes episodes of mania, a state of heightened energy and agitation, and periods of low mood that meet the ...

Bipolar II disorder is not a milder form of bipolar I disorder, but a separate diagnosis. While the manic episodes of bipolar I disorder can be severe and dangerous, individuals with bipolar II ...

GREENVILLE, S.C (WSPA)– The Center’s for Disease Control and Prevention reports more than 50 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder at some point in their lifetime.