When it comes to mental health disorders, few are as prevalent - or as misunderstood - as bipolar disorder. It's a mental health condition that some 4.4% of U.S. adults experience at some time in ...

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 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband’s brother and paternal uncle were both diagnosed with bipolar disorder. His uncle struggled miserably for decades before his death; his brother has been in and out of ...

Many people who are new to a diagnosis of bipolar disorder are interested in understanding what it means to have bipolar disorder and how to manage it. Understanding your bipolar disorder involves ...

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.

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 ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — Staying on top of your mental health can, at times, be tough, but for the nearly 4.8 million Americans with Bipolar Disorder, it’s critical. With March 30th marking World Bipolar ...

(BPT) – From the outside, Teresa’s life looked great. She had a healthy family and lasting friendships. However, she didn’t feel great. She had periods of panic attacks, trouble sleeping, constant ...

Grantees include researchers at the University of Oxford, the University of California, Berkeley, Mass General Brigham, and the Broad Institute; BD² opens new round of funding Washington, D.C. – BD²: ...

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 ...

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 ...