While admitting that definitive evidence doesn’t yet exist, some researchers have nonetheless maintained that older bipolar patients may face a host of horribles: decreased cogn ...

One man reflects on severe bipolar depression and what helped him find stability. Bipolar depression has affected every part of my life. During my most severe episodes, I struggled to get through even ...

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by extreme mood changes. Individuals diagnosed with BD typically alternate between periods of high energy, euphoria, irritability and/or ...

Question: What’s the best treatment for Bipolar II depression? Answer: If only we knew! First a little background: Bipolar II disorder is characterized by episodes of ‘hypomania’ as opposed to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It used to be called manic depression in an effort to capture the swing of emotions from intense manic highs to the lowest of lows ...

Treatment with modern antidepressants may help prevent patients with bipolar disorder from relapsing into a depressive episode, according to an international clinical trial. The findings challenge ...

Bipolar II disorder is a mental health condition that involves periods of depression and periods of elevated mood, called hypomania. All forms of bipolar disorder involve shifts in mood and levels of ...

An accelerated schedule of intermittent theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation (aiTBS) completed in less than a week is effective for treatment-resistant bipolar depression, the results of a ...

SYNLAB and ALCEDIAG recently launched the first blood test to assist in mental health diagnosis in France. The test is aimed at differentiating bipolar disorders from depression. The news may be ...

If you have bipolar I, you likely know how exhausting its highs and lows can be. In a depressive period, you might feel so down that you don’t want to do things you normally enjoy, or even leave your ...

Adolescents may experience delayed bipolar disorder (BD) progression after major depressive disorder (MDD) diagnosis, according to a study published online May 29 in JAMA Psychiatry. Adrian E. Desai ...