Bipolar disorder exists on a spectrum rather than as a single, uniform condition. This fundamental characteristic explains why two people with the same diagnosis can experience dramatically different ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that is characterized by dramatic mood episodes that include mania or hypomania. These “high” moods alternate with periods of depression. People who ...

Bipolar disorder is one of the most serious mental health conditions that is going unreported due to the lack of awareness about the issue. The condition is one that is known to cause very intense and ...

Whether you live with bipolar disorder or major depressive disorder, you experience periods of depression. This can make it hard to tell them apart. But the bi-in bipolar means “two” because it has ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition which causes extreme mood swings. The person suffering from the condition tends to have severe emotional highs and lows.

Host of Healthline podcasts Inside Mental Health and Inside Bipolar. As someone who lives with bipolar disorder, there are many things about my life that society gets wrong, one of which is that ...

Singer Selena Gomez appeared on a podcast recently and spoke about how confusing things felt until she was diagnosed with bipolar disoder. To know the possible reasons behind a late diagnosis, read on ...

This new blog column aims to provide a “deep dive” into the science-backed, therapeutic skills that can help people with bipolar disorder lead healthy and enriched lives. Mood-stabilizing medication ...

If you’re being treated for bipolar disorder but still have persistent, unexplained mental health symptoms, you’re certainly not alone. It’s not uncommon for persistent symptoms to signal one or more ...

When you hear that someone’s been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, you may have some questions and concerns. There’s also a good chance you’ll make some assumptions about what it’s like to live with ...

My intention in writing these posts is to share the experiences that I went through with my son, starting with the first manifestation of his illness and our journey through numerous subsequent ...