To an outsider, bipolar disorder and depression might seem very similar, with periods of intense sadness, hardly any energy to do the things you used to love and difficulty concentrating on work, ...

One woman spent years battling symptoms she couldn’t name—until a diagnosis and treatment finally brought clarity and renewed ...

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 ...

Bipolar suggests only two. But the concept of a bipolar spectrum disorder is changing the way we think about and treat the ...

Imagine wading through severe depression for years, taking medication after medication, with no relief. Now, envision discovering that what you were facing was not major depression but bipolar ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The swings in mood from depression to mania that afflict people with bipolar disorder can be tempered with drugs such as lithium, but adding an antidepressant drug to ease ...

October 9, 2012 (Montreal, Canada) — The first 6 months postpartum carry a significantly higher risk for women with major depressive disorder (MDD) to convert to bipolar disorder (BD) compared with ...

A meta-analysis identifies impaired effort-based decision making across psychiatric disorders, pointing to actionable targets ...

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Rula reports five common triggers of bipolar disorder: stress, sleep issues, seasonal changes, substance use, and hormonal ...