Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that affects 4.4% of US adults at some point in their lives, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. NIMH defines bipolar disorder as a ...

From lived experience to expert insight, these books open the door to understanding, connection, and new ways of seeing bipolar disorder. Living with bipolar can sometimes feel like you’re trying to ...

A wearable sensor could make tracking medication levels much easier for people living with bipolar disorder, eliminating the need for blood draws and lab analyses. The first-of-its-kind device could ...

Growing up in northern Virginia, Ola was a skinny and anxious preteen. She got good grades, but she was withdrawn and easily distracted. She ate little; the textures of some foods did not seem right.

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 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 ...

When you’re living with a stigmatized mental illness like bipolar disorder, opening up to romantic partners can be tough. A married couple and a single woman share their stories. A mental health ...

The University of Texas Dell Medical School has joined a global study of bipolar type 1 disorder to better understand which treatments work and to identify biomarkers connected to manic or depressive ...

The comedian talks about living with bipolar disorder and the evolution of medication in this exclusive look at their new comedy special '4Pills' Comedian Cameron Esposito delivers a sharply funny ...

Alzamend Neuro, Inc. announced plans to start a phase II clinical study of AL001, focusing on its use for patients with bipolar disorder (BD), set to begin in the third quarter of 2025. This research ...