Surveys indicate that up to 70% of patients with bipolar disorder are incorrectly diagnosed with unipolar or major depression. Because traditional antidepressant therapy can destabilize this ...

Problems with cognitive function (like processing speed, memory, and decision-making) are a common symptom of bipolar disorder, and this condition contributes to challenges to successfully functioning ...

With more than one million American children now on mood-stabilizing drugs and a 4,000% surge in diagnoses of juvenile bipolar disorder and ADHD, it's time we knew more about the history of these ...

Growing up, Joanne Doan watched her grandmother struggle with bipolar disorder, then more often referred to as manic depression. Watching her grandmother’s experience with the illness and its stigma ...

Discover the truth behind 11 common bipolar disorder myths. Learn the facts to better understand this complex condition and ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Mariah Carey, Mel Gibson, Richard Dreyfuss, what do all these celebrities have in common? They’ve each been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. That’s why Counseling Psychologist ...

Medications are often the first-line treatment approach for bipolar disorder. Drug interventions are most effective when combined with psychotherapy, such as cognitive behavioral therapy or ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that can cause extreme changes in mood. It is also associated with various structural and functional changes in the brain. People with bipolar disorder ...

Despite a few similar symptoms, bipolar disorder is not a type of personality disorder. However, it may be misdiagnosed as one, or you can have both. Bipolar disorder is considered a type of mood ...

"However I'm meant to have them, I will," Gomez told Rolling Stone on the prospect of having children Selena Gomez is speaking candidly about her hopes to one day become a mother. In an interview with ...

David Healy, a former secretary of the British Association for Psychopharmacology, is the author of over 120 articles and 14 books, including The Antidepressant Era, The Creation of Psychopharmacology ...