Image made with elements from Canva. Bipolar disorder is one of the most common mental illnesses—it affects an estimated 40 million people worldwide, about 2.8% of the population.Bipolar disorder can ...

Bipolar disorder is treated with three main classes of medication: mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, and, while their safety and effectiveness for the condition are sometimes controversial ...

Bipolar disorder affects about 3 % of the population and can have devastating effects. ... Understanding Bipolar Disorder What Clinicians Should Know about Bipolar Disorder. Posted Mar 14, 2011 .

Bipolar disorder has many shapes and faces. The image of the mentally ill is similar to that of addicts—in that it is both stigmatized and inaccurate. In the same way that addiction in America ...

When I first started putting together the protocol for assessing depression and bipolar disorder, I was working with a professor of Psychiatry to make sure the ideas were sound. His advice was to ...

Bipolar disorder is often seen as an adult diagnosis, but attention to the disorder in youth has increased over the years. Although bipolar disorder frequently begins in early adulthood, children ...

In the news or on social media, we hear the term “bipolar disorder” a lot. Whether it’s celebrities opening up about their diagnoses or an investigation finding that a person has struggled ...

Understanding basic biology of bipolar disorder Date: February 13, 2014 Source: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences Summary: ...

Understanding bipolar disorder: When moods swing too far. 1w. H AVE you ever met someone who, one day, is full of energy, talking fast, making big plans, and then, a few days or weeks later, ...