The quest for the right bipolar medication is complex, often requiring patience through trial and error, yet it’s a crucial step toward stabilizing symptoms and enhancing overall well-being. Many ...

And many patients who wind up with the label of bipolar disorder are initially misdiagnosed with unipolar depression. Misdiagnosed patients like Ola often look back on years of worsening symptoms and ...

Doctors sometimes use lithium to treat schizophrenia. However, it is not a primary treatment method and evidence of its ...

Bristol Myers Squibb Co. gained US approval for the first new type of schizophrenia drug in seven decades, opening a fresh ...

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A bipolar diagnosis is nothing to fear. Accepting it allowed for treatment, stability, and learning more about the mental ...

Accepting your bipolar diagnosis is an essential first step. Still, challenges remain. Readers share their experiences in ...

Lamotrigine, a drug commonly used to treat epilepsy and certain mood disorders, has been shown to be an excellent treatment option for a rare genetic neuromuscular disease known as non-dystrophic ...

A medicine that sidesteps the brain's dopamine receptors to reach different targets represents a new approach to ...

Bipolar disorders are currently ... is not better accounted for by a mood disorder that is not substance induced (eg, symptoms preceded medication use; symptoms persist for 1 month or more after ...

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For decades, doctors caring for people with schizophrenia have relied on mood-regulating drugs that target the brain chemical dopamine. On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration approved for ...