The Mountain Dulcimers of Aiken will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, at Living Hope Fellowship Church, 2550 Old Dominion ...

People experiencing manic episodes may exhibit behavior that seems impulsive, but does this mean they lack all autonomy? One ...

Trileptal (oxcarbazepine) is an anti-seizure drug sometimes taken off-label for bipolar disorder. Learn more about how it ...

Bipolar disorder is a biochemical, genetic and environmental mood disorder that includes ... My mother had been pushing me to go to graduate school, and with her help, I enrolledalthough she had to ...

These shifts in mood, energy levels, and behavior can drastically impact a person’s life, affecting everything from their relationships to their ability to carry out daily tasks. Bipolar disorder ...

Harriet Lerner, a psychotherapist in Lawrence, Kan. and author of “The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the ...

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 ...

My mom’s mental illness ironically played a healing role in my own. My mother would say two of the most curative words: "I ...

Millions of Americans are affected by psychosis, a condition that includes schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression.

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

Authorities said another patient, Kyle Samuels-Robey, went to nurses to ask for ice for a swollen hand and told them he had choked Gonzalez. Samuels-Robey, 34, of Philadelphia, was also diagnosed with ...

A study on people with depression and bipolar disorder in Norway found links between their mood, sunlight and movement.