Each year, World Bipolar Day is an opportunity to raise awareness and deepen understanding of bipolar disorder, a condition ...
Subtle changes before a mood episode are often easiest to spot in hindsight. Here’s what to watch for. Managing a complex, ...
Yesterday, I couldn’t stand being inside my skin. It felt like a prison, this body of mine that didn’t know what it wanted or why it was here. I squirmed through the day, fussing and eating and eating ...
My mixed episodes feel like agitated depression — restless, racing, and raw. I’ve learned to recognize the signs and hold onto structure to find stability. It’s dusk and I’m sitting with my arms ...
Credit: Getty Images. Lumateperone 42mg given once daily met the primary endpoint in the study. Lumateperone monotherapy was associated with significant improvement of major depressive episodes in ...
Bipolar patients with mania/mixed episodes who quit using cannabis do better than their counterparts who continue using the drug, new research shows. Investigators at the International Mood Disorders ...
The approval of medicines called second-generation antipsychotics has allowed bipolar I and other associated conditions to be treated. A person with bipolar I disorder can go through various mood ...
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 ...
Explore the complexities of bipolar disorder and the necessity for individualized, patient-centered care in effective ...
Schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder are two conditions that have many differences between them. A class of medicines called antipsychotics can be used to treat both conditions but may cause unwanted ...