Bipolar disorder is a long-term mood disorder characterized by major fluctuations in mood — both high and low — that can impact daily functioning and behavior. Although bipolar disorder is a chronic mental health condition, treatments are available to ...

Bipolar disorder refers to a group of complex mental health disorders that affects about 4.4% of all people in the US at some point in their lives — one of the highest rates globally. People with bipolar disorder have extreme mood swings, also called ...

People with Bipolar I disorder have full-blown manic attacks and deep, paralyzing depressions. A World Health Organization survey found the prevalence rate of bipolar I disorder to be 0.6 percent. Bipolar I disorder usually starts in late adolescence or ...

A case study shows how self narration in bipolar disorder can form an emotionally charged, coherent worldview that influences identity and care.

After 3 weeks of psilocybin and psychotherapy, all patients with bipolar type II disorder with a current major depressive episode experienced a drop in depression scores. Psilocybin with psychotherapy may be safe and effective for treatment-resistant ...

It's a misconception that bipolar disorders are an up-down, up-down experience. The mood storms are more likely to be crashes into depression, and it's particularly so in bipolar II disorder. A colleague recently lamented that a former patient with a ...

Gordon Parker receives funding from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council. Michael Spoelma does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has ...