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 ...
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 ...
Grantees include researchers at the University of Oxford, the University of California, Berkeley, Mass General Brigham, and the Broad Institute; BD² opens new round of funding Washington, D.C. – BD²: ...
One of the patent signs of bipolar disorder is a manic episode. It refers to a prolonged period of abnormally elevated, ...
Doctors have observed and treated bipolar disorder for thousands of years. Known throughout history by many names, like depression, mania, manic-depressive illness, or psychosis, the disorder is ...
Frequent, unpredictable mood shifts — even between episodes — are more than just moodiness. Here’s what mood instability is, why it happens, and how to address it. Key Takeaways When we talk about ...
New research from the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has discovered subtle but widespread differences in the brain's ...
Discover the truth behind 11 common bipolar disorder myths. Learn the facts to better understand this complex condition and ...
Dear Dr. Roach: My husband’s brother and paternal uncle were both diagnosed with bipolar disorder. His uncle struggled miserably for decades before his death; his brother has been in and out of ...
GREENVILLE, S.C (WSPA)– The Center’s for Disease Control and Prevention reports more than 50 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder at some point in their lifetime.
Recent gene-expression findings may energize the search for a mechanism in bipolar disorder pathology. Chris-tine Konradi and collaborators, from McLean Hospital, Belmont, Mass., and Harvard Medical ...