Research is ongoing to better predict manic and depressive episodes in bipolar disorder to help support treatment. Learn more about some of the most common methods and tools. Bipolar disorder is a ...

Like many people, Joscelyn Guzman knew what it was like to be depressed. For much of her life, she had been shown compassion and empathy whenever she spoke about her struggles with depression — that ...

Manic episodes caused by bipolar disorder can feel unpredictable—and sometimes a little unnerving. Your mood may shift suddenly, leading you to do and say out-of-character things. Mania can also cause ...

In an article recently published in Lancet Psychiatry, Sameer Jauhar and colleagues review the clinical presentation, natural history, and treatments for first-episode bipolar disorder—specifically, ...

In his teens and early 20s, Tyler Adolfo showed an ability to communicate effectively. A local newspaper in Massachusetts published a front-page story about his success in a speech contest. He won his ...

In bipolar I disorder, the onset of a manic, psychotic episode often represents the most destabilizing aspect of the illness. Judging from my clinical observations, mania alone, without psychosis, ...

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 ...

Most patients with mania responded to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a Swedish population-based study found. Among 571 individuals who were in a manic episode, 482 (84.4%) responded to treatment ...