Bipolar disorder (BP) is characterized by profound pathological mood swings from mania to depression, interspersed with periods of subsyndromal symptoms (that is, symptoms that are insufficient to ...

What Are the Causes of Bipolar Disorder? Doctors don’t completely understand the causes of bipolar disorder. But they’ve gained a greater understanding in recent years of the bipolar spectrum, which ...

In schizoaffective disorder, you’ll experience both mood episodes (mania, hypomania, or depression) and psychotic symptoms (hallucinations and delusions). The distinguishing factor is that to be ...

Euthymia is a state of living without mood disturbances commonly associated with bipolar disorder. While in a euthymic state, you typically have feelings of cheerfulness and tranquility, as well as an ...

How would you define learning? When we learn something, there is a relatively permanent change in our behavior that comes about because of our experiences with the world around us. Learning allows us ...

Pyrrole disorder develops when there are too many pyrrole molecules in your body. These can strip your system of essential nutrients that play an important role in mood regulation. Doctors don’t know ...

University College London provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Moods and emotions play an important role in our day-to-day life. They even influence how we experience things ...

Our connections with others are vital for our flourishing. In fact, according to the Harvard Grant Study, the longest-running study on adult development, our relationships may be the single most ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

Symptoms associated with borderline personality disorder -- a severe and chronic mood disorder characterized by an inability to manage strong emotions -- tend to worsen just before and during menses.