Understanding bipolar disorder goes beyond its diagnostic checklist to the everyday symptoms that shape each individual’s experience. Bipolar disorder’s hallmark symptom is alternating periods of ...

Upon being diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder at the age of 24, Charlotte, a budding singer-songwriter, wasn't particularly angry, upset, or surprised. Her first thought after hearing the news? That ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that is characterized by dramatic mood episodes that include mania or hypomania. These “high” moods alternate with periods of depression. People who ...

Women are more likely than men to develop bipolar 2 disorder, a subtype of the condition characterized by longer and more frequent episodes of depressive symptoms than bipolar 1. Bipolar disorder is a ...

An antipsychotic approved by the FDA in 2009 to treat schizophrenia has now been green-lighted for use in bipolar 1 disorder. Iloperidone (Fanapt) is now FDA-approved for adults with bipolar 1 ...

Vanda Pharmaceuticals announces the FDA approval of iloperidone (Fanapt) for the acute treatment of bipolar 1 disorder. Iloperidone is a second-generation atypical antipsychotic agent for managing ...

May 19 -- MONDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- The Janssen Pharmaceuticals drug Risperdal Consta (risperidone) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for people with Bipolar 1 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bipolar disorder and postpartum symptoms often overlap among women, leading to bipolar 1 being underdiagnosed. A ...

The ‘Riverdale’ alum’s son was diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder in 2012 Unique Nicole/Getty;Amanda Edwards/Getty Mädchen Amick is sharing an update on her son Sly Alexis’ mental health journey. In an ...

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 ...

Garret Gomes is a licensed marriage and family therapist who earned his master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at Argosy University of Hawaii. The combination of his own family dynamics and a ...