Social media platforms have created new complications for people with bipolar disorder when evidence of their manic episodes ...

People with bipolar disorder are more likely to have a co-occurring mental health diagnosis, meaning they have another ...

Dr. Harold Koenig answers the question: 'What Is Depression?' — -- Question: What is the difference between depression and manic depression (bipolar disorder)? Answer: Depression and manic ...

Bipolar disorder causes extreme mood swings that range from manic highs to depressive lows, disrupting every aspect of life. Unlike ordinary mood changes everyone experiences, bipolar episodes are ...

Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a chronically recurring condition involving moods that swing between the highs of mania and the lows of depression. Depression is by far the most ...

A team led by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago, along with collaborators at the University of Michigan and Sage Bionetworks, has won the Mood Challenge for ResearchKit, a contest ...

A presentation at the 2022 Neuroscience Education Institute (NEI) Congress focused on bipolar depression across the lifespan of the patient, the impact of an early and correct diagnosis on treatment, ...

Researchers have announced preliminary results of using wearable technology to measure electrical impulses in the skin and other physiological biomarkers which might be associated with mood changes in ...

“Jimi Hendrix was able to describe the experiences of manic depressives in 3 minutes and 47 seconds. The song ‘Manic Depression’ provokes euphoria, sorrow and, most of all, a longing for expression, ...

After being diagnosed with bipolar disorder in my 20s, I went through a series of manic episodes. During one manic episode, I partied hard, bought a nightclub, and committed a white-collar crime. The ...

Synthetic psilocybin with psychotherapy was effective and safe for patients with treatment-resistant bipolar depression, a small nonrandomized controlled trial suggested. Among 15 people with bipolar ...