People with bipolar disorder face stigma and treatment challenges. Despite these barriers, it's possible to live a full and ...

For example, bipolar symptoms come and go in mood ... One common misconception about bipolar disorder is that mania is always “good” because it’s better than being depressed.

The phenomenology and comorbidity of adolescent bipolar disorder ... For example, does the immature developing brain of a child have the capacity to produce "classic" manic symptoms, such as ...

Zarate et al. have now examined the effect of tamoxifen in a double-blind pilot trial of 16 inpatients in the manic phase of bipolar disorder. The authors conclude that the results of this small ...

Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia share common clinical ... showed that these drugs have efficacy in the treatment of acute mania, which clinicians now typically combat by prescribing ...

Compulsive spending can be a symptom during the manic phase of bipolar disorder. Understanding what ... Compulsive buying is an example of how behavioral addictions can sometimes overlap with ...

New research pinpoints 298 parts of the genome associated with higher risk of bipolar disorder. This could lead to better ...

People with bipolar disorder can have both manic and depressive symptoms in ... and income. For example, studies suggest males and older adults show worse functional outcomes, whereas being ...

For example, a 2022 study found that people ... which could feed the cycle of self-doubt and low libido. A manic episode of bipolar disorder can cause a person to feel unrealistically confident.

Bipolar disorders are currently divided into 4 entities: bipolar I, bipolar II, cyclothymic disorder, and bipolar disorder not otherwise specified, as described in the fourth edition of the ...

Psychosis symptoms can start for a person with bipolar disorder at any point but usually are within the confinements of either a manic or depressive episode. Changes in behavior can often precede ...