As with so many other forms of mental illness, the common understanding of bipolar disorder is wrong in a meaningful way. People tend to think the syndrome entails heightened sensitivities to one’s ...

Exterior photo of the Mayo Building, which houses the University of Minnesota Medical School's Twin Cities campus. NINA MOINI: An estimated 7 million adults in the US live with bipolar disorder, a ...

If you’re living with bipolar disorder and standard treatments aren’t bringing relief, your provider might use the term “treatment-resistant.” It’s a label that can sound worryingly like “untreatable, ...

The FDA has approved an expanded indication for risperidone (Uzedy, Teva) extended-release injectable suspension, allowing it to be used for the maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder in adults, ...

If you haven’t read the first essay in this series on mixed states, consider starting there, since this piece focuses on treatment. In theory, treatment of mixed states in bipolar is simple: Decrease ...

Pea-sized brains grown in a lab have for the first time revealed the unique way neurons might misfire due to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, psychiatric ailments that affect millions of people ...

In 2021, I built a small but amazing team and founded a boutique mental health marketing company, Priceless Copy. One year into running my business, life took an unexpected turn. I discovered a ...

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Bipolar disorder, also known as "manic-depressive illness," a brain disorder known to have afflicted the famous painter Vincent van Gogh, is characterized by recurrent episodes of mania and depression ...

A wearable sensor could make tracking medication levels much easier for people living with bipolar disorder, eliminating the need for blood draws and lab analyses. The first-of-its-kind device could ...