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 ...

Before I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, I didn’t think twice about sleep. I’d always been a night owl, but I went to bed reasonably early. And I never had trouble falling asleep or getting eight ...

Bipolar disorder medications can help manage symptoms, but their side effects may tempt you to stop taking them. Weight gain, fatigue, brain fog, and uncontrollable movements can make it difficult to ...

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 ...

What Is Bysanti, and Why Does It Matter? Bysanti (milsaperidone) is a new FDA-approved oral medicine for treating certain mental health conditions in adults. It belongs to a group of medicines called ...

With more than one million American children now on mood-stabilizing drugs and a 4,000% surge in diagnoses of juvenile bipolar disorder and ADHD, it's time we knew more about the history of these ...

When lithium or valproate aren't enough, ‘add-on’ treatments like atypical antipsychotics can help. Discover 7 options to discuss with your doctor.

Bipolar disorder itself is a somewhat mythical entity. As used now the term bears little relation to classic manic-depressive illness, which required people to be hospitalized with an episode of ...