Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that causes unusual mood swings, ranging from extreme highs (known as manic episodes) to extreme lows (called depressive episodes). There are three types ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Antipsychotics are far more effective than mood stabilizers in tackling acute manic episodes, researchers found, and Eli Lilly's Zyprexa, Johnson & Johnson's Risperdal and generic ...

Stranger Things star David Harbour is opening up about the reality of living with bipolar disorder.Harbour was diagnosed with ...

My intention in writing these posts is to share the experiences that I went through with my son, starting with the first manifestation of his illness and our journey through numerous subsequent ...

Months after his disappearance, TikToker Christopher Rooney — known as "Uncle Chris" to his millions of followers — is opening up about his manic episode in hopes of using his platform to raise ...

Most patients with mania responded to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a Swedish population-based study found. Among 571 individuals who were in a manic episode, 482 (84.4%) responded to treatment ...

People who experience manic episodes often describe the sense of being overwhelmed by the intensity of life. This can interfere with careful and thoughtful deliberation, replacing it with impulsive ...

In research using patient medical records, investigators from Johns Hopkins and Sheppard Pratt Health System report that people with serious mental disorders who were hospitalized for mania were more ...