Family members of the more than 10 million adults with bipolar disorder in the United States often see their own heath suffer from the demands of taking care of them. With a four-year, $2 million ...

Lithium found to reduce mania in older bipolar patients Psychiatric News: Martha Sajatovic, professor of psychiatry, discussed the study she co-authored that found that lithium at reduced levels is as ...

Having bipolar disorder -- a serious mental illness that can cause both manic and depressed moods -- can make life more challenging. It also comes with a higher risk of dying early. Now, a study puts ...

Does your child have symptoms of bipolar disorder? We are looking for children, teens, and young adults (ages 9 to 21 years) who have moods that alternate between ...

First-of-its-Kind European Pilot Study Shows Improvement in Mood, Energy, and Anxiety—Fueling Hope for a New Mental Health Treatment SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baszucki Group today announced ...

A brain rhythm working in tandem with the body's natural sleep-wake cycle may explain why bipolar patients alternate between mania and depression, according to new research. The McGill University-led ...

People with bipolar disorder who followed a ketogenic diet for at least six weeks found that their symptoms improved, a new study has found. While the study was small and preliminary, its findings ...

Several specific genes are implicated in bipolar disorder. This was the first genome-wide "association" study of the illness. One of the genes implicated produces a protein that could be a target for ...

Bipolar disorders are characterized by episodes of mania, hypomania, and depression. DSM-5-TR (the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) defines a manic episode as a “distinct period ...