The main differences between bipolar 1 and bipolar 2 are the severity of manic episodes, and whether or not someone ...

Rapid cycling is when someone with bipolar disorder experiences four or more episodes of mania and depression a year.

While mania’s bursts of excitement and productivity can be tempting for some, giving up such highs for stability can avert extreme, often risky peaks. Though challenging, pursuing balance is a crucial ...

It’s easy to recognize depression – at least the kind we associate with slumped shoulders, feeling dead inside and crying. Depression shows on our faces like a book cover. But mania! Oh, mania! It can ...

Magnetic seizure therapy (MST) offers similar efficacy as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in treating bipolar mania in adults, with significantly fewer adverse effects on language abilities, new ...

World Mental Health Day 2025 is an opportunity to raise awareness about mental health conditions like bipolar disorder that ...

Pharmacotherapy for early-onset bipolar disorder is one of the least studied areas of child and adolescent psychopharmacology. Although there are numerous well-controlled trials evaluating the safety ...

This is a developing news story. Please check back soon for updates. The FDA approved extended-release Uzedy for the ...

As UConn Health psychiatry residents, we observed early on in our training that each transition between winter and spring was accompanied by surges in volume and intensity of psychiatric presentations ...

Paris: The FDA has approved UZEDY, the first subcutaneous long-acting risperidone formulation utilizing SteadyTeq™ technology ...

Not every mood swing fits the textbook. Mixed states are common, complex, and key to understanding your treatment needs. In my last column, I introduced the idea that mood problems exist on a ...