People with Bipolar I disorder have full-blown manic attacks and deep, paralyzing depressions. A World Health Organization survey found the prevalence rate of bipolar I disorder to be 0.6 percent.

It used to be called manic depression in an effort to capture the swing of emotions from intense manic highs to the lowest of lows. Today it’s called bipolar disorder, another way to describe a mental ...

Mood disorders include depressive disorders and bipolar disorders. These types of psychiatric disorders affect a person’s emotions and may cause severe lows, called depression, and highs, called mania ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Every year on March 30, we take a closer look at a challenging condition that the National Institute of Mental Health says affects an estimated 4.4 percent of American adults at ...

For the first time, researchers at King's College London and the University of Florence have identified the specific genetic ...

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Learn to manage bipolar medication side effects such as weight gain, drowsiness, and brain fog with lifestyle changes and ...

Key points Three types of bipolar disorder are defined in modern psychiatric classification systems: bipolar I, bipolar II and cyclothymic disorder. Each subtype differs in type, severity, and ...