Researchers continue to make progress in their search for biological markers of mental illness. Such markers, if they can be scientifically validated, are widely expected to make diagnosis and risk ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that affects 4.4% of US adults at some point in their lives, according to the ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that bipolar disorder is now the third most common mental health concern in the U.S. Bipolar disorder is often described as a ...

Diagnosing bipolar disorder can be difficult. While it is not hard to distinguish between its two characteristic phases—the high spirits of mania and the low spirits of depression—it is challenging to ...

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Bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder are both serious and life-impairing mental illnesses characterized by extreme mood swings and impulsive behaviors. While they are separate and ...

Research is ongoing to better predict manic and depressive episodes in bipolar disorder to help support treatment. Learn more about some of the most common methods and tools. Bipolar disorder is a ...

*Kanye West, now legally known as Ye, has made headlines once again with his surprising claims regarding his mental health. “My wife took me [to a doctor] because she said, ‘Something about your ...

Jeff Garlin, the former male lead of ABC’s “The Goldbergs,” says that he has bipolar disorder. “Bipolar is a m—–f—-r. Sometimes it’s just too much to deal with,” Garlin wrote Wednesday on Instagram.