Rates of bipolar disorder diagnoses have been rising for decades, causing concern among experts that the condition is ...

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

A sweeping new study of psychiatric and genetic records has the potential to change treatment for millions of psychiatric ...

As many as half of people with chronic psychiatric disorders such as bipolar disorder (BD) don’t consistently take their prescribed medications. The consequences—an increased risk of suicide, ...

A group of Yale researchers at the School of Medicine has received a $4.5 million grant to study bipolar disorder. The team will use a combination of patient observation, advanced brain imaging ...

People living with bipolar disorder face stigma and treatment challenges. Despite these barriers, it’s possible to live a full and productive life with the condition. Four people share their stories.

People of color with bipolar disorder are less likely to receive vital mood-stabilizing treatment than white people with the same condition, research shows. Here’s why that’s dangerous. Bipolar ...

Despite a few similar symptoms, bipolar disorder is not a type of personality disorder. However, it may be misdiagnosed as one, or you can have both. Bipolar disorder is considered a type of mood ...