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

Cognitive functioning in bipolar disorder encompasses a broad spectrum of neuropsychological domains, including verbal memory, executive function, attention, and processing speed. These deficits, ...

Bipolar disorder is a long-term mood disorder characterized by major fluctuations in mood — both high and low — that can impact daily functioning and behavior. Although bipolar disorder is a chronic ...

Doctors have observed and treated bipolar disorder for thousands of years. Known throughout history by many names, like depression, mania, manic-depressive illness, or psychosis, the disorder is ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition characterized by extreme mood swings, including periods of mania (elevated mood, energy, and activity levels) and depression (profound low mood and energy ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bipolar disorder is complicated. It’s also completely misunderstood, and often feared. This leads to stigma, which means that some ...

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Today, BD², or Breakthrough Discoveries for thriving with Bipolar Disorder, announced its third round of Discovery Research grants, totaling nearly $18 million – expanding a comprehensive global ...

Image made with elements from Canva. Bipolar disorder is one of the most common mental illnesses—it affects an estimated 40 million people worldwide, about 2.8% of the population. Bipolar disorder can ...

Women are more likely than men to develop bipolar 2 disorder, a subtype of the condition characterized by longer and more frequent episodes of depressive symptoms than bipolar 1. Bipolar disorder is a ...