Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a mood disorder, characterised by extreme shifts in mood, energy and functioning. More recently this term is also used to include the more subtle ...

Kim Kardashian West has issued a statement regarding her husband, Kanye West, and his mental health. In recent days West, who says he is running for US president, appeared distressed at a campaign ...

Psychotherapy, or "talk" therapy, is an important part of treatment for bipolar disorder. During therapy, you can discuss feelings, thoughts, and behaviors that cause you problems. Talk therapy can ...

The authors review existing structural and functional neuroimaging studies of patients with bipolar disorder and discuss how these investigations enhance our understanding of the neurophysiology of ...

Bipolar disorder may cause big shifts in your sexuality. One moment you may be hypersexual, and the next, hyposexual. But you can maintain a balanced sex life with bipolar disorder. People who live ...

Bipolar affective disorder is a common neuropsychiatric disorder. Although its neurobiological underpinnings are incompletely understood, the dopamine hypothesis has been a key theory of the ...

This visual model explores how shifts in mood, energy, and thought may drive the experience of bipolar mixed states. When mood symptoms shift rapidly, the experience can feel chaotic and unpredictable ...