Bipolar disorder, also known as "manic-depressive illness," a brain disorder known to have afflicted the famous painter Vincent van Gogh, is characterized by recurrent episodes of mania and depression ...

From brain scans revealing medication’s effects to AI-powered detection using lab models, here are 5 new developments in bipolar disorder research. When you live with bipolar disorder, you’re like ...

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 ...

Dear Doctors: My 22-year-old son is severely bipolar, which impacts his life terribly. I have kept up with the studies that have shown success in treating bipolar with a fecal transplant. Do you know ...

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a brain mechanism in siblings of bipolar patients that makes them resilient to bipolar disorder. The results suggest that ...

Bipolar disorder exists on a spectrum rather than as a single, uniform condition. This fundamental characteristic explains why two people with the same diagnosis can experience dramatically different ...

Washington, D.C.: Today, Breakthrough Discoveries for thriving with Bipolar Disorder (BD²) and Brain Canada announced an international partnership to advance research and transform care for people ...

Reduced Gray Matter may be seen in bipolar patients on atypical antipsychotics Source: Michèle Hilbers/Unsplash While atypical anti-psychotics (AAPs) are a vital part of treating disorders with ...

Dear Doctors: My 22-year-old son is severely bipolar, which impacts his life terribly. I have kept up with the studies that have shown success in treating bipolar with a fecal transplant. Do you know ...