Each year, World Bipolar Day is an opportunity to raise awareness and deepen understanding of bipolar disorder, a condition affecting about 7 million adults in the United States. Bipolar I disorder ...

My mixed episodes feel like agitated depression — restless, racing, and raw. I’ve learned to recognize the signs and hold onto structure to find stability. It’s dusk and I’m sitting with my arms ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has approved Fanapt tablets for the acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I ...

If you or a loved one has bipolar disorder, you may be exploring treatment options to help manage symptoms. Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that causes changes in mood, energy, and ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved iloperidone tablets (Fanapt) for the acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder in adults. Iloperidone is a ...

Shire Pharmaceuticals Inc. has announced that University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers studied the efficacy of carbamazepine extended-release capsules (CBZ-ERC, Equetro) in patients ...

Schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder are two conditions that have many differences between them. A class of medicines called antipsychotics can be used to treat both conditions but may cause unwanted ...

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 ...

Bipolar I disorder is a mental health condition. The defining characteristic of bipolar I disorder is episodes of mania that last at least 1 week. People with bipolar I disorder — also known as type 1 ...

It's a misconception that bipolar disorders are an up-down, up-down experience. The mood storms are more likely to be crashes into depression, and it's particularly so in bipolar II disorder. A ...