Rates of bipolar disorder diagnoses have been rising for decades, causing concern among experts that the condition is overdiagnosed. Because bipolar disorder overlaps with other illnesses, differentiating it from other diagnoses, such as borderline personality disorder, can be difficult.

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 common and closely tied to that which makes us human: our ...

Kanye West has been candid about his mental health struggles and how his bipolar type-1 diagnosis has affected him. West, who goes by the name Ye, revealed in 2018 that he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when he dropped his album Ye.

For the first time, researchers at King's College London and the University of Florence have identified the specific genetic blueprint of mania, the defining feature of bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is one of the most severe and complex psychiatric conditions,

Researchers at King's College London and the University of Florence have, for the first time, identified the specific genetic blueprint of mania, the defining feature of bipolar disorder.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My friend recently bought a new car on a whim and announced he was leaving on a cross-country trip without planning a destination or duration. Now he’s uninterested in any activity and doesn’t want to leave home. Could he have bipolar ...

Bipolar disorder is one of the most concerning mental health conditions that is becoming worse because of the lack of conversation and awareness. The article pulls the curtain off the alarming symptoms.