The main differences between bipolar 1 and bipolar 2 are the severity of manic episodes, and whether or not someone ...

Bipolar disorder is genetic, but research suggests that there is both a genetic component and environmental one that ...

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It wasn’t every day that Patricia Torres raced down the streets of Miami at 70 m.p.h. But then it wasn’t every day that her daughter Nicole Cabezas hallucinated wildly, trying to jump out of the car, ...

The rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has a history of commenting on mental illness through his art. On a 2018 album cover, West included a telling quote: “I hate being Bi-Polar it’s awesome.” ...

In bipolar I disorder, the onset of a manic, psychotic episode often represents the most destabilizing aspect of the illness. Judging from my clinical observations, mania alone, without psychosis, ...

Part I of this series discussed managing manic psychotic decompensation, particularly for family or loved ones involved with the manic individual. Part II gives a glimpse into the process of an ...

Her father told police that she has not taken her prescribed medication in over a year and has been having these episodes ...

The researcher’s algorithim can spot if a person with Bipolar Disorder is at high risk of suicide based on physical differences in their genetic makeup.

At school, I stopped taking my medication and became manic. I was forced to leave school and move back home, but now I have a master's. Throughout my senior year of high school in Arizona, I struggled ...