Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that is characterized by dramatic mood episodes that include mania or hypomania. These “high” moods alternate with periods of depression. People who ...

Neha Pathak, MD, FACP, DipABLM: Welcome to the WebMD Health Discovered podcast. I'm Dr Neha Pathak, WebMD's Chief Physician Editor for Health and Lifestyle Medicine. Bipolar disorder is a condition ...

A patient of mine, Henry, recently told me his girlfriend asked “Is bipolar disorder ‘real’?” Bipolar disorder certainly was having a real effect on my patient’s life. But Henry’s girlfriend might ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today’s Health headlines, we’re talking about bipolar disorder awareness day, which is upcoming this month, and how to recognize the signs of this complex mental health ...

Bipolar disorder as a mental illness is marked by extreme mood swings from very high highs to extreme low, and vice versa. Highs are periods of mania where one is extremely excited, while lows are ...

Bipolar disorder affects about 3% of the population and can have devastating effects. It is the sixth most common cause of disability in the United States. Life-time rates for completed suicide are ...

Bipolar eyes describe changes in a person's eyes during manic or hypomanic episodes. Pupils may dilate due to higher levels of norepinephrine during these episodes. Some experts think eye changes ...

New research on lingering symptoms between episodes, early trauma’s mark on the brain, and what your child’s sleep really ...

Bipolar disorder anger is real — but frequency, intensity, and fallout matter. Use a fast checklist to reset before you react. II can sum up the nature of bipolar disorder in three words: chronic, ...