The approval of medicines called second-generation antipsychotics has allowed bipolar I and some conditions that come with it to be treated. A person who has bipolar I disorder can go through various ...
Hayes et al 12 conducted one of the most recent large studies to compare lithium with newer second-generation antipsychotics as maintenance monotherapy for bipolar disorder. The authors concluded that ...
Science Daily: What drives mood swings in bipolar disorder? Study points to a second brain clock
What drives mood swings in bipolar disorder? Study points to a second brain clock
Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings. These include emotional highs, also known as mania or hypomania, and lows, also known as depression.
Diagnosis in children Although children and teenagers with bipolar disorder are diagnosed with bipolar disorder based on the same criteria used for adults, symptoms in children and teens often have different patterns. These patterns may not fit neatly into diagnostic categories. Also, children who have bipolar disorder are often diagnosed with other mental health conditions, such as ADHD or ...
Treatment for bipolar disorder, which used to be called manic depression, usually involves medicines and talk therapy. This is true for both bipolar I and bipolar II disorders, which are two different types of a like condition. These conditions also are called bipolar 1 and bipolar 2.
Bipolar disorder Bipolar disorder is a treatable mood disorder in which people have extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (manias) and lows (depression) (Figure 1). Bipolar disorder was formerly called manic depression or manic- depressive illness.