Art has always been a part of my life in some ... I was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 19 when I was a student in the UK. I honestly thought I would be diagnosed with depression.

The defining feature of bipolar disorder is mania. It can be the triggering episode of the disorder, followed by a depressive episode, or it can first manifest after years of depressive episodes ...

The phenomenology and comorbidity of adolescent bipolar disorder have gained considerable attention in the past few years. Most researchers have reported high rates of mixed states, rapid cycling ...

Could the mania and depression seen in people with bipolar disorders stem from dysfunction of mitochondria deep in the brain? Animal studies are providing interesting clues. People with bipolar ...

The bipolar diagnoses are based on having first and foremost a manic mood presentation—extremely elevated and euphoric mood and in his case almost always escalating into psychosis as well as ...

Future research is needed to determine if these new agents are effective in the prophylaxis of manic symptoms and the treatment of the depressed phase of bipolar disorder. The primary reason for ...

Zarate et al. have now examined the effect of tamoxifen in a double-blind pilot trial of 16 inpatients in the manic phase of bipolar disorder. The authors conclude that the results of this small ...

Moods in bipolar disorder vary between mania, hypomania, and depression. Mania is a state of elevated mood with a tendency to feel invincible and energetic and act impulsively. Hypomania is a ...