For nearly a decade, Leah Charles-King knew something was profoundly wrong. It took that long — nine and a half years, in line with the national average — before she received the diagnosis that ...

Subtle changes before a mood episode are often easiest to spot in hindsight. Here’s what to watch for. Managing a complex, brain-based mood disorder like bipolar requires self-awareness and a measure ...

The early warning signs, identifiable over a number of years before diagnosis, include previous depressive episodes, sleep disturbance, substance misuse, receipt of three or more different types of ...

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 ...

People often throw around the word ‘bipolar’, but if they understood the challenges those with bipolar disorder face, they might think twice. This mental health condition causes unusual changes in ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that bipolar disorder is now the third most common mental health concern in the U.S. Bipolar disorder is often described as a ...

Many people who are new to a diagnosis of bipolar disorder are interested in understanding what it means to have bipolar disorder and how to manage it. Understanding your bipolar disorder involves ...

Untreated bipolar disorder can become severe, and may have a range of effects on a person’s work, relationships, mental and physical health, and decision-making. Without effective treatment, bipolar ...

Depression and bipolar disorder of late onset may represent more than just mental health conditions. Growing evidence suggests these late-life mood disorders (LLMDs) could be not merely risk factors, ...