Bipolar disorder is a long-term mood disorder characterized by major fluctuations in mood — both high and low — that can impact daily functioning and behavior. Although bipolar disorder is a chronic ...

Imagine you, or someone you know, is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. One drug is prescribed, but you have heard another drug is better. What are your next steps? Do you seek evidence? And if so, what ...

It's a misconception that bipolar disorders are an up-down, up-down experience. The mood storms are more likely to be crashes into depression, and it's particularly so in bipolar II disorder. A ...

Bipolar disorder is a complex psychiatric disorder, characterized by fluctuations between episodes of (hypo)mania and depression. It is estimated to affect around 40 to 50 million people worldwide.

After 3 weeks of psilocybin and psychotherapy, all patients with bipolar type II disorder with a current major depressive episode experienced a drop in depression scores. Psilocybin with psychotherapy ...

Bipolar depression is similar to major depression. A person may lose interest in the activities they enjoyed and feel persistently down, empty, hopeless, or worthless. If the depression is severe, the ...

Six states will require medical proof for Medicaid work exemptions in January, skipping a federal grace year. Who is affected and what to gather. MedPAC's chair defended its $76 billion Medicare ...