Although bipolar disorder more commonly develops in older teenagers and young adults, it can appear in children as young as 6. In recent years, it's become a controversial diagnosis. Some experts ...

Precise changes in the connectivity between neurons caused by an imbalance of gut bacteria may help explain depressive ...

Mini-brains' grown in the lab allow scientists to study brain wiring without interfering with brains in living people, and ...

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by extreme mood changes. Individuals diagnosed with BD ...

Whether you live with bipolar disorder or major depressive disorder, you experience periods of depression. This can make it hard to tell them apart. But the bi-in bipolar means “two” because it has ...

Bipolar disorder is a recurrent and sometimes chronic illness involving episodes of depression and mania or hypomania. The most frequent presentation is depression: more than 1 of 5 primary care ...

When it comes to diagnosing mood disorders or personality disorders, it’s important to recognize that there is often a great amount of variability in how a particular disorder might manifest. While ...

General Hospital star Chris McKenna is opening up about his mental health. “I have bipolar disorder… This is the first time I ...

General Hospital fans are supporting Chris McKenna after the actor made a revelation about his health.

General Hospital actor Chris McKenna opens up about his bipolar disorder diagnosis, revealing he was diagnosed after ...

Tiny lab-grown brains are offering an unprecedented look at how schizophrenia and bipolar disorder disrupt neural activity.