In recent years, evidence has been accumulating for the efficacy of antipsychotics in preventing mood episodes in bipolar disorder, further emphasizing the role of such drugs as an 'overlap ...

Bipolar disorder is characterized by extreme mood swings, with individuals cycling between periods of intense energy and ...

Isolation can occur during depressive episodes when you might withdraw from others or even during manic episodes when ...

Scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen have identified associations between bipolar disorder and rare loss-of-function variants ...

Studies in bipolar patients indicate that cannabis contributes to longer mood episodes, increased mood cycling, lower remission rates, increased suicide risk, and lower recovery. But studies also ...

Scientists at deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, reveal today in Nature Genetics associations between bipolar disorder and rare loss-of-function variants in two genes.

“Bipolar disorder is a complex mental health ... identifying and avoiding triggers, keeping a mood diary, building a strong support network, adhering to medication schedules, attending therapy ...

A 2004 study published in the journal Bipolar Disorders evaluated 4,310 people ... "Habitual cannabis use before someone's first mood episode is connected to an earlier age of onset." ...

This may affect treatment and symptom management. Bipolar disorder primarily affects mood, whereas ADHD primarily affects behavior and attention. If you live with bipolar disorder, you may cycle ...