Bipolar affective disorder is a common neuropsychiatric disorder. Although its neurobiological underpinnings are incompletely understood, the dopamine hypothesis has been a key theory of the ...

Changes in daylight and circadiam rhythm can trigger manic episodes. A therapist shared the warning signs, and how sleep and structure help mitigate symptoms. Ushering in warmer weather and brighter ...

Two new family studies 1,2 that demonstrate independent patterns of inheritance for mania and depression challenge the current conceptualization of bipolar mood disorder. The implications for genetic ...

Not all children with bipolar disorder may be getting properly identified because they fall just short of meeting diagnostic criteria for the disorder -- criteria that is based on adult experiences -- ...

Acute care after hallucinogen use is linked to a significantly increased risk for incident mania or bipolar disorder within 3 ...

The medication tamoxifen, best known as a treatment for breast cancer, dramatically reduces symptoms of the manic phase of bipolar disorder more quickly than many standard medications for the mental ...

Patients with bipolar disorder who experience manic episodes are more likely to show abnormal brain changes over time, according to one of the largest longitudinal brain imaging studies in its field ...

Bipolar I disorder (also known as manic-depressive disorder) is a chronic illness characterised by periods of mania (episodes of elevated moods, extreme irritability, decreased sleep and increased ...

If you have bipolar disorder, the best treatment usually is a combination of medication and talk therapy. But many alternative or complementary therapies may also ease the symptoms of this lifelong ...

Bipolar disorder, which used to be called manic depressive illness or manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by wide mood swings from high (manic) to low (depressed). Periods of high or ...

Purpose: The efficacy and tolerability of quetiapine in the treatment of acute mania were reviewed. Summary: Five randomized, placebo-controlled trials involving quetiapine as monotherapy or adjunct ...