The American Psychiatric Association has announced big upcoming changes to psychiatry’s big book of mental disorders, the DSM ...

Rates of bipolar disorder diagnoses have been rising for decades, causing concern among experts that the condition is ...

There are many reasons why psychological treatments aren’t more effective. In principle, misdiagnosis is the easiest of them ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Depression treatment is not an exact science. In fact, about 30% of people ...

Note: While research on alcohol is evolving, the World Health Organization says drinking less or not at all is better for your health. When you have bipolar disorder, you may wonder if it’s safe to ...

Today, BD², or Breakthrough Discoveries for thriving with Bipolar Disorder, announced its third round of Discovery Research grants, totaling nearly $18 million – expanding a comprehensive global ...

Please note: Suicide is discussed in the content below. Reader discretion is advised. In her insightful review of the documentary Roadrunner, author Jessica Lynn eloquently captures the shock and ...

Uzedy administered once every 2 months is not recommended for the maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Uzedy ® (risperidone extended-release ...

Is protecting yourself from air pollution part of your self-management plan for bipolar disorder? If it’s not, you may want to add it, given the latest scientific thinking. Poor health outcomes tend ...

Pea-sized brains grown in a lab have for the first time revealed the unique way neurons might misfire due to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, psychiatric ailments that affect millions of people ...

Neurological disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, remain challenging to diagnose due to the absence of objective biomarkers. Current assessments largely rely on subjective clinical ...

Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric disorder characterized by alternating episodes of depression (i.e., low mood and a loss of interest in everyday activities) and mania (i.e., a state in which arousal ...