BD affects millions but remains misunderstood, underdiagnosed, and underfunded. Researchers are working to change this by ...

Before lithium became available to treat this potentially devastating illness, bipolar I sufferers experienced repeated ...

As a psychiatrist, I have two options for treating my patients: mood stabilizers, which are usually anticonvulsants, and antipsychotics. Antipsychotics are a key treatment in managing bipolar I ...

“There’s a very narrow range of doses where ketamine is effective for depression but not anesthetic,” Krystal says. For treating other conditions – such as anxiety, pain, PTSD, or bipolar ...

In a post-hoc analysis, cariprazine seemed to be effective in treating both depressive and manic episodes of bipolar I disorder across age groups.

Bipolar disorder is a lifelong condition ... similar to seasonal affective depression. Transcranial magnetic stimulation is another option for depression. In severe cases, or when other treatments ...

Additionally, people should not stop taking medications ... people with bipolar disorder may still experience hyposexuality and hypersexuality during episodes of depression and mania.

Researchers have identified a second dopamine-driven "clock" in the brain that works alongside the biological 24-hour cycle, ...