"Initially, you can help to make sure the bipolar partner is taking their medication as prescribed," Edelson says. "Later, it ...

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

Bipolar disorder is characterized by extreme mood swings, bouts of mania or hypomania, and episodes of depression. It is a ...

Other treatments, such as antipsychotics, mood stabilizers and electroconvulsive therapy (where electric currents are passed ...

While there are several mood-stabilizing drugs available to treat the disorder, pharmaceutical treatment of bipolar disorder can have difficult side-effects and better treatments are urgently needed.

Scientists at deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, reveal today in Nature Genetics associations between rare ...

Medications to help regulate mood and energy in bipolar disorder include: mood stabilizers antipsychotics antidepressants Psychotherapy, also known as talk therapy, can help you identify and ...

The exact mechanism of action of VPA remains unclear. Some data suggest that the drug may be a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonist, acting directly or indirectly by enhancing GABA receptor ...

While there are several mood-stabilizing drugs available to treat the disorder, pharmaceutical treatment of bipolar disorder can have difficult side-effects and better treatments are urgently needed.

Angela Bauer has been a copy editor and lifestyles editor for the Journal-Courier since July 2012. The Evansville, Indiana, ...