In the news or on social media, we hear the term "bipolar disorder" a lot. Whether it's celebrities opening up about their diagnoses or an investigation finding that a person has struggled with the ...

It is joined by three more categories: Bipolar II (characterized by one or more major depressive episodes accompanied by at least one hypomanic episode); Cyclothymic Disorder (characterized by at ...

To date, research on bipolar disorder and postpartum illness typically focuses on bipolar I and psychosis. According to a recent study by Sharma, Burt and Ritchie (Am J Psychiatry 2009), bipolar ...

— Some patients may be diagnosed with "other specified bipolar and related disorder," previously referred to as "bipolar disorder-not otherwise specified." This diagnosis means a person doesn't really ...