Women who have been previously hospitalized for bipolar disorder are nearly twice as likely to have premature babies compared to women without a history of mental illness, according to a new study by ...

The course of bipolar disorder differs between men and women. Women experience more depressive mixed or rapid cycling, so that means their manic episodes tend to be less severe and their depressive ...

Although bipolar disorder symptoms can vary based on the type you have, one of the distinctive characteristics of the condition is mood changes, which can sometimes be severe.Women in their thirties ...

A recent study of more than 3.8 million women who gave birth in California found that those who were multiracial were more likely to have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder compared with women of a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I was diagnosed with bipolar II at a time when everyone thought there was only one type of bipolar disorder. I was diagnosed with ...

Women with bipolar disorder have more difficulties during and after childbirth than do women with other psychiatric disorders, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Affective ...

Bipolar disorder is a complicated illness that requires careful management during the reproductive process. While primary management of this disorder is assigned to the psychiatric professional, the ...

Poor sleep is associated with negative mood in women with bipolar disorder, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and University of Michigan Medical School. Bipolar disorder is a ...

Living with bipolar disorder isn’t just about mood swings: It’s about carrying an invisible weight that few people understand. For high-achieving women like me, that weight becomes even heavier. We’re ...

Dr. Mercy Eigbike, right, a psychiatrist at Carle Foundation Hospital and clinical professor in the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, was the first author of a study that examined bipolar diagnoses ...