Bipolar disorder is a long-term mood disorder characterized by major fluctuations in mood — both high and low — that can impact daily functioning and behavior. Although bipolar disorder is a chronic ...

People with Bipolar I disorder have full-blown manic attacks and deep, paralyzing depressions. A World Health Organization survey found the prevalence rate of bipolar I disorder to be 0.6 percent.

Bipolar depression is similar to major depression. A person may lose interest in the activities they enjoyed and feel persistently down, empty, hopeless, or worthless. If the depression is severe, the ...

Mood disorders include depressive disorders and bipolar disorders. These types of psychiatric disorders affect a person’s emotions and may cause severe lows, called depression, and highs, called mania ...

A man's dangerous heart rhythm struck when he lay flat or on his left side and stopped when he rolled onto his right. Doctors traced it to the moderator band. Wyoming, Utah and Arizona Among 14 States ...

One day you’re full of energy, talking fast, doing everything at once. The next, you can barely get out of bed. That’s the version of bipolar disorder most people picture. But it’s not the reality for ...

Experts suggest certain factors, like chronic stress, can trigger how genes associated with bipolar disorder choose to express themselves. Bipolar disorder exists on a spectrum of severity, with three ...

Bipolar disorder involves experiencing mood episodes like depression and mania. Some people, though, may also experience hallucinations. Here’s why. Mania, hypomania, and depression are the formal ...