Scientists uncover fresh insights into bipolar disorder — from brain imaging to lab-grown mini-brains, and early intervention ...

You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who’s actually read the 1913 children’s novel Pollyanna, but the character’s name lives on as shorthand for someone who is relentlessly, even foolishly, ...

The story I tell myself about money is that I’m not good with it, but the truth is, I’m afraid of it. Most people who live with bipolar disorder have at least a few stories about impulsive spending ...

Some years ago, I was hospitalized again for a severe bipolar depressive episode. It was deeply discouraging, to say the least. It had been two full years since my last hospitalization — then the ...

Having lived with bipolar disorder for a number of decades, I know what it’s like to be without hope. I recall many days when I was consumed with an overwhelming sense of dread and fear of the future, ...

Whether it’s the sound of birds chirping, a grating, louder-than-ever garbage truck, or even someone chewing, noise sensitivity is very real — particularly if you’re on the bipolar spectrum. Some ...

If Terry L. had to give herself a diagnosis, it would be “what I call POPD — pissed-off personality disorder,” she says. Even though the Kansas resident has learned numerous coping skills to help ...

While anger isn’t an “officially recognized” symptom of bipolar disorder, irritability—which is common with dramatic mood shifts—can lead to angry outbursts and explosions with devastating effects.

I whined to my mom about how difficult middle age seems to be: the angst, never-ending worry, deep regrets, fears for the future, and my obnoxiously changing body’s aches and pains. She chuckled ...