Bipolar disorder (also known as bipolar affective disorder) is a term we hear but often don’t fully understand. Kimberley talks with Dr Nick Prior, a psychiatrist who has lived experience of the ...

A new study published in Translational Psychiatry suggests that chronic cannabis use may not be associated with cognitive ...

For decades, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (BD) were treated as distinct and unrelated psychiatric disorders. Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder characterized by altered thinking and ...

A new study by researchers at King's College London has split schizophrenia risk into two genetically distinct pathways. One is characterized by a shared genetic risk with bipolar disorder and ...

Bipolar disorder exists on a spectrum rather than as a single, uniform condition. This fundamental characteristic explains why two people with the same diagnosis can experience dramatically different ...

Dr. Gary Sachs answers the question: 'Ethnicity And Bipolar Disorder Risk?' — -- Question: Are certain ethnic or cultural groups more likely to get bipolar disorder? Answer: It's very interesting ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that is characterized by dramatic mood episodes that include mania or hypomania. These “high” moods alternate with periods of depression. People who ...

People living with bipolar disorder face stigma and treatment challenges. Despite these barriers, it’s possible to live a full and productive life with the condition. Four people share their stories.

Preliminary studies have suggested a keto diet could help improve psychiatric symptoms in people living with mental illnesses ...

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with music journalist and mental health advocate Kiana Fitzgerald about the latest public apology ...

The Award-Winning Author Explores Bipolar Disorder, Marriage, and the Far-Reaching Impact of Mental Illness in a ...

In addition to often being referred to by the same acronym (BPD), bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder share other superficial similarities that make it easy to confuse the two.