We all experience variations in mood, activity, and energy. For some people, these variations are so extreme that they become dysfunctional. Psychiatry is the discipline that has paid most attention ...

When Natasha Tracy was 19, a psychiatrist diagnosed her with minor depression. “I knew this was wrong,” Tracy says. “He hadn’t listened to me. I was suffering from severe, suicidal depression.” In ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic-depressive illness, is a mental health condition characterized by extreme mood swings or episodes of mania and depression. Illustration d'une personne ...

'At the time, it seemed completely rational. I’d already visited Angel tube station that morning (its name was a sign from God, obviously), and proposed to a complete stranger in Costa Coffee, saving ...

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 ...

The singer talked to 'Rolling Stone' about her lifelong struggle with bipolar disorder — and how she’s learning to maintain boundaries with fans Chappell Roan is looking back on how her bipolar II ...

When I cycled through episodes of feeling so depressed and hopeless I could barely get out of bed with periods of euphoria, energy, and super creativity all within the same week, I thought I was going ...

What began as a depressive symptom became an eating disorder. Addressing my bipolar disorder helped me heal my relationship ...