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Most Recent Bipolar Disorder Articles

What are Manic Episodes?
A manic episode is characterized by an unusually euphoric or agitated state that lasts at least one week. A manic episode represents a change from normal functioning and often profoundly interferes with work and personal relationships. Many times...
What is Cyclothymia?
Cyclothymia is a chronic bipolar disorder characterized by short periods of mild depression and short periods of hypomania, separated by short periods of normal mood. Those who suffer from this disorder are never free of the symptoms of depression...
The Ups and Downs of Bipolar Disorder
Most people experience ups and downs during their lives. But if you are experiencing periods of extreme highs followed by periods of extreme lows, you may have bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is a serous mental illness that is characterized by...
Sailing in the Wind's Eye: Charting My Mother's Bipolar Journey
My mother was fifty-nine when she took her life. She had had many intimate dealings with suicide and knew it well; this final act was the last in a long history of incomplete attempts. On the afternoon of her thirty-fifth wedding anniversary,...
Sometimes Bipolar Disorder First Surfaces in Childhood or Adolescence
Research findings, clinical experience, and family accounts provide substantial evidence that bipolar disorder, also called manic depression, can occur in children and adolescents. Bipolar disorder is difficult to recognize and diagnose in youth,...
Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depression) - Do These Symptoms Sound Familiar?
Are you feeling really "down" sometimes and really "up" other times? Are these mood changes causing problems at work, school, or home? If yes, you may have bipolar disorder, also called manic-depression.James' Story:"I’ve had times of feeling "down...