PITTSBURGH, Oct. 2 -- Not all children with bipolar disorder may be getting properly identified because they fall just short of meeting diagnostic criteria for the disorder–criteria that is based on ...

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 ...

Manic episodes are a hallmark of bipolar disorder, characterized by an elevated mood, increased energy, and heightened activity levels. Understanding the duration of these episodes is crucial for ...

Months after his disappearance, TikToker Christopher Rooney — known as "Uncle Chris" to his millions of followers — is opening up about his manic episode in hopes of using his platform to raise ...

Bipolar disorders include several disorders of emotion, energy and thought that are characterized by biphasic mood episodes of mania or hypomania and depression and are expressed as recurrent episodes ...

Research is ongoing to better predict manic and depressive episodes in bipolar disorder to help support treatment. Learn more about some of the most common methods and tools. Bipolar disorder is a ...

A study found that excessive screen time is associated with increased manic symptoms in adolescents, especially with social media and video games. The research suggests that instant gratification from ...

Bipolar disorders, or manic-depressive illness, is a group of disorders characterized by the presence of pronounced high-energy phases known as manic episodes. Typically, unusual shifts in mood and ...

Most patients with mania responded to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), a Swedish population-based study found. Among 571 individuals who were in a manic episode, 482 (84.4%) responded to treatment ...