Why Bipolar Episodes Can Return Even When You’re Doing Everything Right It’s possible to do all of the right things — follow a proper medication regimen, eat well, exercise, minimize stress, and get ...

The World Health Organization reports that tens of millions of individuals across the globe are living with bipolar disorder. Despite that prevalence, many people still have misconceptions about ...

Experts do not know precisely what causes bipolar disorder, but if a person has a sibling or parent with this condition, they are more likely to have it. According to the National Institute of Mental ...

Bipolar disorder (previously called manic-depressive illness) is a serious mental illness marked by manic episodes and, usually, depressive episodes. Symptoms involve severe fluctuations in mood, ...

For many people who have bipolar I, lithium is that most elusive of pharmacological treatments, the “magic bullet”—a single intervention that completely eliminates the symptoms of a disease. Since the ...