Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

Medically reviewed by Aleesha Grier, PsyD Bipolar 1 causes mania, while bipolar 2 can cause hypomania and depression.You can use medications and psychotherapy to help manage symptoms for bipolar 1 and ...

More than 10 million people in the United States are living with bipolar disorder, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). It's characterized by severe, dramatic shifts in mood ...

Neha Pathak, MD, FACP, DipABLM: Welcome to the WebMD Health Discovered podcast. I'm Dr Neha Pathak, WebMD's Chief Physician Editor for Health and Lifestyle Medicine. Bipolar disorder is a condition ...

Let's start with an analogy: When your car's engine is running and it's in park or neutral, the engine is idling at a fairly steady rate. You don't even have to press on the gas pedal because the ...

Oversleeping with bipolar disorder is not laziness. It may be hypersomnia, a sleep symptom that can affect mood, energy, and daily life. Key Takeaways When bipolar depression takes hold, it can feel ...

Bipolar II disorder is a mental health condition that involves periods of depression and periods of elevated mood, called hypomania. All forms of bipolar disorder involve shifts in mood and levels of ...

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 ...

Upon being diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder at the age of 24, Charlotte, a budding singer-songwriter, wasn't particularly angry, upset, or surprised. Her first thought after hearing the news? That ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It used to be called manic depression in an effort to capture the swing of emotions from intense manic highs to the lowest of lows ...