The bipolar spectrum is wide — and where you fall on it can impact your treatment. Dr. Jim Phelps explains why the labels don’t always fit.

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that is characterized by dramatic mood episodes that include mania or hypomania. These “high” moods alternate with periods of depression.

Bipolar I disorder, characterized by manic episodes lasting at least seven days or severe mania requiring hospitalization, represents the most recognizable form. These manic states often involve ...

Today is World Bipolar Day. According to Mental Health America, an estimated 2.3 million Americans have bipolar disorder, also called manic-depressive illness.A person with bipolar disorder can go ...

Image made with elements from Canva. Bipolar disorder is one of the most common mental illnesses—it affects an estimated 40 million people worldwide, about 2.8% of the population.Bipolar disorder can ...

Representation can quite literally save the lives of people with bipolar disorder. Our world has a lot of work to do in terms of rectifying and improving bipolar representation in the media, and ...

By the time Ola was categorized bipolar in the early 2000s, the diagnosis was taking off. One study found that from 1994 to 2003, bipolar diagnoses doubled for American adults. Cases of pediatric ...

In people with bipolar disorder, however, mood can change quickly and unpredictably, so that you get “stuck” in a low or high mood, which can have significant consequences.

Having bipolar disorder -- a serious mental illness that can cause both manic and depressed moods -- can make life more challenging. It also comes with a higher risk of dying early. Now, a study ...

Bipolar I disorder is the most severe and is defined by manic episodes that last at least 7 days. Manic episodes are extreme increases in energy or euphoria on one side, or feeling depressed or ...

Comedian Taylor Tomlinson, host of the new CBS late-night show, “After Midnight,” launching in early 2024, is open about her diagnosis of bipolar disorder in an Netflix special. “Being ...