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.

Bipolar disorder exists on a spectrum rather than as a single, uniform condition. This fundamental characteristic explains why two people with the same diagnosis can experience dramatically different ...

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 ...

Bipolar disorder anger is real — but frequency, intensity, and fallout matter. Use a fast checklist to reset before you react ...

On the face of it, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, American novelist Ernest Hemingway and rapper Kanye West – now called Ye – do not appear to have much in common. Yet they probably share a mental ...

Psychosis is an experience marked by changes in how information is integrated. While the hallmarks of psychosis include qualities like hallucinations and unusual beliefs, the pathways to psychosis may ...

Bipolar disorder and alcohol problems seem to go hand-in-hand, leading to a widespread belief that drinking acts as a kind of 'self medication' to ease bipolar's life-altering symptoms of mania, ...

Explore the importance of timing when taking bipolar medications to maximize effectiveness and minimize side effects. Learn ...