A total of 903 patients (16 percent) fulfilled DSM-IV-TR standards for bipolar disorder, but 2,647 patients (47 percent) met the expanded, specific criteria.

A total of 903 patients (16 percent) fulfilled DSM-IV-TR standards for bipolar disorder, but 2,647 patients (47 percent) met the expanded, specific criteria.

NIMH published several review articles explaining DSM bipolar disorder criteria in an effort to minimize its overdiagnosis in children, and the DSM-5 Children’s Committee created a new diagnosis ...

About 10% of individuals with borderline personality disorder have bipolar 1 disorder and about 10% have bipolar 2 disorder, and this comes from a larger review that we did in our program as part ...

The importance of the study, Reid said, is that it suggests evidence in support of hypersexual disorder as a legitimate mental health condition. "The criteria for hypersexual disorder that have ...

In this open-label trial, participants with a primary diagnosis of bipolar disorder II according to DSM-5 criteria who were currently experiencing a depressive episode lasting longer than 3 months ...

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (DSM) classification of bipolar disorder defines categories to reflect common understanding of mood symptoms rather than scientific ...

A blood test could be used to diagnose and assess the severity of certain mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder, according to a new study. But some experts think this raises ethical concerns ...

Caring for someone with bipolar disorder can be very hard, whether you’re a partner, parent, child, or friend of someone who has this condition. It’s stressful for everyone it touches.