Learn how to treat bipolar mixed states, where overlapping symptoms, risk factors, and side effects require a careful, ...

New bipolar disorder research highlights a wearable lithium sensor, how mood stabilizers affect thinking, and fathers’ ...

When it comes to managing bipolar disorder, sleep plays a prominent role. Yet many people think, “Well, what does sleep have to do with bipolar disorder?” Sleep is vitally important. And people — not ...

I have to laugh at the dramatic title that came to my mind as I contemplated what to write about for this post. As someone with bipolar disorder, it’s something my depressed mind would insist upon, ...

If you have a psychiatrist on your bipolar disorder treatment team, ask yourself this: Are you getting the most out of your relationship? Do you come prepared for your appointments with solid ...

In the delicately balanced ecosystem of bipolar, any type of stress — positive or negative — can spark a mood shift and lead to a return of bipolar symptoms. A spat at home, the onset of cold weather, ...

Our award-winning bpHope Blog is a collection of posts written with heartfelt honesty by a group of bloggers from around the world, with each providing their own unique perspectives on living with ...

Grant “Skip” T. remembers his hand trembling the day he sat down to write a long-overdue letter to his son. It was his son’s 39th birthday. And Skip, diagnosed with bipolar disorder more than a decade ...

When we talk about bipolar disorder, the focus often lands on the highs of mania and hypomania or the lows of depression. But if you — or a loved one — live with bipolar disorder, you may also notice ...

We’re excited to launch a new regular column by leading psychiatrist Jim Phelps, MD, whose pioneering work has helped shape how we understand mood experiences on a spectrum. In each column, Dr. Phelps ...

Carnie Wilson, daughter of the late Beach Boys icon Brian Wilson, lends her voice to a campaign raising awareness of tardive dyskinesia. Few outside the mental health field have heard of tardive ...

Tick-tock, tick-tock, goes the anger clock. Jeffrey M.’s wife has just said something thoughtless and offhanded, his four children are bickering, and with every passing day, his head spins, his rage ...