Bipolar Disorder
Treatment of Bipolar Depression
Bipolar disorder consists of depressive episodes of low mood, difficulty in concentration and work, poor sleep, and poor…
Bipolar disorder in children
Children with bipolar disorder experience more enduring and rapidly changing symptoms of the disease than adults, according to…
Bipolar disorder more common in teenage psychiatric patients
Clinicians at Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents, have found that bipolar disorder…
Bipolar Disorder and the Miami Airport Incident
The tragic shooting of Rigoberto Alpizar at the Miami International Airport by U.S. Marshals who thought he had…
Abilify plus an antidepressant for mood disorders
The atypical antipsychotic drug Abilify (aripiprazole) appears to enhance the response to antidepressants in patients with treatment-resistant major…
Olanzapine prevents mania in bipolar disorder
Olanzapine is significantly more effective than lithium in preventing manic and mixed episode recurrence in patients with
Antipsychotic drug may control bipolar mania
A drug used to treat schizophrenia, amisulpride, appears to be a safe and effective treatment for…
Seroquel may improve life for bipolar patients
The antipsychotic drug Seroquel may improve not only symptoms in people with bipolar disorder, but also…
Wrestling with Bipolar Disorder
It’s one of the most missed diagnoses in psychiatry. Bipolar disorder, involving moods that swing between…
What causes bipolar disorder?
There is no single cause. The disorder tends to run in families which suggests that there is a…
Who suffers from bipolar disorder?
Bipolar disorder is common. Approximately two percent of the population suffers from the disorder. Men and…
Types of bipolar disorder
There are two main types of bipolar disorder.
Symptoms of bipolar disorder
Signs and symptoms of mania include:
What is bipolar disorder?
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a mood disorder characterised by extreme shifts in…


