Is this topic for you? This topic discusses bipolar disorder in adults. If you are concerned that your child or teen may have bipolar disorder, see the topic Bipolar...

Although bipolar disorder is diagnosed largely on the basis of whether a manic or hypomanic.... In fact, bipolar disorder is the sixth leading cause of disability worldwide...

Two abnormal genes may have a role in bipolar disorder, a new study finds.... Of these, 4,387 had bipolar disorder. Variant forms of two genes were most likely to be found...

What is bipolar disorder in children and teens? When children older than age 6 or teens have bipolar disorder, they have mood swings with extreme ups and downs...

FRIDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia appear to share common... with either mental disorder had a notably higher risk of developing bipolar disorder or...

Bipolar cycles are often seasonal. The synonymous terms “bipolar” and “manic depressive” have... bipolar; in fact, the up/down mood states usually cycle gradually from one extreme to the...

Q: I was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder. My mood swings have been going on for a... others? A: Explaining bipolar disorder can be difficult. There are no specific blood tests or...

... than half of bipolar diagnoses may be wrong. The report is one of the latest from the Rhode... self-administered questionnaire that asked if they had ever been diagnosed as bipolar or...

... Bipolar 1 disorder, the drug maker said Monday. Risperdal Consta is the long-acting version... Bipolar 1, schizophrenia and autism. Type 1 bipolar disorder involves at least one manic...

Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with either schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder.... People with bipolar I have alternating periods of depression and manic highs...