The course of bipolar disorder differs between men and women. Women experience more depressive mixed or rapid cycling, so that means their manic episodes tend to be less severe and their depressive ...

Poor sleep is associated with negative mood in women with bipolar disorder, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and University of Michigan Medical School. Bipolar disorder is a ...

Although bipolar disorder symptoms can vary based on the type you have, one of the distinctive characteristics of the condition is mood changes, which can sometimes be severe.Women in their thirties ...

Scientists have found that teenagers and adults living with bipolar disorder face a higher risk of early death compared to people of the same age and sex who do not have the condition. In a recent ...

Among teens and adults with bipolar II disorder (BD-II), all-cause mortality was 60% higher than in those without the disorder and 24% higher than in those with bipolar I disorder (BD-I), a new study ...

There is a lot of confusion about what bipolar disorder is, despite the fact that approximately 2.6% of the population is diagnosed with the condition. To anyone on the outside, they may have very ...

Subtle changes before a mood episode are often easiest to spot in hindsight. Here’s what to watch for. Managing a complex, brain-based mood disorder like bipolar requires self-awareness and a measure ...