Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that is characterized by dramatic mood episodes that include mania or hypomania. These “high” moods alternate with periods of depression. People who ...

Neha Pathak, MD, FACP, DipABLM: Welcome to the WebMD Health Discovered podcast. I'm Dr Neha Pathak, WebMD's Chief Physician Editor for Health and Lifestyle Medicine. Bipolar disorder is a condition ...

Identifying how mania shows up in your daily life can help you spot early warning signs before a full mood shift takes hold. A diagnosis of bipolar disorder involves mood episodes that vary in ...

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A patient of mine, Henry, recently told me his girlfriend asked “Is bipolar disorder ‘real’?” Bipolar disorder certainly was having a real effect on my patient’s life. But Henry’s girlfriend might ...

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Bipolar disorder anger is real — but frequency, intensity, and fallout matter. Use a fast checklist to reset before you react. II can sum up the nature of bipolar disorder in three words: chronic, ...

Bipolar disorder is commonly associated with dramatic mood swings — from extreme highs to deep lows. However, mental health experts say the early signs are often far more subtle, making the condition ...

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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of premature deaths in patients with bipolar disorder worldwide. In a novel study in young adults (aged 20-45) with bipolar disorder researchers were able ...

Bipolar disorder as a mental illness is marked by extreme mood swings from very high highs to extreme low, and vice versa. Highs are periods of mania where one is extremely excited, while lows are ...