Bipolar Disorder News & Features

Like Son, Like Father: Bipolar Through The Generations When my life was in decay, my brain on fire, and I was lost in excruciating depression, it was my dad who rescued me. When I was drinking two six-packs of beer or more every night and smoking crack cocaine, it was my dad who flew from Hawaii to Chicago to spearhead my intervention and save my life. Norm Bezane is the ultimate dad. He is a superstar father who values kindness above all else. I was an infant when he quit his job to be a full-time “househusband,” as he

Social rhythm therapy (SRT), which uses behavioral strategies to support healthy sleep and other routines, is linked to improved mood and reduced suicide risk in young people with bipolar disorder, early research suggests.

A new study examines why many with bipolar disorder tend to stop taking their prescribed medications.

Investigators found that among bipolar patients who fail to respond to standard treatments, ECT can be a lifesaver, preventing out-of-control mood swings and dramatically lowering suicide risk.

Find out how one woman manages the mania that comes with bipolar disorder.

Read how one man with bipolar disorder handles the part of the condition that includes depression.

Read one woman’s story of what it’s like to have severe bipolar disorder, and how treatment helped her get her life back on track.

Carey is now in therapy and taking medication for the mental health condition.

Yes, being manic did feel good, but it came at a cost.

Trying to use my wife as a treatment for mental illness is literally crazy. Pardon the pun.

Medication and therapy are extremely important, but they aren’t the entire solution.

Don't stigmatize people with bipolar disorder, and treat us as you would everyone else, because we're just like everyone else, mental health activist Gabe Howard says.

For me, the most realistic definition is that I’m spending more time living my life than managing bipolar disorder.

Study found an hour in front of a light box helped ease depressive symptoms

As frustrating as it was that my loved ones didn’t understand my illness, I had to keep in mind that at first, I didn’t understand it, either.

I assumed the first medications prescribed to me would be the perfect regimen. My unrealistic view of how psychiatry and medication worked set me up to be very disappointed.

Got questions about bipolar disorder? WebMD has answers that the experts gave our audience during a Facebook Live event.

In 2003, I was admitted to a psychiatric hospital because I was having thoughts of suicide, delusions, and depression. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Almost half of those with the disorder attempt suicide and up to 20 percent succeed

What to do if your bipolar medication doesn’t seem to work as well as it used to.

Because bipolar depression can resemble other conditions, see your doctor or mental health professional to get a correct diagnosis.

Research review suggests strong link with emotional abuse

Researchers add the effect was small, and study did not prove cause and effect

Researcher calls delay a 'lost opportunity' for treatment

Lower rates of self-harm, accidental injury seen