Doctors have observed and treated bipolar disorder for thousands of years. Known throughout history by many names, like depression, mania, manic-depressive illness, or psychosis, the disorder is ...

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The approval of medicines called second-generation antipsychotics has allowed bipolar I and other associated conditions to be treated. A person with bipolar I disorder can go through various mood ...

Researchers have developed a new way of improving diagnosis of bipolar disorder that uses a simple blood test to identify biomarkers associated with the condition. Researchers have developed a new way ...

Bipolar disorder–a mental health condition often characterized by mood swings between mania and depression–can take a toll on families, especially within the Black community where stigma and limited ...

Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory skin condition, but its effects go well beyond the skin. While its often recognized for its itchy, scaly patches, experts believe that the root causes of psoriasis ...

Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia overlap in some ways. For instance, both can lead to psychosis, a state of mind causing a detachment from reality. Although they have some similarities, they’re very ...

Researchers said they had developed a proof-of-concept blood test to identify biomarkers associated with bipolar disorder as a step towards reducing misdiagnosis. The condition affects 1.3 million ...