Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that causes dramatic shifts in a person’s mood, energy and ability to think clearly.

AUSTIN — Perinatal and postpartum depression affect one in seven women in the United States, but healthcare resources and access to care can be inconsistent or nonexistent for many. "Maternal mental ...

This post is in response to Depression in Children: Proof of Bipolar Disorder By Nassir Ghaemi M.D., M.P.H. I want to respond to my esteemed colleague, Dr. Nassir Ghaemi, Director of the Mood Disorder ...

About 1% of our population suffers from "no doubt about it" bipolar affective disorder (bipolar I disorder). Persons with this disorder experience serious episodes of both depression and mania that ...

Tiny lab-grown brains are offering an unprecedented look at how schizophrenia and bipolar disorder disrupt neural activity.

SAN DIEGO -- Dr. John Kelsoe has spent his career trying to identify the biological roots of bipolar disorder. In December, he announced he had discovered several gene mutations closely tied to the ...

Tiny lab-grown “mini brains” are no longer just a futuristic curiosity. By capturing the electrical chatter of neurons in a ...

Pea-sized brains grown in a lab have for the first time revealed the unique way neurons might misfire due to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, psychiatric ailments that affect millions of people ...

Precise changes in the connectivity between neurons caused by an imbalance of gut bacteria may help explain depressive ...