Bipolar Disorder

“As soon as Lexi reaches home, she abruptly sinks into depression and curls up in a fetal position, almost catatonic in her bed.”

Some mood episodes are more anxiety-provoking than others, and at the top of the list are mixed states.

A quick primer on nomenclature, issues to consider, and switching.

Prazosin appears to be effective and perhaps the best medication for selected patients, including those with bipolar disorder.

Is this treatment for bipolar disorder risking patients’ heart health?

Misdiagnosis and late diagnosis may be preventing older patients with bipolar disorder from getting proper care.

While psychotropic medications for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other psychiatric disorders can cause weight gain, patients can take small steps to improve their health.

What happens if a patient is too ill to manage at home?

A high-powered lawyer faces her toughest opponent yet: mental illness stigma.

Many patients with bipolar and other psychiatric disorders believe it is better to wait to address cigarette and other nicotine use. Here is why that is not necessarily the case.

In what 5 ways can anxiety present in bipolar disorder?

A case report and literature review of intrathecal methotrexate-induced mania.

Although supported by basic science, it’s still a sea change to think that diet can treat depression. Some research puts that idea to the test.

If approved by the FDA, this treatment would be the first therapy for treating depressive episodes in both bipolar I and II disorder in 2 different forms.

When dealing with a serious mental illness, speaking out and sharing common experiences can help healing.

As we learn about the effect of COVID-19 on patients with bipolar and other psychiatric disorders, clinicians should be prepared to ask questions to uncover new syndromic behaviors.

A new test screens for bipolar disorder with respectable accuracy

Are there differences in the clinical course of bipolar I and bipolar II disorder with and without comorbid alcohol use disorder?

When concern for a patient is not so severe that a clinician feels compelled to call the police, there are options.

Although clinicians and patients may wish otherwise, the comorbidity of ADHD and bipolar disorder needs to be considered.

What are they key differences between ADHD and bipolar disorder? How can they be identified?

For many patients, the most painful part of bipolar disorder is the loss of control over their own mind.

The psychiatric prescribing clinician may be called upon to treat pain comorbid with bipolar disorder.

David Osser, MD, comments on the low priority of valproate for treating patients with bipolar disorder.