What’s It Like to Be Married to Someone with Bipolar Disorder?
When we were in Slovenia a couple weeks ago, Cecie and I did an interview ...
Bipolar Disorder Making or Breaking Friendships?
Bipolar disorder is notorious for leaving broken relationships in its wake – both intimate relationships ...
Is Bipolar Disorder Overdiagnosed in Adults?
There has been a lot of discussion about the over-diagnosis of bipolar disorder in kids, but ...
Chronic Irritability Not To Be Confused with Childhood Bipolar
A Science Update published by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) entitled “Imaging Studies Help Pinpoint ...
Shorter Sleep Duration Linked to Mental Distress
We all know how important sleep is in maintaining mental health and mood stability. Results ...
When Anger is Mistaken for Mania
On a recent admission to hospital I felt more anger than mania. I felt angry ...
Childhood Bipolar or Something Else?
On Tuesday, November 30, NIMH posted a Science Update entitled “Most Children with Rapidly Shifting ...
Understanding Psychosis, Hallucinations, and Delusions
In Wednesday’s post, “Childhood Trauma Linked to Psychosis: Maybe Not,” I introduced a few terms ...
Where’s the Bipolar Gene?
Given all the activity and advances in genetic research, you might expect researchers to have ...
Using Genetic Profiles to Predict Medication Response in Bipolar Disorder
This month’s edition of Discovery’s Edge, Mayo Clinic’s Online Research Magazine, features an article entitled “The ...
