Changes Clinical Practice: Based on this large trial, lithium alone or a lithium-valproate combination should be used as first-line maintenance treatment for bipolar affective disorder type I instead ...

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 ...

Scientists comment on Bipolar Disorder following news about Kanye West. Prof David Curtis, Honorary Professor, UCL Genetics Institute, University College London (UCL), said: What is bipolar?

A longitudinal neuroimaging study comparing individuals with bipolar disorder and healthy participants found that bipolar disorder patients with a higher number of depressive episodes tended to show ...

If spring and summer are all about venturing outside for fresh air and sunshine, fall and winter tend to be more about retreating indoors with a cup of tea and a soft blanket. While some people relish ...

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Individuals with bipolar disorder face significant employment challenges, with many experiencing prolonged unemployment that ...

Shorter days and lack of sunlight can greatly affect one’s mental state. People often suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) during the fall and winter months due to lack of sunlight. A Baylor ...