Researchers continue to make progress in their search for biological markers of mental illness. Such markers, if they can be scientifically validated, are widely expected to make diagnosis and risk ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that affects 4.4% of US adults at some point in their lives, according to the ...

Diagnosing bipolar disorder can be difficult. While it is not hard to distinguish between its two characteristic phases—the high spirits of mania and the low spirits of depression—it is challenging to ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that bipolar disorder is now the third most common mental health concern in the U.S. Bipolar disorder is often described as a ...

Mini-brains' grown in the lab allow scientists to study brain wiring without interfering with brains in living people, and ...

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

FARGO - Naomi Woods describes her psychotic break as sliding into an abyss with no way out. The experience terrified her husband, best friend and son, but she doesn't remember it. "All I knew was I ...

Research is ongoing to better predict manic and depressive episodes in bipolar disorder to help support treatment. Learn more about some of the most common methods and tools. Bipolar disorder is a ...

*Kanye West, now legally known as Ye, has made headlines once again with his surprising claims regarding his mental health. “My wife took me [to a doctor] because she said, ‘Something about your ...