Doctors have observed and treated bipolar disorder for thousands of years. Known throughout history by many names, like depression, mania, manic-depressive illness, or psychosis, the disorder is ...

Every year, World Bipolar Day takes place on March 30, which is Vincent van Gogh’s birthday. This choice of date is intentional because several years after his death, experts diagnosed the artist as ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that affects 4.4% of US adults at some point in their lives, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. NIMH defines bipolar disorder as a ...

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — There’s a new group in Fort Wayne aimed to help educate and support those with a Bipolar 1 diagnosis. Monarch Mental Health is offering Bipolar Community group sessions twice ...

An initiative by the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) in conjunction with the International Bipolar Foundation (IBPF) and the Asian Network of Bipolar Disorders (ANBD), World Bipolar ...

When a bipolar support group is well structured with sufficient attention given to the importance of homogeneity (member’s having enough in common), then it can become a potent elixir with strong ...

This is part 5 of a 5-part series about my service and success, followed by mental health disaster, recovery, and a new life. Bipolar disorder can strike anyone, regardless of gender, race, education, ...

MADISON, Fla. (WCTV) - Wednesday, March 30, marks World Bipolar Awareness Day, and a community volunteer in Madison is working to connect people affected by the disorder through a new support group.