Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a chronically recurring condition involving moods that swing between the highs of mania and the lows of depression. Depression is by far the ...

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New research underscores the role of the immune system in depression, linking inflammation to poor response to standard antidepressants and highlighting the importance of personalized medicine in ...

This study highlights the efficacy of home-based tDCS in treating major depressive disorder, with significant improvements in ...

It used to be called manic depression in an effort to capture the swing of emotions from intense manic highs to the lowest of lows. Today it’s called bipolar disorder, another way to describe a mental ...

Bipolar disorder used to be called manic depression. People with the illness can have symptoms of mania, including grandiose ideas, lots of energy and racing thoughts, and symptoms of depression, like ...

The term "manic-depressive illness" or psychosis was coined by German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin in the late nineteenth century, originally referring to all kinds of mood disorder. German ...