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 ...

Estimates of the lifetime prevalence of bipolar disorder vary, with studies typically giving values of the order ... involve severe manic episodes with dangerous behavior or depressive episodes ...

According to the DSM 5 (the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), in order ... criteria for depression as MDD, but a person must have experienced at least one manic or hypomanic ...

Dr. Jamison, a professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, details her experience living with bipolar disorder, or manic-depressive illness, as the condition was known when this ...

While manic and depressive behaviors are the hallmarks of bipolar disorder ... In severe cases, a stay in the hospital may be necessary in order to stabilize mood swings and cognitive behavior therapy ...

Depression refers to a state of low mood that can be accompanied with loss of interest in activities that the individual normally perceived as pleasurable, altered appetite and sleep/wake balance ...

Bipolar disorder entered the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 1980, replacing the depression subtype of manic depression. It was ...

On the other hand, Vraylar was unable to improve depressive symptoms from baseline to week six in MADRS total score compared to placebo in another late-stage trial (3111-302-001).

The nerve cells need glutamate receptors – think of them like catcher’s mitts for glutamate – in order to join in this communication. In the brains of some people with depression ...

Learn more about how constant masking contributes to burnout in autistic women and increases risk for anxiety, depression and ...

Vraylar is approved to treat schizophrenia and various aspects of bipolar disorder, including manic and depressive episodes, and despite setbacks on its way to market has become one of AbbVie's ...

Lindsay Clancy, 32, is believed to have been suffering from severe postpartum depression when she allegedly strangled Cora, ...