GLP-1s are gaining interest for their impact on weight, blood sugar, and possibly mood in bipolar disorder. Here’s what ...

Although she was hospitalized during a manic episode and diagnosed with bipolar disorder, doctors never mentioned that it could happen again. Instead, Elly was stabilized, handed a prescription for ...

Sleep isn’t just a symptom — it’s a mood regulator. Find out how bipolar disorder impacts sleep and how you can build healthier sleep habits. Most nights, Will J. has no interest in going to bed. He ...

I Seem to Get Manic Every Summer — Why? The coming of spring and summer reenergizes all the senses. The warm sun, the beauty of nature, the smell of flowers, the sound of a soft breeze through the ...

During times of stress, anxiety can ramp up — and when layered on top of bipolar symptoms, it can feel especially intense. Your mood might swing, your appetite may shift, and it can be hard to focus ...

People with bipolar disorder share how they spot early signs of mood changes — and the strategies that help prevent a full ...

From recent research on trauma to advances in genetics, here are 5 new developments in the world of bipolar disorder. While everyone’s journey with bipolar disorder is individual, no one has to travel ...

Actor, writer, director, and acclaimed stand-up comic Cameron Esposito has never been one to shy away from hard truths. But in Four Pills — a new comedy special written and directed by Esposito, now ...

It’s dusk and I’m sitting with my arms around my knees at the junction of a turbulent and muddy river and the slow, dark water of an ocean inlet. As I sit at the meeting point of two vastly different, ...

Symptoms of bipolar disorder can feel confusing, so it comes as no surprise that managing the symptoms of this often-misunderstood brain-based health condition can seem like an enormous undertaking.

Whether you go undiagnosed for years or are diagnosed at the first onset of symptoms, hearing the words “bipolar disorder” can shift your entire sense of self — and change how you relate to the world, ...

During bipolar mood episodes, cultivating a sense of hope may feel impossible or pointless — at first. Yet science supports building the habit of pursuing brighter possibilities Our thinking around ...