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 ...

While anger isn’t an “officially recognized” symptom of bipolar disorder, irritability—which is common with dramatic mood shifts—can lead to angry outbursts and explosions with devastating effects.

The connection between bipolar disorder and tardive dyskinesia can be complicated. However, it’s clear that taking preventive measures, keeping a close eye on symptoms, and managing medications ...

Understanding, open communication, and embracing our challenges are key for true growth in an intimate — especially if one partner has bipolar disorder. Author Jodi Picoult once said, “You don’t love ...

With bipolar or any other brain-based health disorder, recognizing signs of illness is important. So, too, is being able to recognize what it looks like to be well. After all, being free of symptoms ...

One common symptom of bipolar disorder is distractibility. This sense of being unable to focus is something that can be very annoying, if not downright frustrating. I can’t begin to tell you how many ...

For Kevin C., carbohydrate-rich foods have been a source of comfort since childhood. Back then, he and his siblings would escape to their grandmother’s upstairs apartment when their father was ...

As a supportive parent to an adult child with bipolar, there are so many questions left unanswered and a whole lot of guilt and anger. Someone needs to help me figure this out. There is a really ugly ...

In the spring of 2017, Jess L. of Cleveland got the news that her estranged father had been in a serious car accident. The combination of uncertainty about his prospects, emotional baggage from their ...

An antipsychotic approved by the FDA in 2009 to treat schizophrenia has now been greenlighted for use in bipolar 1 disorder.

Seeking forgiveness from others and making amends can be difficult. But it’s an essential step to rebuilding trust and self-forgiveness. Grant “Skip” T. remembers his hand trembling the day he sat ...