Bipolar depression is a mental health condition that shares similarities with both bipolar disorder and major depression. This condition can be difficult to diagnose, treat, and manage — especially if you don’t know much about it.
August 1, 2015, IOWA CITY, IA—A new study has identified features that can help to distinguish bipolar depression from major depressive disorder—a
re-balancing neurotransmitters and treating the root functional imbalances that cause mental health problems with natural remedies
Though often overshadowed by mania’s intensity, bipolar depression is more pervasive and often misdiagnosed. Coping skills can help keep hope alive. Getty
Emerging from the dark depths of bipolar depression is daunting, and it’s hard to see a way out. Let hope shine a light in the darkness.
I’ve found that there are two kinds of bipolar depression. Here are the signs of an angry and irritated downswing.
An honest review of Lamictal for Bipolar Depression, why I decided to wean off, and how I did it successfully without withdrawal symptoms.
In two small case series, injections of botulinum toxin into the glabellar region -- the area between the eyebrows and above the nose -- reduced symptoms of bipolar depression and social anxiety.
Despite all the attention mania gets, most of us with bipolar know that depression is far more common. Despite all the attention mania gets, most of us
Depression can sneak up on you. So as soon as you recognize you’re beginning to sink, it's the time to throw yourself a line. Here’s what you can do:
Bipolar disorder describes the cycle of emotion in the extreme ends of a spectrum of mood. The hallmark of this disorder is the highs and lows of mood changes that are expressed in emotional cycles. It has been suggested in numerous studies that...
What it feels like to experience bipolar depression and how to conquer it. Read insights from a mental illness warrior living with it.
Bipolar depression can feel a lot like a physical illness, such as the flu, because it is a lot like a physical illness. Here is a physiological explanation.
February 12, 2015, BARCELONA, Spain—Atypical depression, which is characterized by increased appetite and increased desire to sleep, has been linked with
There are six distinct stages of bipolar: crisis, managed, recovery, freedom, stability, and self-mastery.
August 7, 2015, DRESDEN, Germany—New research suggests depression symptoms among people who later develop bipolar disorder may be different from
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Five major mental illnesses — depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, schizophrenia and autism — are traceable to the same inherited genetic variations,
Ask a patient with depression how long it takes for them to feel fully awake in the morning and you are liable to get some revealing answers.
Thousands of lives at risk from a misdiagnosis of depression could be saved after researchers discover a clearer test for Bipolar Disorder
