Not all depression is the same. A new study reveals that depressed patients with a high genetic risk for bipolar disorder show a structural brain association with childhood trauma that closely mimics ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bipolar disorder is complicated. It’s also completely misunderstood, and often feared. This leads to stigma, which means that some ...

Bipolar disorder and alcohol problems seem to go hand-in-hand, leading to a widespread belief that drinking acts as a kind of 'self medication' to ease bipolar's life-altering symptoms of mania, ...

Gay people may be more likely to experience difficulties with their mental health. This is mainly the result of the stigma and discrimination they face. Being lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) may ...

Women are more likely than men to develop bipolar 2 disorder, a subtype of the condition characterized by longer and more frequent episodes of depressive symptoms than bipolar 1. Bipolar disorder is a ...

If you’ve been treated for your bipolar I symptoms, your doctor has likely mentioned how mega important medications are. In addition to regular therapy visits, mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, ...

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...

Bipolar disorder exists on a spectrum rather than as a single, uniform condition. This fundamental characteristic explains why two people with the same diagnosis can experience dramatically different ...

Both schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia cause psychosis. With schizoaffective disorder, however, you may also have prominent mood symptoms. In schizophrenia, people don’t typically have mood ...

Lindsay Modglin is a nurse and professional writer who regularly writes about complex medical topics, as well as travel and the great outdoors. She holds a professional certificate in scientific ...