Bipolar disorder in young women includes common symptoms, causes, risk factors, and treatment options. Here are key insights to recognise early warning signs and support better mental health.

Bipolar disorder is a long-term mood disorder characterized by major fluctuations in mood — both high and low — that can impact daily functioning and behavior. Although bipolar disorder is a chronic mental health condition, treatments are available to ...

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 symptoms, severity levels, and treatment responses.

FDA approves evidence-based tool (Bysanti) to address severe mood and psychotic symptoms, which may predict future indications.

Related mental health conditions Bipolar disorder can be tricky to diagnose because it shares symptoms with other common mental health conditions. Additionally, children with bipolar disorder may have multiple mental health conditions at the same time. Some of these, called co-occurring conditions, often appear in children with BD. They include:

Lizzie McGuire star Robert Carradine had been battling chronic bipolar disorder for years. Here is how the mental health illness can manifest, and steps to take to seek help for it.

Researchers used genomic structural equation modeling to separate schizophrenia-specific and shared bipolar genetic risks. Schizophrenia-unique variants were linked to lower IQ, while shared variants correlated with higher education.