Psychiatric diagnosis still relies on symptom checklists that were never designed to reflect biology. A peer-reviewed invited review published in Brain Medicine now synthesizes recent advances across ...

After comparing data from over one million diagnosed individuals, an international consortium of researchers grouped the disorders into five major categories. The study is the largest of its kind ever ...

Background: Differentiating bipolar disorder (BD) from unipolar depression (UD) is essential, as these conditions differ greatly in their progression and treatment approaches. Digital phenotyping, ...

Is it an episode or your baseline? Learn how bipolar spectrum temperaments like hyperthymia, dysthymia, and cyclothymia affect treatment.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists says that many women are not aware that menopause can be associated with the onset of new ...

Valerie Taylor's research explores links between gut bacteria and bipolar disorder, testing faecal microbiota transplants as potential treatments for mental illness.

Selena Gomez recently stopped by to join husband Benny Blanco on his Friends Keep Secrets podcast. Before we know it, the ...

Auditory and visual hallucinations are hallmark symptoms of psychosis, but in the prodromal stage, a patient might describe hearing whispers or footsteps or notice brief distortions when looking at ...

Warning: This article contains discussion of suicide which some readers may find distressing. Here are the symptoms of bipolar disorder following the death of Robert Carradine. Yesterday (23 February) ...

Research has shown that Black patients are less likely to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder as opposed to schizophrenia, and a study published in 2023 found that Black patients with bipolar disorder ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Research has shown that Black patients are less likely to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder as opposed to schizophrenia, and a study published in 2023 found that Black ...