Bipolar Disorder

Nearly 6 million adults in the U.S. have bipolar disorder, but it's an often misunderstood—and tricky to diagnose—mental illness.

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Bipolar disorder can be devastating, yet treatment options offer help. Read on for the targeted information you need to manage your own, or a loved one's, condition.

Bipolar Disorder News

Study Looks at Deep Brain Stimulation in Bipolar Patients
By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) — A small study suggests that deep brain stimulation, which is currently being investigated as a treatment for general depression, may also help patients with bipolar disorder. There are some caveats. The surgery necessary to allow deep brain stimulation is extremely expensive. And for now, the research [...]
Even Today, the Stigma of Mental Illness Won’t Fade
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) — People with a mental illness struggle with symptoms ranging from crushing depression and crippling anxiety to powerful delusions and hallucinations that force them to actively sort out the real from the imagined. And if that weren’t enough, they also have to deal with the way the rest [...]
First Versions of Generic Zyprexa Approved
MONDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) — The first generic versions of Zyprexa (olanzapine) have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, the agency said Monday. Olanzapine has a boxed label warning that the drug can cause death among elderly people who have psychosis due to confusion and memory [...]
Genetic Links Seen Between Bipolar Illness and Schizophrenia
THURSDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) — There is a genetic link between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, two common and often disabling brain disorders, a new study indicates. Researchers identified 11 genetic regions, including six that had never been discovered before, which play a role in people’s risk for these mental illnesses. The findings, they say, provide [...]
Antipsychotics Best for Controlling Mania: Study
By Maureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) — The manic episodes experienced by those with bipolar disorder are better controlled by antipsychotic drugs than mood stabilizers, a new, large study suggests. Researchers from Italy and the United Kingdom also found that three antipsychotics — first-generation haloperidol (Haldol) along with later formulations of risperidone (Risperdal) and [...]