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The Basics of Bipolar Disorder

• What Is Bipolar Disorder?

• Bipolar Is One Disorder With Many Faces

• Is Bipolar Disorder Hereditary?

• From Manic to Depressed: Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder

• Slideshow: What Is Mania in Bipolar Disorder?

• Slideshow: Depression in Bipolar Disorder

• The Challenge of Accurately Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder

• How to Diagnose Bipolar Disorder

• 5 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Bipolar Disorder

• The Risk of Suicide for Bipolar Patients

• Bipolar Disorder Is Different for Women

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The Best Bipolar Blogs

An active community of bloggers with bipolar disorder has sprung up online in recent years. In this slideshow, we bring you the people behind the best bipolar blogs and highlight some of their must-read posts. View slideshow

Treating Bipolar Disorder

• How the Right Drugs Can Treat Bipolar Disorder

• Drugs Prescribed for Bipolar Disorder

• Managing Bipolar Disorder's Highs and Lows

• How Psychotherapy Can Help Bipolar Disorder

• How a Bipolar Patient Learned to Manage Mania

Watch a video on whether to take mood stabilizers

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9 Ways to Control Bipolar Disorder

From diet and exercise to travel tips, here are various strategies to keep bipolar disorder under control. View slideshow

Living With Bipolar Disorder

• Back to School With Bipolar? How College Can Unleash Mania

• My Story: My Life as a Bipolar Mom

• How to Care for and Cope With a Bipolar Spouse

• Do Pregnancy and Bipolar Disorder Mix?

• Manic Spending Puts Bipolar Patients at Risk for Financial Woes

• Booze, Drugs, and Bipolar Disorder

• My Story: I'm Bipolar and Struggle With Addiction

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Dr. David Miklowitz Answers Critical Questions About Bipolar Disorder

David J. Miklowitz, Ph.D.

Professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Colorado, Boulder

Q: How is bipolar disorder different from depression?

A: Bipolar depression, when it manifests as depression, is more severe and more recurrent than major depression. It also tends to have an earlier age of onset than depression. On average, people with this disorder are symptomatic half of all the weeks of their lives, with one quarter of that time in a manic state and three quarters in depression. Read More

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Bipolar Celebrities: Does It Make Them More Creative?

Depression may have been dubbed the “common cold of mental health,” but the mental health buzzword these days is bipolar disorder, possibly because it's often associated with creativity, verve, and charisma. View slideshow