Bipolar Disorder: Symptoms, Types, and Treatment | Health.com

Home
Bipolar Disorder
What Is Bipolar Disorder?

5 Women Share What It's Like to Have a Chronic Illness During the Coronavirus Pandemic

5 Women Share What It's Like to Have a Chronic Illness During the Coronavirus Pandemic

What women with chronic illness want healthy people to know during the COVID-19 crisis.

'How I'm Battling Depression and Bipolar Disorder During the Coronavirus Pandemic'

'How I'm Battling Depression and Bipolar Disorder During the Coronavirus Pandemic'

Social isolation is a trigger for mental illness, and that's left one woman struggling.

Selena Gomez Revealed She Was Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder

Selena Gomez Revealed She Was Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder

"I wanted to know everything about it. And it took the fear away."

Bebe Rexha Dropped Her Mental Health Diagnosis on the Grammys Red Carpet, and We Fully Support Her

Bebe Rexha Dropped Her Mental Health Diagnosis on the Grammys Red Carpet, and We Fully Support Her

Rexha got real about how personal her new album will be.

How One Woman With Bipolar Disorder Is Bringing People Together to Fight the Stigma of Mental Illness

How One Woman With Bipolar Disorder Is Bringing People Together to Fight the Stigma of Mental Illness

"Too often, people hide their diagnosis for fear of being treated differently. I wanted to break down that stigma."

Jane Pauley Didn’t Have Bipolar Disorder Until Age 50: ‘When I Was 49 I Was Not Bipolar’

Jane Pauley Didn’t Have Bipolar Disorder Until Age 50: ‘When I Was 49 I Was Not Bipolar’

The CBS Sunday Morning anchor said by the time she was diagnosed she was "in pretty deep trouble.”

Featured Stories

13 Bipolar Disorder Symptoms You Need to Know, According to Psychologists

13 Bipolar Disorder Symptoms You Need to Know, According to Psychologists

How to know if your mood problems are something serious.

10 Helpful Books About Bipolar Disorder

10 Helpful Books About Bipolar Disorder

Reading about bipolar disorder can help. Here are 10 books for anyone interested in the topic.

Sleepless Nights, Risky Behavior, and Depression: What It's Really Like to Live With Bipolar II Disorder

Sleepless Nights, Risky Behavior, and Depression: What It's Really Like to Live With Bipolar II Disorder

What Is Mania in Bipolar Disorder?

What Is Mania in Bipolar Disorder?

Bipolar Celebrities: Does It Make Them More Creative?

Bipolar Celebrities: Does It Make Them More Creative?

7 Women on What It’s Really Like to Live With Bipolar Disorder

7 Women on What It’s Really Like to Live With Bipolar Disorder

More on Bipolar Disorder

What It's Like to Live With Bipolar Disorder—a Mental Health Condition No One Can See

Mackenzie Driscoll, 26, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder 6 years ago. This is how she's learned to manage work, social situations, and daily life with an illness that's not just invisible but also carries a stigma.

All What Is Bipolar Disorder?

Ghostbusters II Baby Oscar Actor and John Denver's Nephew Dead of Apparent Suicide After Battle with Mental Illness

Ghostbusters II Baby Oscar Actor and John Denver's Nephew Dead of Apparent Suicide After Battle with Mental Illness

5 Subtle Signs of Bipolar Disorder

5 Subtle Signs of Bipolar Disorder

Ricki Lake's Ex-Husband Was Among the 20% of Bipolar Patients Who Die By Suicide

Ricki Lake’s Ex-Husband Among 20% of Bipolar Suicides

8 Times Carrie Fisher Shattered the Stigma on Mental Illness

8 Times Carrie Fisher Shattered the Stigma on Mental Illness

Demi Lovato’s New Campaign Aims to Change How We See Mental Illness

Demi Lovato’s New Campaign Aims to Change How We See Mental Illness

8 Celebrities on Their Struggles With Mental Illness

8 Celebrities on Their Struggles With Mental Illness

Bipolar Disorder Versus Depression

Bipolar Disorder Versus Depression

Dr. David Miklowitz Answers Critical Questions About Bipolar Disorder

Dr. David Miklowitz Answers Critical Questions About Bipolar Disorder

Mani Pavuluri, MD, Explains How to Help Your Bipolar Child

Mani Pavuluri, MD, Explains How to Help Your Bipolar Child

How to Get Your Depressed or Bipolar Child an Accurate Diagnosis

How to Get Your Depressed or Bipolar Child an Accurate Diagnosis

How Is Childhood Bipolar Disorder Treated?

How Is Childhood Bipolar Disorder Treated?

Preacher’s Irritability Cost Him Jobs, But It Was Really Bipolar

Preacher’s Irritability Cost Him Jobs, But It Was Really Bipolar

How Therapy Can Help Bipolar Disorder

How Psychotherapy Can Help Bipolar Disorder

Drugs Used to Treat Bipolar Kids Cause Rapid Weight Gain

Drugs Used to Treat Bipolar Kids Cause Rapid Weight Gain

Healthy Weight or Healthy Mind? Psych Drugs Can Pile on Pounds

Healthy Weight or Healthy Mind? Psych Drugs Can Pile on Pounds

How to Manage Bipolar Disorder

Managing Bipolar Disorder's Highs and Lows

Why Bipolar Disorder Can Trigger Suicide

The Risk of Suicide for Bipolar Patients

Manic Spending Puts Bipolar Patients at Risk for Financial Woes

Manic Spending Puts Bipolar Patients at Risk for Financial Woes

Bipolar Disorder Is Different for Women

Bipolar Disorder Is Different for Women

The Challenge of Accurately Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder

The Challenge of Accurately Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar? You Probably Need Meds

How the Right Drugs Can Treat Bipolar Disorder

Back to School With Bipolar? How College Can Unleash Mania

Back to School With Bipolar? How College Can Unleash Mania

Bipolar Is One Disorder With Many Faces

Bipolar Is One Disorder With Many Faces

Is Bipolar Disorder Hereditary?

Is Bipolar Disorder Hereditary?

How to Care for and Cope With a Bipolar Spouse

How to Care for and Cope With a Bipolar Spouse