Explore new findings on bipolar disorder, from genetics to sleep patterns, plus emerging treatments and a neuroscientist’s ...

In 1921, Kraepelin's description [1] of the pleomorphic ... Thus, the life-chart method (LCM TM) provides a longitudinal description of the variegated course of bipolar illness and its response ...

Without treatment, bipolar disorder may cause mood episodes. People may alternate between high periods, known as manic episodes, and low periods, or depressive episodes. During a manic episode ...

The findings suggest that regularly occurring mood switches in bipolar disorder patients are controlled by two "clocks": the biological 24-hour clock, and a second clock that is driven by dopamine ...

Researchers are launching a multi-site pilot study to assess whether a ketogenic diet, alongside standard medications, can stabilize mood symptoms in young people with bipolar disorder.