Living with bipolar disorder means showing up for yourself first. Here’s how I stay focused, strong, and grounded. Too often, ...

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Mood fluctuations are common during normal daily life as a result of either stressful or pleasant events. However, severe and persistent mood swings that result in psychological distress and ...

Bipolar disorder involves extremes of both high and low moods and a range of other symptoms. In rapid cycling, moods change quickly, with at least 4 distinct episodes of mania or hypomania and ...

Zoloft is a type of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medication. Doctors may recommend it for mental health conditions, including certain types of bipolar disorder, if a person does not ...

About two-thirds of people with bipolar disorder are misdiagnosed with other mental health problems before bipolar is discovered (Hirschfeld, Lewis & Vornik, 2003). Among those individuals, a ...

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The essential problem in assessing bipolar disorder with other mental disorders is the lack of a clear roadmap for an accurate differential diagnosis. As I have written before, nearly two-thirds of ...

Anger isn’t a symptom of bipolar disorder, but irritability and restlessness during manic or hypomanic episodes may be perceived as anger by others. Mood stabilizers like lithium can cause side ...