People with bipolar disorder face stigma and treatment challenges. Despite these barriers, it's possible to live a full and ...

Mental health forms a crucial component of overall well-being, yet many conditions remain undiagnosed or misunderstood.

Bipolar disorder affects 40-50 million people globally, with genetic heritability between 60-80%, and can be triggered by both positive and negative life events, including promotions or new ...

These include episodes of depression and episodes of mania or hypomania. During depressive ... while hypomanic episodes are less severe but share similar characteristics. These episodes can ...

In the largest genome-wide study of bipolar disorder to date, an international team involving UCL researchers has identified 298 regions of the genome ...

It’s midnight on a Tuesday and I’m bouncing up and down excitedly outside a bar in central London ...

That it only affects a minority of people and that it’s less severe than depression overall ... effects include the possibility of mania or hypomania, elevated mood. It’s quite rare, but ...

Bipolar II Hypomania (4 days) One or more episodes required (2 weeks) Completed suicide in 10% to 15%, school/occupational failure, divorce Substance abuse or dependence, anorexia nervosa ...

which may be very severe and require hospital care. People with bipolar II normally have a major depressive episode that lasts at least two weeks along with hypomania, a mania that is mild to ...

Researchers have identified 36 genes linked to bipolar disorder. This is a key step towards understanding the genetic factors ...