If you’re living with bipolar disorder and standard treatments aren’t bringing relief, your provider might use the term “treatment-resistant.” It’s a label that can sound worryingly like “untreatable, ...

Neha Pathak, MD, FACP, DipABLM: Welcome to the WebMD Health Discovered podcast. I'm Dr Neha Pathak, WebMD's Chief Physician Editor for Health and Lifestyle Medicine. Bipolar disorder is a condition ...

Understanding why bipolar disorder symptoms can make it so difficult to recognize when you need mental health help. Looking back on my experience with bipolar disorder, I never realized my emotional ...

“Lizzie McGuire” and “Revenge of the Nerds” star Robert Carradine has died at the age of 71, with his family confirming that he took his own life amid a battle with bipolar disorder. “We want people ...

For many people who have bipolar I, lithium is that most elusive of pharmacological treatments, the “magic bullet”—a single intervention that completely eliminates the symptoms of a disease. Since the ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that is characterized by dramatic mood episodes that include mania or hypomania. These “high” moods alternate with periods of depression. People who ...

Bipolar episodes can occur at random, but they’re often associated with specific circumstances. By identifying these thoughts, feelings, and events, you can learn to better manage situations that are ...

Bipolar disorder appears to be more common in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) than in the general population. MS is an autoimmune condition that affects the brain and spinal cord, damaging nerves ...

The Mental Health Project is a Seattle Times initiative focused on covering mental and behavioral health issues. It is funded by Ballmer Group, a national organization focused on economic mobility for ...