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Bipolar Disorder and Suicide

The National Mental Health Association reports that 30%-70% of suicide victims have suffered from a form of depression.

Bipolar Disorder and Self-Injury

Some people who engage in self-injury may do so methodically or regularly, almost as if self-injury were a ritual. For some people, self-injury is ...

Medications for Bipolar Disorder

You may keep taking these medications for years or decades, even if it’s been a long time since your last manic or depressive episode. Mood stabili...

Lithium for Bipolar Disorder

Your doctor will order periodic blood tests during your treatment, because lithium can affect kidney or thyroid function. Sometimes, side effects o...

Bipolar Disorder in Pregnancy

Your doctor may suggest stopping some medicines but continuing others, because, for some women, the mental health risks of stopping a medication ar...

Benzodiazepines for Bipolar Disorder

Benzodiazepines are generally not a 'core' treatment for mania, but they can rapidly help control certain manic symptoms -- such as restlessness, a...

Antipsychotic Medication for Bipolar Disorder

Antipsychotic medications are used as a short or long-term treatments for bipolar disorder to control psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, de...

Anticonvulsant Medications for Bipolar Disorder

Several anticonvulsant medications are recognized as mood stabilizers to treat or prevent mood episodes in bipolar disorder. Other anticonvulsants ...

Bipolar I Disorder

During a manic episode in someone with bipolar disorder, elevated mood can manifest itself as either euphoria (feeling 'high') or as irritability. ...

What is Bipolar Disorder?

Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depressive disorder or manic depression, is a serious mental illness. Bipolar disorder is characterized by ex...

Rapid Cycling in Bipolar Disorder

Rapid cycling is a pattern of frequent, distinct episodes in bipolar disorder. A few people with rapid cycling bipolar disorder alternate between p...

Preventing Bipolar Disorder Episodes

Bipolar disorder, sometimes called manic depression, is a mental health disorder that is distinguished by dramatic changes in a person's mood and e...