New studies reveal how lingering bipolar disorder symptoms and childhood trauma affect the brain, plus what your child's ...

Living with bipolar disorder often means navigating a complex path to stability and well-being. While medication plays a key role in managing symptoms, thriving with this brain-based disorder involves ...

Living with bipolar disorder can make the world feel louder, brighter, and more intense than it does for other people. You may notice that sights, sounds, smells, clutter, or other people’s moods ...

Actor Sean Astin shared a profound and complex relationship with his mother, Patty Duke, colored by both personal challenges and deep admiration. Duke, celebrated for her acting talent, lived with ...

Are we too attached to our digital devices? That question has been debated for nearly as long as the iPhone has been around. At first, the conversation centered around stress — specifically, how cell ...

From sensory overload to deep emotional shifts, explore why people with bipolar disorder often feel the world more deeply. Living with bipolar disorder can make the world feel louder, brighter, and ...

When my mental health isn’t 100 percent, I’m open about it with family, friends, and colleagues who know I live with bipolar 1 disorder. Although I’m offered a lot of support, I’ve noticed that ...

Discover how these celebrities manage their symptoms — and how these same tools may help you, too. Key Takeaways Celebrities Living With Bipolar Disorder Living with bipolar disorder often means ...

With the barrage of upsetting news these days, mindfulness is an effective antidote to it, especially for those with bipolar disorder. The preoccupation many of us have with national politics is often ...

Getting something stuck in your head — the catchy chorus of a song, a gruesome image from the news — can be annoying for anyone. But annoying can become alarming when intrusive thoughts, worries, or ...

What Are Racing Thoughts in Bipolar Disorder? Thinking difficulties are some of the most impactful symptoms of bipolar disorder. When paying attention, focusing, or concentrating requires significant ...

When I grew up, people didn’t talk about bipolar disorder, but kids today need us to be open and honest about mental health conditions. When I was a child, my mother was taken away in an ambulance one ...