Ellen Frank, Ph.D., a distinguished psychologist and member of the DSM 5 workgroup on bipolar disorders, recently lamented that the DSM IV criteria for bipolar disorder mixed type were too stringent.

It's common for teenagers go through emotional ups and downs and do things that don't seem rational. Learn the two hallmark ...

The Board of Trustees of the American Psychiatric Association tried yesterday to project confidence in the next edition of its problem-plagued manual, assuring Americans that radical changes to 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 disorder exists on a spectrum rather than as a single, uniform condition. This fundamental characteristic explains why two people with the same diagnosis can experience dramatically different ...

The bipolar spectrum includes baseline temperaments like hyperthymia, dysthymia, and cyclothymia, which can change how treatment targets are set. Key Takeaways ______________ What is “bipolar”? It’s ...