Around 40 million people around the world have bipolar disorder, which involves cyclical swings between moods: from depression to mania. Kay Redfield Jamison is one of those people. She's also a ...

Bipolar I disorder, characterized by manic episodes lasting at least seven days or severe mania requiring hospitalization, represents the most recognizable form. These manic states often involve ...

Bipolar disorder, however, can worsen during pregnancy. Pregnant women or new mothers with bipolar disorder have seven times the risk of hospital admissions compared to pregnant women who do not ...

Image made with elements from Canva. Bipolar disorder is one of the most common mental illnesses—it affects an estimated 40 million people worldwide, about 2.8% of the population.Bipolar disorder can ...

Bipolar disorder and sleep issues are closely linked. Poor-quality sleep can worsen bipolar symptoms and vice versa, and treatment for both can help both conditions.

In this workbook, Dr. Swartz explains how social rhythm therapy can help individuals with bipolar disorder reset their internal body clock, or circadian rhythm. By stabilizing daily routines and ...

Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder. It causes you to have cycles of extreme mood changes that go beyond normal ups and downs. You will have periods of feeling joyful, energized, and excited (called ...

The Social Rhythm Therapy Workbook for Bipolar Disorder is written by Holly Swartz, MD, professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, with a foreword by Ellen Frank, PhD, distinguished ...

30 techniques to change the body and the brain in ways that medications can’t! The innovative and drug-free practices in this workbook guide you step-by-step to stabilize mood, improve sleep, find ...

In the 1970s, Nancy Andreasen carried out the first empirical study of creativity and mental disorder at the University of Iowa. Andreasen studied the mental histories of a group of 30 prominent ...

In people with bipolar disorder, however, mood can change quickly and unpredictably, so that you get “stuck” in a low or high mood, which can have significant consequences.