Bipolar Spectrum Disorders: M, m, D, d. Like other areas of medicine, psychiatry is constantly undergoing changes in the face of new treatments and new ideas.

The name may suggest there’s only two states, but bipolar may contain multitudes—and that’s changing the way the condition is managed.

The bipolar spectrum is wide — and where you fall on it can impact your treatment. Dr. Jim Phelps explains why the labels don’t always fit.

That’s why, according to Dr. Narasimhan—and the American Psychological Association—bipolar is increasingly being recognized as a spectrum disorder, representing a powerful shift in how the ...

Doctors don't completely understand the causes of bipolar disorder.But they've gained a greater understanding in recent years of the bipolar spectrum, which includes the elated highs of mania to ...

Bipolar disorder as a spectrum. Our understanding of bipolar disorder, as well as how we refer to it, has evolved over time. The name has changed from manic depressive illness or manic depression ...

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 ...

The bipolar spectrum has expanded—some experts say too much. Advertisement. ... And many patients who wind up with the label of bipolar disorder are initially misdiagnosed with unipolar depression.