Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that causes dramatic shifts in a person’s mood, energy and ability to think clearly.

With classic bipolar 1 disorder, the manic episode tends to be incapacitating, so that a person isn't able to perform day-to-day duties or function at home and work. This type of mania tends to be ...

Upon being diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder at the age of 24, Charlotte, a budding singer-songwriter, wasn't particularly angry, upset, or surprised. Her first thought after hearing the news? That ...

The University of Texas Dell Medical School has joined a global study of bipolar type 1 disorder to better understand which treatments work and to identify biomarkers connected to manic or depressive ...