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Bipolar disorder is one of the most common mental illnesses, affecting over two percent of the U.S. population. While there is not yet a cure available for this long-term condition, the good news... Read more »Questions and Answers About Bipolar Disorder
Here are some common questions and issues to think about regarding a diagnosis of bipolar disorder: 1. How do I know that I have bipolar disorder?Ideally, your doctor should be basing this diagnosis... Read more »ADHd and Bipolar Disorder
ADHD and Bipolar Disorder (previously Manic Depression) share many of the same characteristics, however, the underlying reasons for the behavior are usually different. While hyperactivity is a... Read more »Bipolar Depression: What are the symptoms of bipolar disorder?
Bipolar disorder symptoms are cyclic. Patient's cycle into manic episodes, then return to normal before cycling into a depressive episode. This cycling makes it possible to divide bipolar disorder... Read more »Guiding our Bipolar Daughter Through Adolescence
Our 19-year-old daughter was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 17, after six years of variable psychiatric symptoms. Many cases of bipolar illness feature onset during childhood, adolescence or... Read more »Images
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Bipolar cases in U.S. children, teens soaring
October 03, 2008The number of American children and teens treated for bipolar disorder increased 40-fold between 1994 and 2003, experts say, and this statistic is... Read summary »
Irritability may signal bipolar disorder in children
July 05, 2009Doctors should consider irritability a possible symptoms of bipolar disorder when they are diagnosing the condition in children, new research... Read summary »
Q&A: Is it bipolar disorder or ADHD?
October 02, 2008A reader asks experts at Health and Age about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and bipolar disorder. The reader's son has been... Read summary »
At-home bipolar gene test causes stir
October 03, 2008A prominent bipolar disorder expert has caused a stir by selling an at-home genetic test that allegedly diagnoses the condition. Dr. John Kelsoe... Read summary »
Too many children diagnosed as bipolar: expert
December 28, 2008According to an analysis of a National Center for Health Statistics survey, the number of office visits for children diagnosed with bipolar disorder... Read summary »
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