Bipolar disorder

This year, for the second time, Amanda Bynes has been subjected to a 5150 psychiatric hold. Amanda Bynes placed under custody for a mental health evaluation.(Page Six…

underlies roughly five percent of all suicides among young people. Previous studies also show that there is often a long delay between the onset of bipolarism and its correct diagnosis and…

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)(THE CONVERSATION) Being flexible and learning to adapt when…

Addiction is highly prevalent. In whatever medical setting you treat patients, you will see…

Parkinson's disease, bipolar disorder, and chronic pain targeted in study Study aims to support psilocybin as a potential therapeutic for inflammatory disorders…

By LAURA UNGAR - AP Science Writer ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — When Chastity Murry had her first psychotic break, she went into her bathroom and downed a…

Key areas of the human anterior prefrontal cortex that play a major role in cognitive functions have been mapped by researchers. Two of the newly identified areas are relatively larger in…

Not only must lithium be taken at a certain dosage, but patients often struggle to take it as prescribed and may miss pills. So, when the medication doesn't appear to be working, health…

But a new analysis of 11 major mental disorders provides new insights into why comorbidities are common, rather than the exception when it comes to mental illness. The study, published this…

. This weight gain has devastating consequences: life expectancy is reduced by 20 years in people with schizophrenia, partly related to the consequences of…