After a bipolar diagnosis, Australia's most famous escort, Samantha X hung up her heels. In her new memoir she writes about ...

A 28-year-old British Ghanaian artist has opted to die by euthanasia—legally-assisted death—after he says he is not able to ...

Bipolar disorder is characterized by extreme mood swings, with individuals cycling between periods of intense energy and ...

Although bipolar disorder affects around 2 per cent of the population, studies suggest that up to 50 per cent of people with ...

Bipolar disorder is a manic-depressive illness of the brain that causes extreme changes in mood and energy levels.

Experts say that physical and mental health complement each other, and the effect of a problem in any one of these can affect ...

“Bipolar I is characterised by at least one manic episode. Many individuals also experience depressive episodes,” explains Dr Jon Van Niekerk, clinical director at Cygnet Health Care.

Ketamine has promise as a potential treatment for bipolar depression, particularly for people whose condition hasn’t ...

Darko, 28, has decided to end his life through euthanasia rather than continue living with bipolar disorder. He launched 'The ...

[1] These subtypes of bipolar disorders cover a spectrum of severities, frequencies, and durations of manic and depressive symptoms. The differential diagnosis among these and with regard to other ...

So in the manic or hypomanic phases, they get very little sleep but at times of depression, they may sleep or just stay in bed for excessive amounts of time,” explains Dr. Thorpy. Medications used to ...