Study published in Nature identifies nearly 300 genomic regions associated with bipolar disorder, and 36 key genes involved in the disease.

In the largest genome-wide study of bipolar disorder to date, an international team of psychiatric genetics researchers has ...

Bipolar disorder is a complex psychiatric disorder, characterized by fluctuations between episodes of (hypo)mania and ...

Antipsychotic medications can help a person with bipolar disorder stabilize their moods, reduce agitation, and improve overall quality of life. Learn more about the medication types, dosage, side ...

Caplyta (lumateperone) was approved for the treatment of schizophrenia in 2019 and for depressive episodes linked to bipolar I or bipolar ... placebo (a pill with no medicine).

With treatment, people with bipolar can learn to manage their moods and symptoms. This helps them feel and do better in things that matter to them. There’s no blood test or medical test for bipolar ...

It is a valuable resource for research to better understand bipolar disorder and make treatments easier to get and more likely to work. The biobank has been active for over a decade and keeps growing.

Ask questions. Get treatment. If a doctor diagnoses you as having bipolar, follow the treatment plan. Go to all your medical appointments and therapy visits. Be involved and ready to learn. This will ...

In this 2-part podcast series, NAMI Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ken Duckworth guides discussions on bipolar disorder that offer insights from individuals, family members and mental health professionals.

Interventional study (clinical trial) — studies new tests, treatments, drugs, surgical procedures or devices. Medical records research — uses ... this biobank is to develop a research resource for ...