This post is in response to Hating bipolar meds: The illness persists By Nassir Ghaemi M.D., M.P.H. I wrote an article some time ago that I deviously titled "Why I Am Against Bipolar Meds" because I ...

When I finally got my diagnosis, it felt like I’d been given the gift of a brand new life. My therapist, Barbara, sat across from me as I vented on her couch, using up the allotted 45 minutes to ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that is characterized by dramatic mood episodes that include mania or hypomania. These “high” moods alternate with periods of depression. People who ...

The approval of medicines called second-generation antipsychotics has allowed bipolar I and some conditions that come with it to be treated. A person who has bipolar I disorder can go through various ...

In 2011 I was a third-year medical student at Harvard Medical School. I was on my psychiatry rotation — and I had a secret. My attending doctors remarked on how well I supported our patients. I was ...

I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder just weeks before heading to college. At school, I stopped taking my medication and became manic. I was forced to leave school and move back home, but now I have ...

Understanding how mood episodes, low energy, and distorted thinking can lead to distancing from loved ones. In the decades ...

This post is in response to Hating bipolar meds: The illness persists By Nassir Ghaemi M.D., M.P.H. I wrote an article some time ago that I deviously titled "Why I Am Against Bipolar Meds" because I ...