A new study suggests that it might be possible to personalize care for people with bipolar disorder, using the results of detailed personality tests. It finds that such tests might help identify ...

Bipolar disorder is a long-term mood disorder characterized by major fluctuations in mood — both high and low — that can impact daily functioning and behavior. Although bipolar disorder is a chronic ...

In addition to often being referred to by the same acronym (BPD), bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder share other superficial similarities that make it easy to confuse the two.

Bipolar 1 causes mania, while bipolar 2 leads to hypomania and depression. You can use medications and psychotherapy to help ...

Atypical depressive disorder and bipolar disorder often present with symptoms like emotional instability and impulsive behaviors. Various treatments, both pharmaceutical and non-pharmacological, are ...

People with cancer, heart disease and other conditions have come to expect treatments that their medical teams "personalize" just for them, based on tests. But care for mental health conditions hasn't ...