Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that causes unusual mood swings, ranging from extreme highs (known as manic episodes) to extreme lows (called depressive episodes). There are three types ...

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 ...

An analysis of more than 1,000 people with and without psychiatric disorders has shown that nitrates—the chemicals used to cure meats such as beef jerky, salami, hot dogs and other processed meat ...

Like many people, Joscelyn Guzman knew what it was like to be depressed. For much of her life, she had been shown compassion and empathy whenever she spoke about her struggles with depression — that ...

I’m standing on the corner of Van Ness-and-something in San Francisco. I am protecting the cars from spontaneously combusting. I do this by pointing my Medicine Woman Finger at the drivers before they ...

When Kanye West called his bipolar disorder his "superpower," I could empathize. Sure, there are times when my bipolar disorder is crippling and makes me feel like a prisoner trapped inside my own ...

A new study out of Johns Hopkins Medicine has determined there may be a link between mania and eating processed meats cured with nitrates. But before you throw out the rasher of bacon in your fridge ...