Bipolar II Hypomania (4 days) One or more episodes required (2 weeks) Completed suicide in 10% to 15%, school/occupational failure, divorce Substance abuse or dependence, anorexia nervosa ...

Seventeen years after her diagnosis, Mariah Carey bravely revealed her lifelong battle with bipolar II disorder in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE. The superstar singer says she was “in ...

When Natasha Tracy was 19, a psychiatrist diagnosed her with minor depression. "I knew this was wrong," Tracy says. "He hadn't listened to me. I was suffering from severe, suicidal depression." ...

There are two primary types of bipolar disorder: Bipolar I and Bipolar II. A major depressive episode may or may not accompany bipolar I, but does accompany bipolar II. People with bipolar I have ...

There are three types of bipolar disorder: bipolar 1, bipolar 2 , and cyclothymia. All types cause changes in mood, energy, and activity levels. In bipolar 1, moods range from extreme elevation ...

Researchers at the University of California–San Diego calculated the ratio of time that people with bipolar 2 spend in depression versus hypomania at 40:1. Even with bipolar 1, they found ...

Caplyta (lumateperone) was approved for the treatment of schizophrenia in 2019 and for depressive episodes linked to bipolar I or bipolar II disorder (bipolar depression) in 2021. Caplyta can be ...

Some people with bipolar disorder experience paranoia when they are in a manic phase. They may feel that people are out to get them, which can cause intense emotions, including fear, anxiety ...

Another 2.8% of U.S. adults have received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, which seems to develop when a person is genetically susceptible and may be due to biochemical changes in the brain.

Bipolar disorders are currently divided into 4 entities: bipolar I, bipolar II, cyclothymic disorder, and bipolar disorder not otherwise specified, as described in the fourth edition of the ...

Jan. 27, 2025 — A brain rhythm working in tandem with the body's natural sleep-wake cycle may explain why bipolar patients alternate between mania and depression, according to new research.