Tracy’s self-diagnosis was correct: A year later, she was properly diagnosed with bipolar II disorder, a type of bipolar disorder characterized by fluctuating episodes of mild highs and severe lows.

There are three types: Bipolar I (severe highs and lows), Bipolar II (less severe highs but deep depression), and Cyclothymic Disorder (mild mood fluctuations over two years). Chief Medical ...

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 ...

There have been multiple 10-year follow-up studies of patients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. I’m not quite ...

Bipolar disorder can complicate even the strongest bonds, but with understanding, treatment, and commitment, rebuilding trust ...

Biohaven will use the money to bankroll commercial preparations for the spinocerebellar ataxia drug candidate troriluzole, ...

Douglas Waller gives a detailed and nuanced look at Frank Wisner’s outsize role in U.S. foreign policy and the bipolar ...

In some cases, manic episodes can cause a disruption in reality (psychosis). - Bipolar II Disorder. Characterized by at least one major depressive episode and one hypomanic episode, but never ...

More than 700,000 adult Floridians live with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major ...

Blood. My baby was bleeding. This brought me right back down to Earth. I leapt across the shards on tiptoe, sidestepped ...