A firsthand account of the mental, emotional, and physical toll of mixed states — and real-life tools for staying grounded. I started a new job four weeks ago, and I’m a mess. I’m deep into a mixed ...

Bipolar patients with mania/mixed episodes who quit using cannabis do better than their counterparts who continue using the drug, new research shows. Investigators at the International Mood Disorders ...

Yesterday, I couldn’t stand being inside my skin. It felt like a prison, this body of mine that didn’t know what it wanted or why it was here. I squirmed through the day, fussing and eating and eating ...

What Is Bysanti, and Why Does It Matter? Bysanti (milsaperidone) is a new FDA-approved oral medicine for treating certain mental health conditions in adults. It belongs to a group of medicines called ...

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 ...

Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a chronically recurring condition involving moods that swing between the highs of mania and the lows of depression. Depression is by far the most ...