My mixed episodes feel like agitated depression — restless, racing, and raw. I’ve learned to recognize the signs and hold onto structure to find stability. It’s dusk and I’m sitting with my arms ...

Bipolar disorder exists on a spectrum rather than as a single, uniform condition. This fundamental characteristic explains why two people with the same diagnosis can experience dramatically different ...

In his teens and early 20s, Tyler Adolfo showed an ability to communicate effectively. A local newspaper in Massachusetts published a front-page story about his success in a speech contest. He won his ...

Further, like the proposed ultradian bipolar disorder subtype, mixed episodes tend to be long-lasting and severe, rendering a poorer prognosis. Additionally, clouding the matter, it is possible that ...

Credit: Getty Images. Lumateperone 42mg given once daily met the primary endpoint in the study. Lumateperone monotherapy was associated with significant improvement of major depressive episodes in ...

Bipolar disorders present a high rate of misdiagnosis issues (e.g., Rakofsky et al., 2015; Shen et al., 2018; McIntyre et al., 2022). This has a lot to do with poor differential diagnosis practice and ...