Cyclothymia Investigators sought to determine the differences between youth with cyclothymic disorder and bipolar disorder not otherwise specified. Youth with cyclothymic disorder show few differences ...

— Some patients may be diagnosed with "other specified bipolar and related disorder," previously referred to as "bipolar disorder-not otherwise specified." This diagnosis means a person doesn't really ...

It is joined by three more categories: Bipolar II (characterized by one or more major depressive episodes accompanied by at least one hypomanic episode); Cyclothymic Disorder (characterized by at ...

To date, research on bipolar disorder and postpartum illness typically focuses on bipolar I and psychosis. According to a recent study by Sharma, Burt and Ritchie (Am J Psychiatry 2009), bipolar ...

Despite a few similar symptoms, bipolar disorder is not a type of personality disorder. However, it may be misdiagnosed as one, or you can have both. Bipolar disorder is considered a type of mood ...

For decades, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have been diagnosed from the outside in, through behavior, mood, and memory rather than the cells and circuits that go wrong. Now a new wave of brain ...

In the news or on social media, we hear the term "bipolar disorder" a lot. Whether it's celebrities opening up about their diagnoses or an investigation finding that a person has struggled with the ...