According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 18.5 percent of Americans experienced mental illness in the past year, 4.2 percent of which interfered with their daily lives. Moreover, NAMI states adults in the …
Category Archives: Bipolar Disorder
Neurochemical Imbalance Linked with Susceptibility to PTSD …
Prior research has shown that people with PTSD have altered brain anatomy and function. In the new study, researchers discovered people with PTSD have an imbalance between two neurochemical signalling systems of the …
Bipolar Disorder Can Increase the Risk of Dementia. | Bipolar Laid …
Bipolar Disorder Can Increase the Risk of Dementia. Bipolar disorder comes with a whole host of psychological issues. The mood swings are only part of it. Mania can cause euphoria and risk-taking to a dangerous degree or …
VIDEO Kailyn Lowry gets second opinion on bipolar disorder …
Teen Mom 2 star Kailyn Lowry appeared on a recent episode of The Doctors to discuss, and get a second opinion on, her bipolar disorder diagnosis. Kailyn told The Doctors, “A few years ago, my mom was diagnosed bipolar …
Medicalising, differentiating between major depressive and bipolar …
Many patients with bipolar disorder, a debilitating mental condition that can take a person from the sluggishness of severe depression to super-human energy levels, are often misdiagnosed as having major depressive …