In most cases, SAD is just a seasonal component of clinical depression or bipolar disorder, according to Michelle Riba, a professor of psychiatry and the associate director of the University of Michigan Depression Center.
Category Archives: Bipolar Disorder
PTSD Recovery: When to Share Your Diagnosis | Trauma! A PTSD …
Deciding when to share your posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis, and with whom, can be difficult to do. Even though talking about it, and seeking support from others, is an important step toward recovery, choosing …
“Mood Math” Could Provide Deeper Understanding of Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder – formerly known as manic depression – is a chronic, recurrent mental illness characterised by extreme swings in mood. The condition is thought to affect at least one in every 100 adults worldwide and has the …
Researchers identify molecular link between schizophrenia and …
It has long been known that psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, have been associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. In a new study published online in The FASEB Journal, a UMass Medical School research …
The Effects of Yo-Yo Weight Gain and Bipolar Disorder | Bipolar Laid …
People with bipolar disorder are even more likely to be overweight, have cardiovascular disease and have type II diabetes than the rest of the population. We're also more susceptible to having our weight yo-yo up and down, …