Complementary and integrative therapies can be beneficial for those with bipolar disorder — as long as they are an addition ...

Is there a link between creativity and mental health? These six movie directors illustrate the connection. Tim Burton by Gage ...

Adding contemplative meditation to your bipolar management routine can help you break free from painful thoughts and find stability and resilience. There’s a place — a point in time, really — that ...

With the barrage of upsetting news these days, mindfulness is an effective antidote to it, especially for those with bipolar disorder. The preoccupation many of us have with national politics these ...

A diagnosis of tardive dyskinesia (TD) means learning to expect the unexpected, accepting what you can’t control, and working skillfully within those parameters. As the National Institute of ...

Soon after my husband and I had moved, I found myself in an unexpected situation. As the police SUV rattled along the highway, I finally had a chance to take stock of my circumstances. Had I really ...

When I was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 31, I was completely unaware of the triggers that caused my mood swings. I blindly walked into situations and never thought, “Gee! This might ...

Is It the Flu … or Bipolar Depression? You’re pretty much laid up in bed, or at least significantly limited in your capacity to perform daily duties. Your concentration is off, and you’re not expected ...

I used to throw my wedding ring at my husband. I would say vile things. I would roll my eyes at him all the time. I recently read that when you roll your eyes at someone, you’re mentally picking them ...

I am not a patient patient. The second I’m hospitalized, I want out. While most of my many hospitalizations have been the result of a gastrointestinal tumor, a few have been psychiatric as a result of ...

It is clear that a mood disorder, such as bipolar disorder, would impact one’s mood. What people unfamiliar with this mental health condition may not know, however, is that it impacts so many other ...