Dr. Harold Koenig answers the question: 'What Is Depression?' — -- Question: What is the difference between depression and manic depression (bipolar disorder)? Answer: Depression and manic ...

Manic-depression, or bipolar disorder, is one of the most misdiagnosed conditions in psychiatry. Part of the problem, as noted in yesterday's post, is that the term bipolar has been watered down to an ...

Manic depression, also known as bipolar affective disorder, causes extreme highs and lows in a sufferer's mood and can severely affect their ability to function. So, what is it like living with the ...

Doctors are asking people to seek medical help if they are showing symptoms of manic depression, particularly during times of financial upheaval. Manic depression, or bipolar affective disorder, is a ...

Bipolar Disorder: The world has been constantly seeing a surge in mental health-related cases, the disorders that surround mental well-being don't get enough amount of attention due to the presence of ...

For many people who have bipolar I, lithium is that most elusive of pharmacological treatments, the “magic bullet”—a single intervention that completely eliminates the symptoms of a disease. Since the ...