The increase in the diagnosis of bipolar disorder in pre-pubertal children has been recognized as a major misunderstanding of the diagnosis of bipolar disorder that the National Institute of Mental ...

Bipolar disorders are chronic and recurrent disorders that affect >1% of the global population. Bipolar disorders are leading causes of disability in young people as they can lead to cognitive and ...

With the many changes in the newest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), among the most significant has been the inclusion of Disruptive Mood Dysregulation ...

Mood fluctuations are common during normal daily life as a result of either stressful or pleasant events. However, severe and persistent mood swings that result in psychological distress and ...

SAN DIEGO -- Certain children may be misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder, and a diagnostic category introduced in DSM-5 may capture these children better, researchers reported here. In a retrospective ...

A landmark Nature study of 6 million people found schizophrenia and bipolar disorder share up to 70% of genetic risk The post Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Are Genetically More Similar Than ...

Bipolar depression is similar to major depression. A person may lose interest in the activities they enjoyed and feel persistently down, empty, hopeless, or worthless. If the depression is severe, the ...

Bipolar disorder is often misunderstood as simple mood swings. In reality, it is a diagnosable mental health condition defined by distinct patterns in mood, energy, behavior, and thinking that trained ...

The DSM manual consists of descriptions, symptoms, and other principles that help clinicians to diagnose and classify psychological disorders. Apart from the classification of content, DSM-5 also ...