WE HUMANS swim in a sea of complex feelings. Just ask researcher Brené Brown, PhD, who recently identified and categorized 87 different emotions! In this issue, we zoom in on unre ...

Bipolar disorder is a treatable illness marked by extreme changes in mood, thought, energy, and behavior. Bipolar disorder is also known as manic depression because a person’s mo ...

BETTER BOUNDARIES BOUNDARIES ARE a very different thing (“Setting Limits,” Spring 2022) when you’re caring for another person, and this article gives a lot of insight into ma ...

AGE: 44 LOCATION: McBAIN, MI OCCUPATION: CHILDCARE WORKER, ARTIST: WRITERARTISTCOMPOSER.COM DIAGNOSIS: BIPOLAR I (1996) • • • RECOMMENDED READ: The Total Money Makeover by Da ...

“I heard a phrase recently that I really like: “That which is mentionable becomes manageable.’ … It sets the example that it’s a topic that can and should be discussed fr ...

As of July 16, the 911 number for emergency services will be joined nationwide by an equally easy-to-remember hotline specifically for mental health assistance. That new number: 9- ...

Prescribing patterns show variance from recommended care June 1, 2022, MIDLAND, TX—Many health care practitioners treating people with bipolar disorder don’t appear to follow e ...

There’s a place—a point in time, really—that many will either relish or retreat from. I call it the time in between. And, for most of my life, I tried to stay far away—at a ...

ENTREPRENEUR TED TURNER, actor Richard Dreyfuss, broadcast journalist Jane Pauley. All reached the top of their game—with bipolar disorder. Seemingly, the traits that make high a ...

Michelle T. of Littleton, Colorado, knows that having bipolar II disorder means her emotional responses tend to be stronger than average. She knows that bipolar depression can incr ...