Bipolar disorder appears to be more common in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) than in the general population. MS is an autoimmune condition that affects the brain and spinal cord, damaging nerves ...

On paper, Brook checked every box for a happy life: four kids, a husband who adored her, a job as a hospice nurse she genuinely loved. But beneath the surface, she was slipping into a darkness she ...

I’ll admit that, despite knowing and loving multiple people with the condition, I had no idea that more people have bipolar than dementia in the UK. But, Bipolar UK tells me, that’s the case; there ...

Bipolar disorder is a complex mental health condition characterized by a potential breadth of both manic and depressive symptoms, such as a euphoric mood and decreased need for sleep, shifting to loss ...

Heston Blumenthal, the celebrity chef known for his experimental cuisine, recently shared his experience of being sectioned under the UK’s Mental Health Act, saying it was “the best thing” that could ...

As with so many other forms of mental illness, the common understanding of bipolar disorder is wrong in a meaningful way. People tend to think the syndrome entails heightened sensitivities to one’s ...