Background The major diagnostic classifications consider mania as a uni-dimensional illness. Factor analytic studies of acute mania are fewer compared to schizophrenia and depression. Evidence from ...

Source: Nick Youngson/Wikimedia Commons. When I was diagnosed with bipolar I disorder, I was in the midst of a severe manic episode with psychotic features. I was rail-thin and exercising ...

This post is offered as a concise overview of conventional psychiatric approaches to the treatment of bipolar disorder. Future posts will review the evidence for complementary and alternative ...