When.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network

2. Bipolar disorder - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder

   Bipolar disorder; Other names: Bipolar affective disorder (BPAD), [1] bipolar illness, manic depression, manic depressive disorder, manic–depressive illness (historical), [2] manic–depressive psychosis, circular insanity (historical), [2] bipolar disease [3] Bipolar disorder is characterized by episodes of mania or hypomania and depression ...

3. Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Fry:_The_Secret...

   It explores the effects of living with bipolar disorder on other celebrities and members of the public. Fry suffers from a less severe version of the illness called cyclothymia. [2] It won the International Emmy Award for Best Documentary at the 35th International Emmy Awards in 2007. [3]

4. Bipolar II disorder - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_II_disorder

   Bipolar disorder is a lifelong condition, and patients should be followed up regularly for relapse prevention. [27] Although BP-II is thought to be less severe than BP-I in regard to symptom intensity, BP-II is associated with higher frequencies of rapid cycling and depressive episodes. [ 28 ]

5. Treatment of bipolar disorder - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treatment_of_bipolar_disorder

   A variety of other agents have been tried in bipolar disorder, including benzodiazepines, calcium channel blockers, L-methylfolate, and thyroid hormone. [2] Modafinil (Provigil) and pramipexole (Mirapex) have been suggested for treating cognitive dysfunction associated with bipolar depression, but evidence supporting their use is quite limited.

6. Schizoaffective disorder - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizoaffective_disorder

   Schizoaffective disorder is a mental disorder characterized by symptoms of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder, either bipolar disorder or depression. [4] [5] The main diagnostic criterion is the presence of psychotic symptoms for at least two weeks without prominent mood symptoms. [5]

7. Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depression_and_Bipolar...

   The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), formerly the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association (NDMDA), is a nonprofit organization providing support groups for people who live with depression or bipolar disorder as well as their friends and family.