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An inquest was held for Barbara Balls, a former ITU nurse at West Suffolk Hospital who lived with bipolar disorder for many years.

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When you have bipolar disorder, medication can be a literal lifesaver—but there are times when you need to pivot your prescription.

Tobacco was negatively associated with BD relapse while cannabis may have a more indirect effect on symptomology and the course of illness.

Medical Examiner Is Bipolar Disorder Overdiagnosed? The criteria for the condition have expanded since the 1980s, scooping up patients who say the diagnosis has steered them down the wrong path.

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that is characterized by dramatic mood episodes that include mania or hypomania.

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Mood tracking can be an effective tool for managing and preventing bipolar disorder episodes. Here’s how it works. Living with bipolar disorder can be overwhelming at times. The shifts between ...