Learn how one person living with bipolar disorder plans ahead for mania, using safeguards that protect safety, finances, and relationships.

The sample of 131 patients included 76 (58%) males. The age range was 16–79 years with a mean age of 44.05 years (SD = 15.6). Examination of communalities showed all variables were within the accepted ...

The terms "mania" and "manic episode" are characterized by high energy, excitement, euphoria, or irritability over at least a week. Feelings of depression can follow a manic episode, but not always.

It’s easy to recognize depression – at least the kind we associate with slumped shoulders, feeling dead inside and crying. Depression shows on our faces like a book cover. But mania! Oh, mania! It can ...