A new study finds teen cannabis use may be linked to a doubled risk of serious mental illness, including psychosis and bipolar disorder.

Bipolar disorder is one of the most serious mental health conditions that is going unreported due to the lack of awareness about the issue. The condition is one that is known to cause very intense and extreme shifts in mood, energy, and activity levels ...

Parents often say a teen's mood changes from minute to minute. But mood changes are normal in adolescents. They're still developing effective ways to manage their feelings, says Kristin Francis, MD, a child and adolescent psychiatrist at Huntsman Mental ...

A new study published in Translational Psychiatry suggests that chronic cannabis use may not be associated with cognitive impairment in people with bipolar disorder, contrasting with its effects on healthy individuals.

In the December issue of Rolling Stone, actress and musician Selena Gomez opened up about her experiences having bipolar disorder. She showed how, with the help of supportive mental health professionals, people with chronic mental illnesses can recover and ...

However, the opioid pathway, a heavily studied physiologic pathway inextricably intertwined with behaviour and reward, rarely receives attention within psychiatric practice. Although the opioid system is primarily associated with substance misuse and overdose,

Research has shown that Black patients are less likely to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder as opposed to schizophrenia, and a study published in 2023 found that Black patients with bipolar disorder showed differences in symptoms and were treated with different medications than white patients with the same condition.

David J. Miklowitz, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at the University of Colorado and a nationally recognized expert on bipolar disorder. The creator of a family focused psychotherapy for the disorder, he is also the author of a highly regarded book of ...