Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MDMedically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD. The term manic depression was changed to bipolar disorder with the 1980 publication of the third revision of the ...

Dr. Susan Stagno answers the question: 'Symptoms Of Mania And Depression?' — -- Question: What are the symptoms of bipolar disorder and, specifically, the symptoms of mania and depression ...

Around 40 million people around the world have bipolar disorder, which involves cyclical swings between moods: from depression to mania. Kay Redfield Jamison is one of those people. She's also a ...

Do antidepressants increase the risk of mania and bipolar disorder in people with depression? A retrospective electronic case register cohort study: Table 1 . BMJ Open , 2015; 5 (12): e008341 DOI ...

Bipolar disorder appears to be at least partly genetic, but environmental factors also play a role, perhaps by switching different genes on and off, which might spark manic episodes.