Ronald Braunstein uses his experience with bipolar disorder to help other musicians with brain-based disorders find a safe place to create music with his Me2/Orchestra.
Manic episodes in bipolar I play out differently for different people, but often have scorching consequences. Learn about triggers, symptoms, and effective treatments.
When you and your partner share love, respect, gratitude, friendship, honesty, laughter, and faith, you can face anything—even the challenges of bipolar.
There’s weepy, sad, and needy depression—and also irritated, unloving, and restless depression. Get rid of your negativity by treating your mood disorder.
In children and teens with ADHD, up to 20 percent have a co-morbid mood disorder. Referencing “cardinal symptoms” helps distinguish between ADHD and bipolar mania.
bp Magazine and bphope.com are dedicated to inspiring and providing information to people living with bipolar disorder and their families, caregivers, and health-care professionals. bp Magazine works to empower those diagnosed with bipolar to live healthy, fulfilling lives by delivering first-person success stories—including celebrity profiles and essays by people with lived experience—as well as informative articles addressing topics such as relationships, employment, sleep, exercise, stress reduction, mood management, treatments, and cutting-edge news and research.
Admitting that I had the disorder was tough and took many years to accept. With acceptance and treatment came relief and significant changes in my life. Don’t fight it; learn to thrive with it.
can i subscribe to your magazine? I need help with bipolar anger issues. what are the best medications to help with anger and rage? I have been on many throughout the years without any significant help.
Although medication is the primary treatment for bipolar disorder, adding specific vitamins or supplements might provide additional relief from symptoms. Here’s what the research shows. Navigating treatment options beyond medications can be an important part of managing bipolar disorder, and vitamins and supplements may provide a supportive role. They not only have the potential to...
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for treatment-resistant bipolar symptoms is a subject of much debate and stigma. While some credit it with giving them back their lives, others struggle with the loss of cherished memories. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), with over eight decades of use in psychiatry, remains a subject of intense debate. Despite advancements and extensive research,...
Julie A. Fast uses her extensive research and personal experience to offer strategies for managing bipolar disorder. Read more in this Q&A about how her insights can guide confident management and deepen our understanding of this brain-based illness. Julie A. Fast is a recognized authority in the mental health field. She is known for her...
Our understanding of bipolar disorder and its management has significantly evolved, with individuals actively participating in their own care. As history shows, we’ve come a long way. Though it’s impossible to trace the first case of bipolar depression or mania, much is known about the evolution of its identification and subsequent classification and naming as...
I have bipolar dissorder no ins no meds life is hell
Admitting that I had the disorder was tough and took many years to accept. With acceptance and treatment came relief and significant changes in my life. Don’t fight it; learn to thrive with it.
can i subscribe to your magazine? I need help with bipolar anger issues. what are the best medications to help with anger and rage? I have been on many throughout the years without any significant help.
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