The bipolar spectrum is wide — and where you fall on it can impact your treatment. Dr. Jim Phelps explains why the labels don’t always fit.

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Stephen Propst (1963–2022) was one of bp Magazine’s original and most popular columnists, from 2005 through 2021.He had a loyal following of magazine readers who depended on and were inspired by his ...

Alan Lantieri is an award-winning author known for his books, Dancing on the Edge, A Personal and Visual Odyssey Through Manic Depression, and Divine Restoration, Life After Manic Depression. After ...

Natalia Lusinski is an editor and writer for bpHope and a wellness and lifestyle writer and editor, covering everything from health to travel to personal finance topics. Her work can be seen in ...

Supermommy: As far as finding a good psychiatrist, congratulations on finding one who works well with you! Reporting infractions of professional ethics or the HIPAA laws, if s/he has told his/her ...

Susan Johnson graduated from Drake University with a BA in sociology. She is the author of Some Dreams Are Worth Keeping: A Memoir of My Bipolar Journey.Since her diagnosis of bipolar I in 1995, Susie ...

Sometimes I find writing difficult in the most basic sense: the act of stringing words together to form a sentence can become impossible for me. My mind is so scattered that by the time I get half a ...

Natalia Lusinski is an editor and writer for bpHope and a wellness and lifestyle writer and editor, covering everything from health to travel to personal finance topics. Her work can be seen in ...

From recent research on trauma to advances in genetics, here are 5 new developments in the world of bipolar disorder. Getty Images. While everyone’s journey with bipolar disorder is individual, no one ...

Happiness, in one sense, is like a wonderful spontaneous butterfly that lands on us when it wants to; or a rainbow that shines for a few moments before disappearing — it isn’t something we can force.

Key Takeaways. GLP-1s can help with weight and blood sugar, and early research hints at possible mood effects — but they aren’t approved for psychiatric use.; Be aware that GLP-1s may affect how your ...