Bipolar disorder, sometimes also called manic depression, affects an estimated 5.7 million adult Americans. It is described as a major affective (mood) disorder in which the sufferer experiences episodes of both mania and severe depression.<br><br>It is a serious and very real illness, believed to be caused by chemical imbalances in the brain ...

Depression affects 22 percent of Americans between the ages of eighteen and older each year. It is one of the most common medical problems in the United States. Depression affects both young and old, and women twice as much as men. Depression is an illness of the whole body. It affects the nervous system, moods, thoughts, and behavior. It also ...

Mental Challenges That Seniors Face By Glenda Clements The vast majority of older adults function very well in their later year but at the same time, some older adults develop mental challenges. I'm going to review the major mental health problems in this article that older adults may face, and what can be done to address those problems. I ...

Early findings from the recently launched Bipolar Disorder Phenome Database were published in the August 2007 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. The database contains publicly accessible research information that seeks to describe, in the fullest detail possible, the signs and symptoms of bipolar disorder. Some day, such information may help scientists find the genes responsible for causing bipolar ...