The Latest Breaking News from Bipolar Disorder

Imagine you, or someone you know, is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. One drug is prescribed, but you have heard another drug is better. What are your next steps? Do you seek evidence? And if so, what type of evidence would you consider?

The former massage therapist tried to blame his actions on bipolar disorder.

Sarah Graham, 45, had her first episode in September 2005, a year after her father died

This is the fifth episode of Mind ki Baat, a Newslaundry podcast with a neurodivergent host with a focus on the invisible epidemic of mental health issues in society today.

Suicide rarely happens in the absence of severe mental health problems. Research indicates that psychiatric disorders are prevalent in up to 90% of adolescents who die from suicide. In particular, what are known as affective disorders, such as major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, are present in 44%-76% of cases.

Most people are familiar with psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but some conditions are so rare that many psychiatrists won’t come across a single case in their professional lives. Here I present five of the rarest – and strangest – syndromes known to psychiatry.

The former Atomic Kitten star, 42, was accused of being drunk after the disastrous live TV appearance in 2008. The singer has since insisted medication for her bipolar disorder had affected her speech

Singer revealed bipolar disorder diagnosis in 2011

Mum of two Zainab Mohamed suffered from the worst case of bipolar disorder her psychiatrist had ever seen