Bipolar Rise in Kids Drives Debate

A bipolar disorder diagnosis may not only stigmatize a child, but also lead to harms from medications, feeling set apart from other kids and having future hopes dashed.

Sinead O'Connor Cancels Tour Due to Bipolar Disorder: Plus a Look at Stars Who Battle Manic-Depression

Sinead O'Connor announced on Monday that she was cancelling her 2012 tour due to her bipolar disorder. The singer wrote on her website that she is "very unwell" and had been advised by her doctor to not hit the road after her "very serious breakdown between December and March."

A new look at nature of mood disorder

Child psychiatrists are debating what to do about a glaring 40-fold spike within a decade in the number of youngsters diagnosed with bipolar disorder. A panel of the American Psychiatric Association has concluded that many of these children may have been misdiagnosed, and that they are suffering instead from another mood disorder more likely to evolve into adult depression or anxiety. The panel ...

International Bipolar Foundation Hosts Rancho Santa Fe YSL Fashion Event

Dedicated to curing Bipolar Disorder, the International Bipolar Foundation is hosting a private invitation Yves St. Laurent (YSL) Fashion Show May 15 in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. Dresses, shoes, accessories, and cosmetics from the 2012 YSL collection will be featured. YSL staff and designers will present the couture and answer questions. The YSL boutique at South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, CA will ...

Rhode Island Hospital researcher: Broadening bipolar disorder criteria is a bad idea

( Lifespan ) A Rhode Island Hospital psychiatrist and researcher explains the negative impact of broadening the diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder in the upcoming Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. In a newly published commentary in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Mark Zimmerman, M.D., explains that lowering the diagnostic threshold for bipolar ...