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Filmmakers Sara Schley and Bonnie Waltch discuss 'BrainStorm' and its exploration of bipolar stigma, diagnosis, lived experience, and hope.

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Every month brings small developments that hint at big shifts in how bipolar disorder is understood and treated. In this roundup, the leading psychiatric association’s plans for a new edition of its ...

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Living with bipolar disorder means making complex treatment decisions, managing distressing symptoms, and wondering why certain challenges keep showing up. Your journey is yours to navigate, but you ...

We recently asked the bpHope community to fill out a short questionnaire about their experiences with antidepressants. The results offer a revealing glimpse into the challenges many of you face. In ...

Akathisia and tardive dyskinesia are neurological movement disorders that can develop as side effects of certain dopamine-blocking medications, particularly antipsychotics. Because both can involve ...

Bipolar disorder has taught me that waiting until I’m in a crisis is never the best time to make a plan. For me, mania doesn’t build slowly — sometimes it escalates within hours. That’s why I’ve ...