Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that includes at least one manic episode – characterized by elevated or agitated mood and often reduced need for sleep – accompanied by episodes of major ...

They view bipolar disorder as the least severe on this spectrum and schizophrenia as the most severe. Schizoaffective disorder, which has features of both conditions, falls somewhere between the two.

A new approach that reframes mental health struggles not as defects but as understandable responses to stress and trauma shows promise for patient outcomes, new research finds.

Dr Broughton, who confirmed Ball suffers from schizoaffective disorder - a chronic mental health condition - said at the time the defendant made a call to police she had been on medication for asthma.

If you have bipolar disorder, menopause may affect the severity of your symptoms and overall quality of life. Very rarely, menopause may cause the onset of bipolar disorder symptoms. Perimenopause ...

Conversion disorder is a psychiatric condition in which a person has neurological symptoms affecting movement or the senses, like paralysis or blindness, with no physiological cause. In the past, such ...

The term “pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs)” was used by the medical community to describe developmental delays in children, including problems with socializing and communicating ...

Schizoid personality disorder (SPD) is defined by detachment in personal relationships, a limited range of emotional expressions, and a solitary lifestyle. Some people with SPD may be at higher risk ...

FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Low-dose semaglutide seems to reduce craving and certain drinking outcomes in alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to a study published online Feb. 12 in ...

People with alcohol use disorder (AUD) have high rates of co-occurring mental health conditions. Symptoms of mental health conditions and an excessive alcohol intake may contribute to each other ...

Unlike hallucinations and delusions, which are transdiagnostic symptoms, negative symptoms represent a core feature of psychosis and may only be present in schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.

Not long after Jessie Close's son, Calen, was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder — a condition that combines the symptoms of schizophrenia and mood disorders — she called her sister Glenn ...