Among the forces for eviction of the small unicorns of child bipolar disorder from DSM 5 is the proposed diagnosis of Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD). The DSM 5 criteria for this ...

Ellen Frank, Ph.D., a distinguished psychologist and member of the DSM 5 workgroup on bipolar disorders, recently lamented that the DSM IV criteria for bipolar disorder mixed type were too stringent.

SAN DIEGO -- Certain children may be misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder, and a diagnostic category introduced in DSM-5 may capture these children better, researchers reported here. In a retrospective ...

The soon-to-be released fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) will likely further confuse the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder (BD), according ...

Bipolar disorders include several disorders of emotion, energy and thought that are characterized by biphasic mood episodes of mania or hypomania and depression and are expressed as recurrent episodes ...

An improvement in the ability to properly diagnose patients with mood disorders is an ongoing goal that is made both easier and more difficult (less simplistic) with an increased understanding of the ...

Understanding bipolar disorder goes beyond its diagnostic checklist to the everyday symptoms that shape each individual’s ...

In the news or on social media, we hear the term “bipolar disorder” a lot. Whether it’s celebrities opening up about their diagnoses or an investigation finding that a person has struggled with the ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that is characterized by dramatic mood episodes that include mania or hypomania. These “high” moods alternate with periods of depression. People who ...

In the news or on social media, we hear the term "bipolar disorder" a lot. Whether it's celebrities opening up about their diagnoses or an investigation finding that a person has struggled with the ...