Find out how experts distinguish between normal mood swings and bipolar disorder, when you should seek help, and tips for ...

Depression and bipolar disorder of late onset may represent more than just mental health conditions. Growing evidence suggests these late-life mood disorders (LLMDs) could be not merely risk factors, ...

Neha Pathak, MD, FACP, DipABLM: Welcome to the WebMD Health Discovered podcast. I'm Dr Neha Pathak, WebMD's Chief Physician Editor for Health and Lifestyle Medicine. While many of us have heard of or ...

When someone is feeling sad or happy, we might say they’re in a “bad mood” or “good mood.” So when you hear the term “mood disorder,” you might think it’s nothing more than a transient feeling. But ...

Much has been written about undiagnosed ADHD in adults. All too often, patients have suffered for decades and may have been treated for comorbid conditions first, including depression, anxiety, ...

Autoimmune diseases, especially in women, are associated with nearly a two-fold increased risk for affective disorders, new research showed. An analysis of 1.5 million adults showed that the lifetime ...

Hyperthymia is an overlooked mood temperament marked by high energy, optimism, and self-confidence. Hyperthymic temperament ...

A recent study published in Scientific Reports suggests that white blood cells in people with major depressive disorder show ...

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