Epidemiology, classifications, diagnosing, comorbidity, age of onset and gender issues, pregnancy and postpartum, medications, treatments, acute mania and mixed states.

Articles pertaining to the illness and links.

Illness in children discussed.

Symptoms, causes, treatment and resources.

Comparison, comorbidity and treatment considerations.

Living with the illness, food, parenting, treatment options, coping, suicide, medications, stability, self-help, children and special education law.

Signs, treatment, self-support, information and booklist. From the AAFP.

Symptoms, who gets it, causes, seriousness, electroconvulsive therapy, psychologic and lifestyle approaches and where help can be obtained.

Essay by a psychiatrist on classification and treatment of mood disorders.

Illness defined, diagnosis, FAQs, self care, clinical information, treatment, anti-suicidal effects of lithium, psychopharmacology, management and illness in children and adolescents.

Causes, diagnosis, information, treatments, support and symptoms.

Summary of illness. Ongoing surveys regarding medication, therapy, and alternative treatment results.

Membership area, bookstore, archive, DSM IV diagnosis, research, articles, bulletin board, personal stories, self care, clinicians, resources and FAQ.

Clinical treatment, newsletter, conferences and resources.

Systematic enhancement program, clinical studies and treatment options.

High and low states, inherited, children of sufferers, medical management, psychotherapy, video and join the research.

Abstract covering the illness, patients' stories and scans of the brain.

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, single letter variation in a gene, genotyping, chromosome 11 and neurotrophins.

Abstract covering topics such as: developmental considerations, clinical characteristics, naturalistic course, neurobiology, psychopharmacological and psychosocial treatments.

Schizoaffective disorder, mixed episode, rapid cycling and psychotic features.

History of the illness, pathophysiology, mortality and morbidity, race, sex, age, episodes defined, physical, suicide, homicide and causes.

Illness demystified, quotes, observations and medication.

Information about Neurontin and its use in psychiatry to treat patients with treatment-resistant mood disorders in an FAQ format.

Article discusses public's perception of this disorder.

Treatment advances and the findings about chromosome 22.

Studies presented at American Psychiatric Association meeting find the drug significantly delayed relapse or recurrence of episodes.

Statistics, symptoms, mania, mixed state, treatments, research findings and clinical trial.

Conditions, newsletters, directory of practitioners, treatment, issues, resources, books and medicine.

A fitting metaphor for a discussion of Bipolar illness.

Hypomania in the work field described with references to successful business people.

Symptoms, gene expression, environmental factors and links.

Moods described, symptom overlap and treatment.

Therapeutics research, implications of findings and effects of discontinuing medication.

Dreams, phases defined, symptoms and statistics.

Illness explained, epidemiology, clinical presentations, children, adolescents, comorbid conditions, treatment, ongoing care, medication, family and psychosocial issues and bibliography.

Diagnosis, treatment, lifestyle, struggles, stories, suicide prevention, issues and advocacy.

Diagnosis, treatment, stories, issues, books and chat.

Reference publication for treating bipolar disorder, aimed at doctors and educators. Based upon a survey of experts.(pdf file)

Symptoms, treatment, maintenance therapy, prevention of rapid cycling, precautions during pregnancy, psychoeducation and psychotherapy.

Report on research by John D. Pettigrew and Steven M. Miller about sufferers' brains switching slower between the cerebral hemispheres.

New treatment method outlined. (UK)

Definition, symptoms, causes and treatment.

Genetics, environment, research, projects, publications, contact and links.

Pharmacotherapy, child and adolescent bipolarity, psychosocial aspects and genetic findings.

Research studies, conferences, newsletters and links.

Seroquel, "quetiapine" a new generation antipsychotic when taken in combination with mood stabilizers is well tolerated and effective at treating manic symptoms.

Five year treatment study funded by National Institute of Mental Health and coordinated by Massachusetts General Hospital.

Features of mania and major depression, causes, making sense, genetically susceptible, testing for genes, status of research, discrimination, family planning and resources.

Illness explained, legal and illegal medications, guidelines and treatment.

The hormone, interactions and treatment.

Nomenclature, causes, proper diagnosis, treatment, functional MRIs.

Search for clinical trials, email updates, clinical process, participation in studies, background, safety, pre-enrollment, drugs and placebo.

Brief history and update on lithium as a treatment for this illness.

Illness categorized, causes, suicide, thinking and memory problems, substance abuse, effects on loved ones, diagnosis, treatment, medication, electroconvulsive and magnetic therapies and links.