Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness that is characterized by extreme mood swings, abrupt changes in energy levels, and distorted decision making. Learn more about its symptoms and treatments here.
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Is it ADHD or Bipolar Disorder?
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Bipolar Disorder
How to Distinguish RSD from Comorbidities
Forty percent of individuals with bipolar disorder also have ADHD. The conditions’ symptoms typically...
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Bipolar Disorder
Ask the Doctor: Is It ADHD or Bipolar — or Both?
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Bipolar Disorder
Watch Out! Doctors Mistake Bipolar Disorder for ADHD
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Bipolar at Five?! Not My Little Girl
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Comorbid Q&A: Treating Mood Disorders, Anxiety, or Autism Alongside ADHD
This Q&A for ADHD clinicians is the first in a five-part series with Dr. Anthony Rostain, a...
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How I Live Every Day with My Dual Diagnosis: ADHD and Bipolar 1
I struggled through life and work until I received my dual diagnosis — ADHD and bipolar — and...
Mental Health & ADHD Comorbidities
What Is a Personality Disorder? Symptoms of Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic & Other PDs
Personality disorders are mental health conditions like borderline, histrionic, narcissistic, or...
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How Can We Help Our Troubled Child?
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Bipolar Disorder
“It Was The Illness Talking And Not My Loving Son.”
When a child with ADHD and bipolar disorder has said or done something hurtful, how do you keep the...
ADDitude for Professionals
We Need to Talk About ADHD Stigma in BIPOC Communities
Battling stigma is nothing new in the ADHD community. In Black and other marginalized communities, it...
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Bipolar Disorder
Q: Can I Take Stimulants If I Have Comorbid ADHD and Bipolar Disorder?
The use of ADHD stimulants in people with bipolar disorder carries different degrees of risk...
Bipolar Disorder
Differential Diagnosis of Bipolar and ADHD: Taking a Phenomenological Approach
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