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Expert articles on medications, conditions, and the future of mental healthcare, from the team building it.
What a Manic Episode Feels Like: A Clinical Perspective
Mania is not just feeling high. It is a specific pattern of elevated mood, accelerated thought, and behavior that clinicians can identify and measure. Here is what it looks like from the inside and the outside.
Bipolar Sleep Tracking: Why Sleep Loss Predicts Mood Episodes
Sleep disturbance is the most common early warning sign of a manic episode in bipolar disorder, reported by over 77% of patients. Here is the evidence, what the patterns look like, and why tracking sleep is one of the most clinically useful things a bipolar patient can do.
Bipolar Medication Guide: Mood Stabilizers, Antipsychotics, and Antidepressant Cautions
Bipolar disorder is treated with multiple medication classes, each with a different role. Here is what mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, and antidepressants actually do, and why antidepressants require extreme caution.