Now for the bad news-and for the binary, even bipolar, nature of the 2009 outlook.
Some people with bipolar disorder receive medication and/or psychosocial therapy by volunteering to participate in clinical studies (clinical trials).
Finding these genes, each of which contributes only a small amount toward the vulnerability to bipolar disorder, has been extremely difficult.
In some cases, individuals with bipolar disorder may agree, when the disorder is under good control, to a preferred course of action in the event of a future manic or depressive relapse.
Should bipolar women discontinue their medication?
On a basic bipolar transistor, with ports for electrical input and output, the law applies straightforwardly.
It relies on an intact eyeball, an intact retina with functioning bipolar cells, and an optic nerve to convey the information to the brain.
Each sensor has its own microelectrode, and these are placed in contact with nerve cells in the retina, called bipolar cells, the first step on the pathway from the eye to the brain.
The study did not show any connection between paternal age and bipolar disorder.
The study, reported in the journal Archives of General Psychiatry, found that bipolar parents recognised early symptoms in their children.
Even more alarming, bipolar women are 100 times more likely than other women to experience postpartum psychosis, a severe mood disorder that, at its very worst, can result in infanticide.
Some people - including some professionals in the field - still are not convinced that children can develop bipolar disorder, he said.
Although pharmacologic treatment may stabilize a child at risk for bipolar disorder, no single drug has proved effective in preventing or delaying the severity of the disorder once it develops.
The classic form of the illness, which involves recurrent episodes of mania and depression, is called bipolar I disorder.
Scientists are learning about the possible causes of bipolar disorder through several kinds of studies.
From their description of Shaikh's behaviour, Shaapveld was able to deduce with "99% certainty" that he was suffering from a mental disorder that could either be bipolar or schizophrenia.
And so began my life in the psychiatric system with bipolar affective disorder.
Studies have shown that people with depression or bipolar disorder, both those who had a physical illness and those who were medically healthy, had higher levels of inflammation.
Most people with bipolar disorder-even those with the most severe forms-can achieve substantial stabilization of their mood swings and related symptoms with proper treatment.
