Valproic acid (VPA) is currently prescribed as an antiseizure medication and mood stabilizer, but it is also being studied as an anticancer agent because it inhibits histone acetyltransferases, which ...

Vraylar can interact with several drugs, including certain antibiotics, antidepressants, and mood stabilizers, potentially increasing the risk of side effects or reducing Vraylar’s effectiveness. It’s ...

As of 2023, nearly 59.3 million adults in the U.S. received treatment or counseling for their mental health. one in five U.S. adults experiences mental illness each year, and one in 20 experiences ...

Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, 41, revealed earlier this month that she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder several years ago. Bipolar disorder involves periods of elevated or irritable mood, ...

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When Rochelle Trochtenberg aged out of foster care, she was on 10 different mood-stabilizing drugs to treat bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder and PTSD. Later, she learned she never had those ...

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As many as half of people with chronic psychiatric disorders such as bipolar disorder (BD) don’t consistently take their prescribed medications. The consequences—an increased risk of suicide, ...