Symptom May Include

Borderline Personality Disorder and Parenting

By Joan Firstenberg

Parents who live with a child who suffers from borderline personality disorder or children who live with a parent who has it know it is a serious illness. On the positive side there are medications to treat aspects of it, and patients respond very well to therapy. So the prognosis is good, but the journey to get healthy is often long and hard. Borderline disorder shows up in 1 to 2 percent of...

What are the Bipolar Symptoms in Women?

By Victoria Ries

Bipolar disorder symptoms in women differ from those of men. "Studies suggest that bipolar disorder results from an imbalance of neurochemicals in the brain, including serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. These neurochemicals allow cells to communicate with each other and play an essential role in all brain functions, including movement, sensation, memory, and emotions." (See...