What Is Bipolar Disorder? Symptoms, Diagnosis And Treatment Explained

Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a fairly common mental illness affecting one in every 100 adults in the UK.Despite its prevalence, misconceptions around the illness continue to persist. In a blog on HuffPost UK, Sharon Sutton said she gets frustrated by the inaccurate cultural reference of linking bipolar to Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’. What’s more, illustrations of bipolar in the media often centre on a person wi