Skip to main content

Header menu

  • Get help
  • Donate
  • Toggle Search region
Home
  • Our work
    • Mental Health Awareness Week
    • Policy and advocacy
    • Programmes
    • Research
    • Campaigning
    • Participation
  • Get involved
    • Events & Challenges
    • Fundraising
    • Image library
    • Mental Health Awareness Week
    • Ways to donate
    • Visit our Shop
  • Explore mental health
    • The Foundation Reports
    • A to Z topics
    • Blog
    • Learning
    • Publications
  • About us
    • Strategy
    • Annual report
    • Jobs
    • Media Centre
    • News
    • Our people
Menu

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. A-Z Topics
  3. Bipolar disorder

Personality disorders

The symptoms and causes of personality disorders, and getting support.

Read : Personality disorders

Psychosis

Information on the causes of psychosis and how to get support.

Read : Psychosis

Bipolar disorder: statistics

Bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic depression) is a mood disorder. Symptoms are extreme mood swings from high to low.

Read : Bipolar disorder: statistics

What it's like to have bipolar?

I was diagnosed with bipolar in my late teens, in my first year at university. The diagnosis (and not – I hasten to add – the symptoms) have shaped my adult identity and experiences.

Read : What it's like to have bipolar?

Quick links

  • Get help
  • Explore mental health
  • A-Z topics
  • Shop
  • Contact us

Nations

  • England
  • Scotland
  • Wales
  • Northern Ireland

Social

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest

Sign up for email updates

We’ll send you updates and information about our work and how you can support us.
Sign up

Home of Mental Health Awareness Week

Mental Health Foundation. Mental Health Awareness Week Mental Health Foundation flag

Footer

  • Privacy
  • Cookies
  • Terms of use
  • Accessibility
  • Copyright © 2026 All Rights Reserved
  • Registered Charity No. England and Wales 801130
  • Scotland SC 039714 / Company Registration No. 2350846
  • VAT Number GB524451857
  • Registered with Fundraising Regulator
  • Our work
    • Mental Health Awareness Week
      • From awareness to action: how we can build a mentally healthier society
      • How to encourage someone you care for to take action on their mental health
      • Nature is the answer
      • Stand up
        • Donate
      • Stories about anxiety
      • Support Mental Health Awareness Week 2026
      • Take action for good mental health
      • Thanks
      • Why we need action for good mental health
    • Policy and advocacy
      • Ending Scotland's public mental health emergency
      • Mental Health Policy Group (MHPG)
    • Programmes
      • Later life programmes
      • Programmes for families, children and young people
        • Resources
        • SITUATE project
        • Together to Thrive
        • Young Mums Connect
        • Young Mums Together
      • Refugee programmes
      • Past programmes
      • Programmes for adults
    • Research
      • Mental health in Northern Ireland: Fundamental Facts
      • Research in England
      • Research in Northern Ireland
      • Research in Scotland
      • Research in Wales
      • The Foundation Reports: tackling mental health inequalities in the UK
    • Campaigning
    • Participation
      • OPEN - Our Personal Experience Network
  • Get involved
    • Events & Challenges
    • Fundraising
      • Fundraising at your school
      • Fundraising tips and resources
      • Tea & Talk for World Mental Health Day
      • Thank you for signing up!
      • Third party events terms and conditions
      • Wear it Green Day
        • Thanks
      • Curry & Chaat
    • Image library
    • Mental Health Awareness Week
    • Ways to donate
      • Celebrate your wedding by supporting good mental health for all
      • Philanthropy
      • Donate to the Mental Health Foundation
        • Donate to support the Mental Health Foundation for Mental Health Awareness Week
        • Help us break the cycle this Mental Health Awareness Week
      • Leave a legacy
      • Payroll Giving
      • Shop with Give as you Live
      • Use Savoo to Search, Save and Raise
    • Visit our Shop
  • Explore mental health
    • The Foundation Reports
    • A to Z topics
    • Blog
    • Learning
    • Publications
  • About us
    • Strategy
    • Annual report
    • Jobs
    • Media Centre
    • News
    • Our people