Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression. In this video, Ellen Leibenluft, MD, chief of bipolar spectrum disorders at the National Institute of Mental Health discusses causes, symptoms and treatments.
Ellen Leibenluft, MD, is senior investigator, chief of the section on bipolar spectrum disorders and co-chief of the Emotion and Development Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Dr. Leibenluft has been with the NIMH since 1989. Her work centers on bipolar disorder and severe irritability in children and adolescents: brain mechanisms, imaging and diagnosis, and treatment.
