Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression) that occur with similar frequency in men and women. It can be a lifelong mental health problem that mainly affects your mood. It affects how you feel, and your mood can change massively. Research,...

  Although mental health issues affect both men and women, some disorders are more common in women. A mental illness is a disease that causes mild to severe disturbances in thought and/or behavior, resulting in an inability to cope with life’s ordinary demands and routines. From biological and hormonal changes, environmental and societal pressures, personal behaviors, starting a new job,...