“Lithium remains the gold standard, but many drugs now treat bipolar di...” — Kay Redfield Jamison Quote

“Lithium remains the gold standard, but many drugs now treat bipolar disorder. Medication is critical and should be combined with psychotherapy. Compliance is a major problem. Patients believe that once they're better, they no longer need the medication. It doesn't work that way.”

“One of the advantages of science is that one's work, ultimately, is either replicated or it is not.”

“I love animals, and I was always attracted to the idea of being a zoo veterinarian or a veterinarian with the circus.”

“Mood disorders are terribly painful illnesses, and they are isolating illnesses. And they make people feel terrible about themselves when, in fact, they can be treated.”

“There are scientists all around the world looking for the genes responsible for bipolar illness and major depression.”

“It is an odd thing, owing life to pills, one's own quirks and tenacities, and this unique, strange, and ultimately profound relationship called psychotherapy.”

“Because I teach and write about depression and bipolar illness, I am often asked what is the most important factor in treating bipolar disorder. My answer is competence. Empathy is important, but competence is essential.”

“We want to conquer the world and have 1,000 likes, 1 million likes, but at the same time, we are depressed. We are lonely, but we have 10,000 followers. We are all bipolar.”

“I'm bipolar, but I'm not crazy, and I never was. I'm stark raving sane.”

“Our family suffers from a hereditary condition called, generally, mental illness. Specifically, multiple family members in successive generations have suffered from either bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.”

“Even when I'm in a really great, steady and stable place... I'm clinically bipolar, so that always exists - a darkness always exists.”

“I was diagnosed as bipolar.”