These films explore life with bipolar disorder through characters and stories shaped by the filmmakers’ own experiences. In these films, characters with bipolar disorder take center stage. Not all ...

Claire Danes acts in a scene as Showtime brings the production of "Homeland" to the newsroom floor of the Charlotte Observer, May 28, 2013 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Robert Lahser/Charlotte ...

Maybe you’ve seen characters with bipolar disorder in movies and TV shows, like Pat in Silver Linings Playbook or Carrie Mathison on Homeland. Or maybe you’ve heard someone refer to your moody friend ...