About 26 percent of adults in the United States suffer from a mental illness. That's about one in every four people. Getting the right treatment can make all the difference for patients, but that can't happen without an accurate diagnosis. Now, there are two new ways doctors are helping patients figure out what's wrong.
Some studies show more than half of all patients with a mental illness also suffer from addiction. More than 120,000 Americans die each year from alcohol or drug dependence. Support groups and counseling used to be the only ways to help these people. But what if there was a drug that could erase cravings? Does it sound to good to be true? There's a debate surrounding a prescription for addiction.
Bipolar disorder is a term often used to describe adults who suffer from bouts of depression and mania. But can children also have the disorder? Diagnosing kids with bipolar is becoming more common but not without controversy.
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