Kids of bipolar parents at risk for mental woes
Reuters
According to a new study, young children whose parents have bipolar disorder -- a mental illness marked by severe mood swings from depression to mania ...

Schizophrenic bipolar killer denied parole
Deseret News
He recently spent time in the Utah State Hospital, and confirmed for Yeates that he suffers from schizophrenic bipolar disorder, antisocial personality ...

Manuel's failing health a factor in sentencing
St. Augustine Record
On top of his existing conditions, Manuel was diagnosed with bipolar disorder after his arrest. Sheppard said while he and his client listened to a tape ...

Judge gives man 30 to 50 years for fatal stabbing last March
Lincoln Journal Star
He said it started with Carias buying marijuana from Johns, and Johns reacting in a "bipolar state." It was a perfect scenario for something to go bad, ...

Polk County in search of missing disabled man
News-Leader.com
Nickle is mentally disabled, bipolar, paranoid schizophrenic and suffering from delusions. He may become violent, a news release from the Highway Patrol ...

Pathologist: Rebecca Riley died of pneumonia, toxic level of drugs
Boston Globe
The girl was diagnosed with hyperactivity disorder at age 2, and then shortly after she was 3, with bipolar disorder. Prosecutors contend that her parents ...

Excellent school performance at age 16 and risk of adult bipolar disorder ...
British Journal of Psychiatry
Email: j.maccabe{at}iop.kcl.ac.uk Anecdotal and biographical reports suggest that bipolar disorder may be associated with high IQ or creativity, ...

Police seek missing student last seen at Our Place
Victoria Times Colonist
Police are looking for Ontario woman Dana Tkachenko, 29, a Masters student at Trent University suffers from bipolar and schizoaffective disorder went ...

Zyprexa (olanzapine): Use in Adolescents
Food Consumer
... Zyprexa related to its indication for use in adolescents (ages 13-17) for treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder [manic or mixed episodes]. ...

Letters to the editor: health topics
The Fairfield Citizen
Did you know that one out of four American families is affected by mental illness? With names like depression, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and OCD, these illnesses touch the lives of many of our families, friends, neighbors and co-workers.

Polk County Sheriff Looking for Endangered Person
KSPR Springfield
The Polk county sheriff's office is asking people in and around Halfway, Missouri to be on the lookout for 28 year old Lucas Nickle. Authorities issued an endangered person report for the man whom they say is mentally disabled, bipolar, and is a Paranoid Schizophrenic suffering from delusions, and may become violent.

Something Happy Is What We All Wish For Susan Campbell
Hartford Courant
Her 65-year-old daughter, who lives with bipolar disorder, is homeless in Hartford. The older woman's landlord won't let her take her daughter in, ...

ER physician says overdose killed Rebecca Riley
Enterprise News
Rebecca Riley was diagnosed with ADHD and bipolar disorder when she was 2 by Dr. Kayoko Kifuji of Tufts-New England Medical Center. ...

Drop-in centers provide stop-gap, support to patients with mental illness
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
“If you're bipolar and cycling through the ups and downs, you can go to the center and people understand because we've all been there. ...

Police officers not allowed to give evidence at disciplinary hearing
Edmonton Journal
Berube's lawyer Tom Engel has argued that his client suffers from bipolar disorder which began due to his experiences while working in downtown division. ...

Driver jailed in suicidal crash
Maryland Gazette
He is bipolar and was not taking medication for his illness at the time. "He is very remorseful, he feels quite terrible," Aita said. Even before the crash, ...

I've beaten myself up over this, says sober and sorry groper Chris Smith
Daily Telegraph
Previously, Smith has acknowledged that he was an alcoholic and that he also suffered bipolar disorder. "I can never go back to that point. ...

Mood swings may reveal issues with bipolar disorder
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
It all started at the age of 14 with mood swings, deep depression and cutting, said Hillary, now 21. "My condition made it difficult to go to school because I was made fun of. I was told I was ugly, fat and stupid and was never told anything positive," she said.

The Accidental Prophet
New York Magazine
In 1980, he moved his family to England, failed spectacularly, and succumbed further to severe bipolar disorder. A few years later, they returned to ...

'Crazy Like Us,' by Ethan Watters
San Francisco Chronicle
Taking a wealth of research into account, however, it's hard to argue that severe illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and severe depression ...

Winter blues or SAD?
Paragould Daily Press
Approximately 20 percent of people with SAD also suffer from bipolar I or II disorder. Sufferers can also potentially self-medicate with alcohol during the ...

Even meds don't make bipolar disorder easy
The Free Lance-Star
His mother said, "If he were bipolar--any other mental illness--there's a pill for it that will alter the progression." For those patients and families ...

Pick your poison
Boston Globe
Seroquel XR purports to treat bipolar depression, a serious mental illness. One of the six pages depicts a sad-looking woman sitting in a stairwell. ...

Pregnant women with bipolar disorder should 'speak' to doctor
Craegmoor News
Women with bipolar disorder should speak to their doctor about their medicine if they are pregnant, national charity Mind has said. ...

Body Of Missing Roseville Man Found On Iron Range
Northland's NewsCenter
... Volunteer Rescue Squad searched the woods today, and came across the deceased Twin Cities man, who suffered from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. ...

Robert Westhead: Instead of just being lively, I was losing touch with reality
Independent
It has been suggested that having a celebrity's ultra-outgoing personality might dispose someone to bipolar illness. At least one in 100 people has bipolar ...

In Lake City, Seattle, homeless veterans and others now have a place to call home
Seattle Times
But with the help of government programs and nonprofit groups, the Marine veteran now has a studio apartment and receives ongoing help for bipolar disorder, ...

Free class soon for families living with mental illness
Hillsboro Argus - OregonLive.com
... major depression, bipolar disorder (manic-depression), panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder. ...

Hearing scheduled to certify as an adult 15-year-old rape suspect
Toledo Blade
The victim, who has bipolar disorder and Asperger's syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder, told police she was walking to the West Toledo branch library on ...

Straight-A schoolchildren at higher risk of bipolar disorder, research claims
Telegraph.co.uk
Straight-A schoolchildren have a much higher risk of suffering from bipolar disorder than less intelligent pupils, according to new research. ...

Fish Oil to Prevent Psychotic Disorders?
About - News & Issues (blog)
If these findings stand up in larger studies, will the results turn out to have an application to the psychosis of Bipolar I Disorder? ...

Concert to benefit a local eight year-old with a terminal illness
WNDU-TV
Heather says, “Eventually he will be bedridden, tube fed, blindness, kind of what some people would consider bipolar, because there are so many changes with ...

Jurors in trial of accused mother hear taped interviews
Boston Globe
When asked if Rebecca's bipolar diagnosis was wrong, the defendant replied, “probably.'' She said she “trusted that the doctors knew what they were talking ...

Seroquel Litigation May Cost AstraZeneca $1.2B in Legal Costs: Report
AboutLawsuits.com
... treatment of bipolar disorders through publications presented at major congresses,” even though treatment of bipolar disorders was not approved at the time.

“Brain Bank” To Foster Research, Treatment of Major Psychiatric Diseases
Healthcanal.com
The database's inventory of 60 human brains includes 15 from people diagnosed with schizophrenia, 15 from those with bipolar disorder, and 15 from people ...

Teen had history of threatening family, authorities say
Greensboro News & Record
Records show the teen's mother said at his first appearance before a judge that her son suffered from bipolar disorder . Rook later pleaded guilty and ...

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Fighting bipolar with art
Redcliffe & Bayside Herald
Testing soon revealed the one-time air force caterer had bipolar disorder, a medical condition causing extreme and uncontrollable mood swings. ...

Botox Makes You Happier
Momlogic.com
In the study, Finzi injected ten women (nine with depression and one with bipolar disorder) with Botox in their glabellar frown lines. ...

Patients with Mental Illness Make a "Turning Point"
WSIL TV
Patients with depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder are among those seeking treatment. Therapists agree the group sessions seem to be a favorite of ...

Prescription medication found at time of Brittany Murphy's death belonged to ...
New York Daily News
... found at the house included an anti-inflammatory, a painkiller, an antidepressant, plus medicine to treat anxiety, diabetes and bipolar disorder. ...

Get the Latest News and Info
ParentDish (blog)
So given ordinary 2-year-old behavior, how can any child that age to be realistically and accurately diagnosed with bipolar disorder? ...

Sandoz launches generic mental disorder treatment
Drug Store News (blog)
21) Sandoz has launched a generic version of a drug for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, the generic drug maker announced. Sandoz, the generics arm of ...

Toledo woman describes her battle with bipolar disorder
WTOL.com
By Melissa Voetsch email | bio TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - A Toledo woman is tackling the stigma of bipolar disorder from the inside out. ...

Social worker says she warned family
Boston Globe
Both girls were diagnosed by the same psychiatrist with bipolar and hyperactivity disorder at age 2, and, according to witnesses, often looked so weak that ...

Take steps to prevent bipolar card splurges
Fox News
One of the symptoms of bipolar disorder can be overspending. To prevent rampant shopping, there are obstacles you can set up to derail your urge to splurge.

Author outlines disconnect
Barrie Examiner
(QMI) -- An author living with bipolar disorder for most of his life says if he is ever hospitalized and out of control again, his psychiatrist should medicate him so he can sleep for several days.[...]

Cops: Woman killed boyfriend with antifreeze-laced margarita
New York Post
FARMINGTON, N.Y. They met in a Veterans Affairs hospital, a former airman with bipolar disorder who drank too much and a clerical assistant struggling to cope with her teenage son’s drug-overdose death. Cynthia Galens and Thomas Stack soon moved in together, and their two-year relationship seemed to mirror...

Now Patrick Kennedy seat is in trouble
Irish Central
Kennedy has also had a troubled history with drugs and alcohol and admitted he was bipolar. Rumors abound that some of the successful team that led Scott ...

Gunn High grad killed near same Caltrain crossing where four suicides occurred ...
San Jose Mercury News
Taylor had been diagnosed with and was being treated for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. "We are so sad at the passing of our son," Taylor's mother ...

Fattened by pills
Boston Globe
... about the effects of its drug Zyprexa3 (approved to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder but also prescribed for other conditions) on weight gain, ...

Ex-Penn law student gets 5-10 years in shooting incident
Philadelphia Inquirer
On that day, Cho, who has since been diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, left his third-floor apartment on Pine Street near 44th, ...

Homes for mentally ill targeted
Fresno Bee
The apartment complexes can house 51 people with mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Donna Taylor, the county's Behavioral Health ...

Service dog helps woman fight mental illness
Windsor Star WINDSOR, ONT. -- Jennifer Francis has a disability and requires a service dog but there's nothing wrong with her sight, hearing or limbs. The 23-year-old London resident and engineering student is a diagnosed sufferer of bipolar Type 2 disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and panic disorder.

Budget Funds New Mental Health Gene Research
Scoop.co.nz
Additional budget funding of $3 million per year* (including GST) for the Health Research Council has enabled 12 new projects to be funded, two of which will search for the genes involved in depression and bipolar disorder.

Joan Denny, Center Stage volunteer and bipolar awareness advocate, dies
Baltimore Sun
Her willingness to talk about bipolar disorder that she had most of her life helped advance understanding of the ailment Joan W. Denny, who had bipolar disorder for most of her life and was a longtime participant in Johns Hopkins University Mood Disorders Center-Symposium, died Jan. 11 of cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care. She was 79.

Psychiatrist on the stand in Riley child murder case
Boston Globe
Dr. Kayoko Kifuji (2004 Handout photo) By Patricia Wen, Globe staff BROCKTON - A Boston child psychiatrist has taken the witness stand and is being questioned about her decision to diagnose Rebecca Riley with bipolar illness starting at age...

Dr. Irene S. Levine: Disappearing Acts: When friends disappear after a diagnosis of bipolar disorder
The Huffington Post
QUESTION Dear Dr. Levine, I am reeling from the awareness that certain friends who meant a great deal to me have abruptly turned their back...

NAMI to offer free classes for families of mentally ill
Asheville Citizen-Times
Up-to-date facts about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, clinical depression, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorder and ...

Spokane groups look to help sufferers of mental disorders
The Spokesman Review
Dorothy Nechanicky, left, and Abe Ferris, who are both diagnosed with bipolar disorder, are the vice president/secretary and president, respectively, ...

Support Groups, updated Jan. 26
TCPalm
Mental Illness Support Team: For people dealing with depression, anxiety, bipolar, etc. New Horizons of the Treasure Coast, 4500 Midway Road, Fort Pierce, ...

Would-be Hasan visitor bipolar
UPI.com
26 (UPI) -- A Texas man accused of saying he legally represented alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan is bipolar and was off his medication, ...

Health Checkup: Bipolar disorder
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Bipolar disorder, also referred to as manic-depressive disorder, is a psychiatric illness consisting of episodes of elevations in mood, either mania or hypomania.

Excessive substance use in bipolar disorder is associated with impaired functioning...
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
There is a strong association between bipolar disorder (BD) and substance use disorder (SUD). The clinical and functional correlates of SUD in BD are still ...

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Bipolar diagnosis jumps in young children: study
Reuters
BOSTON (Reuters) - The number of children aged 2 to 5 who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and prescribed powerful antipsychotic drugs has doubled ...

More young people seek bipolar help and advice
Healthcare Today
MDF, The BiPolar Organisation, has put the increase partly down to a storyline in EastEnders featuring the character Stacey Slater. ...

Not a hard choice to have separate Riley trials
Wicked Local Hull
The Rileys say Rebecca died of pneumonia, not the drug, and that they followed the instructions of the psychiatrist who prescribed the drug for bipolar ...

Calls to bipolar helpline double
BBC News
The EastEnders storyline featuring character Stacey Slater's struggle with being bipolar has encouraged more young people to look for help.

People with bipolar disorder needed for therapeutic trial
Whitehaven News
PEOPLE with bipolar disorder are being asked to take part in a new therapeutic trial.

Study: More Toddlers Taking Powerful Drugs For Bipolar ...
MyStateline.com
(Boston, MA) -- A new study out today shows the number of young kids taking powerful antipsychotic drugs to treat bipolar disorder has doubled in the last ...

Girl's death: Mother pleads guilty
Channel News Asia
According to a psychiatric report prepared by Dr Gwee Kok Peng, Goh was suffering from a severe depressive episode of a bipolar disorder since 1999, ...

Flipping the 'off' switch
Deseret News
But let's get real, those elves up there don't build the kind of OFF switches that we folks with bipolar disorder need. The only OFF switch I'm going to get ...

Final Word on Tila Tequila from Dani Campbell, Autostraddle & The Publicist
Autostraddle (blog)
Many famous artists & entertainers are bipolar or have experienced mania · often it's mistaken for a show business or crazy artist mentality. ...

LAX cop killer sentenced to life in prison
CBS 47 Fresno
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A mentally ill man who killed a Los Angeles airport policeman during a carjacking has been sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole. William Sadowski was sentenced Friday for the April 2005 murder of Tommy Scott. The 51-year-old former aerospace engineer has bipolar disorder but a jury ruled he was legally sane when he stole Scott's patrol car after the officer ...

Our relationship is so bad, I've stopped calling my daughter
Irish Independent
She is a recovering alcoholic and is bipolar. She is extremely intelligent, but not emotionally so. She dropped out of college, lost various jobs, ...

Sawicki Found not Criminally Responsible
VOCM
Sawicki will now be sent to the Waterford hospital to receive treatment for bipolar mood disorder. A board and justice officials will decide how long he ...

Helpline obsession makes telephone therapy a tough call
New Zealand Herald
The booming helpline industry advises on everything from bipolar disorder to bladder control. But, reports Jehan Casinader, the service offered may be just ...

Brittany Murphy Likely Died From Heart Condition, Her Mother Says
Gather.com
... Carbamazepine (treats diabetic symptoms and is also a bipolar med), Ativan (anxiety med), Vicoprofen (pain reliever), Hydrocodone (pain med), ...

Cops: House fire was arson
TheChronicleHerald.ca
Mr. Newton told the court that his client is bipolar and hasn't been taking his medication. The assessment ordered by Judge Hoskins will look at whether Mr. ...

Snowball killer sentenced to 13 1/2 to 27 years | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/16 ...
Philadelphia Inquirer
Rutledge, the youngest of six, was a special-needs student with attention-deficit and bipolar disorders, said his stepfather, Keith Wilson, who raised him ...

Case spotlights disability system
Boston Globe
Based on the mother's accounts, and the family's psychiatric history, Kifuji ultimately diagnosed Rebecca with bipolar and hyperactivity disorders, ...

Mom's trial in Rebecca Riley's drug death set to begin
Boston Herald
She is accused, with her husband, Michael, of abusing drugs Rebecca Riley had been prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and bipolar ...

You Said It
North Shore News
... saying: 'You screwed this thing up.'" Dave Phillips responds to the shooting and death of his bipolar friend by an RCMP officer (from a Jan. 13 news story).

Mental Health kills the mentally ill
Huffington Post (blog)
... rejected funding for research on bipolar disorder in children but funded research on self-esteem in college students; and rejected funding for research ...

From Goodspeed to Broadway: How a hit show was created
TheDay.com
It is a hit - a rather unlikely one, considering its story focuses on a woman who is bipolar. It is nominated for Tony Awards in pretty much every category ...

Health and Fitness calendar
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Visit: ppgmr.org Depression and Bipolar Support Group: 6:30-7:30 pm Wednesdays at Church of Christ at White Station, 1106 Colonial (in Room 215). ...

Rutgers grad helps others with lessons learned from own battles with severe ...
Scarlet Scuttlebutt
... become the perfect analogy for his own role as a mental health advocate who once battled severe bipolar illness and is now helping others do the same. ...

Pharmaceutical Direct to Consumer Advertising on The American Law Journal
PR Newswire (press release)
... consumers taking antidepressants has more than doubled, with a staggering 4000% increase in the diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children in that time. ...

Guitar helping musician with bipolar illness hit high notes
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Through the years, Weiss said, two things have always been present in his life: the undertow of his bipolar disorder, and the restorative powers of his ...

Eye test could help diagnose depression
ABC Online
By Anna Salleh for ABC Science Dr Miller says it is possible that the flip rate may be a marker for susceptibility to both schizophrenia and bipolar ...

Bipolar Disorder at Work: Don't Ask, Don't Tell?
Psychology Today (blog)
·I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder six years ago. I've never told any of my employers or shown them any signs that I'm aware of and I've always gotten ...

Authors chronicle 'subtle suicide'
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
·We develop the unique theme that subtle suicide is usually misdiagnosed as an addiction or as anxiety, depression, bipolar or borderline disorder,· said ...

Shawn Goodwin, 39, was last seen Sunday night
RocNow
According to the Sheriff's Office, Goodwin is bipolar, has not been taking his medications and could possibly have a handgun.

Bipolar education scheme begins
BBC News
A £770,000 education programme for patients and families of those living with bipolar disorder is launched across Wales.

Okla. doctor competent to be tried in son's death
KWQC-TV 6 Davenport
An Oklahoma judge has ruled a doctor diagnosed with bipolar disorder who is accused of fatally stabbing his 9-year-old son is competent to stand trial on a first-degree murder charge.
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