Bipolar News for November 29, 2005

Bipolar News

November 29, 2005

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Mother's bipolar disorder a matter for all the family
The Age (subscription) - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... household. Their mother suffers from bipolar disorder and has had several month-long stints in hospital in recent years. Sometimes ...

Task force urges $19 million to identify kids in need
Chicago Tribune - United States
... "We cover a brain tumor, but we don't cover bipolar, which is also a disorder of the brain, which is also an organ of the body. ...

Young adults suffer disproportionately
El Universal Online - Mexico
... 80 percent of them suffered from a mental illness, said Manuel Sánchez de Carmona, psychologist and member of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders. ...

Adelaide man has bipolar disorder: Doc
Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 28 Nov 2005 3:08 AM PST
An Adelaide man arrested in Indonesia for drug use has received a letter from his Australian doctor confirming he has bipolar disorder, his lawyer says. -

Man fatally shot by border agents was mentally ill
Chicago Tribune Mon, 28 Nov 2005 4:04 AM PST
The mother of a northern Illinois man killed last month by border patrol agents in Montana said she believes he would never have harmed the agents, whom officials said shot him in self-defense.

Homeless center earns recognition
Baltimore Sun Mon, 28 Nov 2005 0:47 AM PST
Director wants to expand the drop-in Project HOPE, which offers mental-health services When Frederick L. Jennings' therapist told him there was a place in the city where he could hang out with other people who also suffered from mental illnesses and were homeless, he thought she was the one who needed therapy.

School program heads off abuse
Kansas City Star Mon, 28 Nov 2005 0:24 AM PST
Serendipity and a call to Missouri's child-abuse hot line brought Andrea Mallams and Dawn together. The hot-line caller claimed that Dawn was beating her 6-year-old son.

Man police killed had pipe
Corvallis Gazette Times Sun, 27 Nov 2005 11:20 PM PST
Relatives of Richard Dean Townsend said police told them the Corvallis man brandished a pipe before being fatally shot by officers Friday night. Townsend's family wondered why it was necessary for law enforcement to use lethal force against the 50-year-old mentally ill man, however.

The man who lost his mind <http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/article330085.ece>
Independent Tue, 29 Nov 2005 3:01 AM PST
Electro-convulsive therapy wiped out 15 years of Jonathan Cott's memories. So he began piecing together his past - and exploring what it means to remember.

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Most important things we can give: love, time
BizJournals
Dr. Paul Keck Jr. is president and CEO of the $28 million, 64-bed Lindner Center of Hope in Mason and executive vice chairman and Lindner Professor of Psychiatry & Neuroscience in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. A graduate of Dartmouth College and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Keck is an expert in bipolar disorder and has published more ...

Discrimination at Work
About - News Issues
... is really disturbing that an employer could be so crass. Have you told your employer about having bipolar disorder? What has your experience been with this?

Bipolar mom is too much for hard-pressed couple
The Standard-Times
Dear Annie: Three months ago, my husband and I accompanied my 71-year-old mother to our home in California. She was released to my care because the authorities in Pennsylvania felt she could no longer manage on her own. She has a history of mental...

Man gets 30 years for murdering mother
Naperville Sun
Cliff Newcomer suffers from bipolar disorder, the release said. The mangled body of Marilyn Newcomer, 55, was discovered about 11:45 pm on Jan. ...

Many Famous People Suffer With Bipolar Disorder
Corsavoo.com
Writers have been some of the most famous people with bipolar disorder. Mark Twain was one such writer. He, like many other writers, was highly functional ...

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