Bipolar News for December 6, 2005

Bipolar News

December 6, 2005

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Psychosocial disability fluctuates in parallel with bipolar ...
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
... severity, there is a corresponding significant and stepwise increase or decrease in psychosocial disability among patients with bipolar disorder, according to ...

Using lithium during pregnancy may harm baby
Blogging Baby Mon, 05 Dec 2005 8:14 AM PST
Although lithium has been used to treat bipolar disorder in pregnant women for over 40 years, a new study suggests that fetal exposure to high concentrations of lithium may be harmful to the fetus , possibly contributing to low Apgar scores and neuromuscular complications. The researches studfied ten pregnant women who were taking lithium for bipolar disorder. When the babies were

Homeschooled California boy wins science competition
USA Today Mon, 05 Dec 2005 6:56 AM PST
A 16-year-old, homeschooled California boy won a premier high school science competition Monday for his innovative approach to an old math problem that could help in the design of airplane wings.

Plan can't deal with medicine cocktail
Florida Today Mon, 05 Dec 2005 5:29 AM PST
Fred Lee of Tallahassee worries about how to handle his latest bureaucratic nightmare: persuading state officials that a cookie-cutter approach to cutting Medicaid costs just isn't working for his family.

Family keeps going despite mom's disorder
Peoria Journal Star Mon, 05 Dec 2005 1:06 AM PST
SPRING BAY - At this time of year, while most of us are juggling shopping, parties and holiday menus, there are those who cannot even guarantee their families the next meal, let alone a Christmas dinner with turkey and all the trimmings.

Family Of Bipolar Man Sues Miami-Dade Police Over Shooting
NBC 6 Miami Tue, 06 Dec 2005 6:23 AM PST
The family of a mentally ill man who was fatally shot by Miami-Dade County police have sued the department, claiming officers used excessive force.

CPA update: In brief
Medical Post Online Mon, 05 Dec 2005 7:04 PM PST
Clinical findings that show similar illness characteristics among adults with childhood onset bipolar disorder and children with this disorder have now been corroborated in a community sample.

'Help me' cries often silenced
NorthJersey.com Tue, 06 Dec 2005 7:29 AM PST
A teenage girl approached Jennifer Peter after school. "Can I just tell you about the time I was raped?" she asked. Peter, a teacher in inner-city Baltimore, referred her to social workers. The move angered the girl's parents, who withdrew the request for counseling.

Prison terms set in arson
Baltimore Sun Tue, 06 Dec 2005 5:26 AM PST
3 men sentenced for house fires in Charles County The alleged ringleader of a brazen act of arson that burned a predominantly black housing development in Charles County was sentenced yesterday to nearly 20 years in federal prison.

This Week's Bipolar News

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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The word used to describe not taking your medications is called "noncompliance." When you are noncompliant with your medications, you could be causing great danger to yourself (and possibly others), and it could even be fatal.

Studies show that roughly 25 percent of medications are not taken as prescribed. As far as psychiatric medications, this number is doubled. With bipolar disorder, one in two patients will stop their medication in the first 12 months of treatment; usually because they will experiment with their dosage and/or go off their medication altogether (many because they enjoy their manic "highs"). Click here to read the entire article.

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