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December 1, 2004

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Anxiety Disorder Comorbidity in Bipolar Disorder Patients: Data ...
Am J Psychiatry (subscription) - USA
OBJECTIVE: The authors provide a detailed perspective on the correlates of comorbid anxiety in a large, well-characterized sample of bipolar disorder patients. ...

Parents send mentally ill children to foster care for help
Hampton Roads Daily Press - Newport,VA,USA
... published the report. Many of the children suffer from schizophrenia, severe depression or bipolar disorder. Private insurers and ...

Panic Attack as a Risk Factor for Severe Psychopathology
Am J Psychiatry (subscription) - USA
... Second, epidemiologic studies have shown that panic attacks are common and highly comorbid among adults with depressive (9, 10, 14--16), bipolar (2, 14 ...

MRIs find signs in bipolar brains
11/30/04 09:32 AM, EST
Bipolar disorder, a sometimes misdiagnosed mental illness characterized by wide emotional swings, may be identifiable by chemical abnormalities visible in victims' brains, researchers said Tuesday.

Scans May Spot Bipolar Disorder
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - Atlanta,GA,USA
... HealthDayNews) -- Imaging technology called magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy may make it easier for psychiatrists to diagnose people with bipolar disorder. ...

A Review of Mood Disorders Among Juvenile Offenders
Psychiatric Services (subscription) - USA
... Terms used in the search were "delinquent(s)," "juvenile offender(s)," "mood disorder(s)" "bipolar disorder," and "depression.". ...

Datapoints: Costs Associated With the Treatment of Patients With ...
Psychiatric Services (subscription) - USA
The estimated lifetime prevalence of bipolar disorder in the United States is currently 1 to 1.5 percent (1). Economic studies have shown that the treatment of ...

Use of Medical and Behavioral Health Services by Adolescents With ...
Psychiatric Services (subscription) - USA
OBJECTIVE: This study compared use of medical and behavioral health care by adolescents with bipolar disorder and other adolescents and identified areas in ...

Bipolar illness not necessarily genetic
Contra Costa Times (subscription) - Contra Costa County,CA,USA
Q: I am engaged to a man who has bipolar illness. ... A: People with bipolar illness fluctuate between two mood extremes -- mania and depression. ...

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The Three Worst Things That Bipolar Disorder Causes - Part 1

Anyone who has bipolar disorder would agree that there are many bad things that the disorder causes for them; such as: having to take medication every day for the rest of their lives, having to change their whole lifestyle to accommodate the disorder, having to go see doctors and therapists and psychiatrists, etc.

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