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Missing boy sought in Manvel
Houston Chronicle - United States
... He is diagnosed as being bipolar, Brothers said, and takes medications for his condition. He lives in a group home about three miles from the campus. ...

Mental patient to sue MEC and hospital
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
... She took some time off to see relatives in Durban, and saw specialists there who gave her medication to help correct what they identified as bipolar disorder. ...

Local advice: Juvenile-onset bipolar disorder
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Is your child or teen being treated for a mental problem that does not seem to be getting better? Possibly bipolar disorder is the cause. Formerly known as manic depression, bipolar disorder typically causes cycles or swings of mood from depression to mania. Mania includes extreme happiness, excitement, boundless energy, unrealistic optimism, belief in one's extraordinary power and ability,

Grisly death of high-flying developer creates media frenzy
Sydney Morning Herald
LAST weekend Andrew Kissel's life had hit rock bottom. He was facing lawsuits from creditors trying to recoup money he owed them. Kissel, 46, was also facing a lengthy stretch in jail and was due to plead guilty this week to fraud. He was abusing alcohol, and suffering from bipolar disorder.

Mental illnesses increase on campus
Detroit News
Becca Frazee's grades climb and crash with the mood swings of her bipolar disorder.

Group helps parents of children with mental disorders
Community Press & Recorder
A new monthly support group for parents of adult children with mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, begins April 20 at the St. Elizabeth Behavioral Health Center.

Cops and Hasidim have a checkered history
Greenwich Time
The relationship between the Hasidim of Borough Park and the police who serve them at times seems bipolar.

Search for missing student ends happily
Houston Chronicle
After a day filled with worry and frantic searching, the dozens of people who combed the countryside looking for Marc Lawson were grinning and laughing Wednesday afternoon. The 11-year-old special-needs student was found safe but thirsty and hungry, about a half-mile from the school campus.

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Overeating and substance abuse are similar disorders
Los Angeles Times
People with bipolar disorder have higher-than-average rates of obesity and substance abuse. But McIntyre found that the obesity rate in bipolar patients was ...

Club stoush bowls out member
The Advertiser
A MAN suffering from bipolar disorder and depression has been barred from membership at a Sydney bowling club after a clash over club bylaws.

Mom abandons 18-year-old under Nebraska safe-haven law
Richmond Times-Dispatch
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Police say a woman has abandoned her 18-year-old daughter at a hospital, saying she can't control the girl, in what may be the latest use of Nebraska's unique safe-haven law. The woman told officials at BryanLGH Medical Center West that her daughter, who was adopted, is bipolar and has a learning disability, Assistant Police Chief Jim Peschong said today.

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Romancing Your Spouse

"Romancing your spouse?" Ok, I can already hear you yelling at me! I know, it's a strange concept, but hear me out. Some of the longest-running marriages have lasted because of this very concept.

You may be thinking that this has nothing to do with Bipolar Disorder, but it does. Even the best of marriages has some strain on it - the pressures of day-to-day living, at the very least. However, Bipolar Disorder puts additional pressure on your marriage because of the issues you have to face in dealing with the disorder, whether you are the survivor or the supporter.

No matter how long you've been married, the suggestions in this article can put some "spark" into your marriage. And if you've only been married a short time, putting these suggestions into place now can help ensure a long, happy, healthy marriage (of course, you will still have to do some hard work yourself to make that happen as well!).

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