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August 31, 2006

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Pressure of life in spotlight can harm stars: psychologist
The Canberra Times
... Kangaroos and former Hawthorn AFL player Jonathan Hay revealed yesterday he suffered from bipolar depression. ... "Bipolar disorder covers such a broad spectrum. ...

Research team to analyze brain changes in schizophrenia
EurekAlert
... University School of Medicine team will try to understand what differences exist in the brains of people diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and ...

The Clinical Challenge of Comorbid Bipolar Disorder and Substance ...
Psychiatric Times
Bipolar disorder (BD) is among the top causes of disability worldwide and is the fourth leading mental illness as a source of disease burden in established ...

 Police Beat: And you thought animal style fries were weird
ASU Web Devil - Tempe,AZ,USA
... building. The student said she was "scared for her life," and that the friend was bipolar and on medication, police reported. According ...

Workouts give strength to bipolar man
Rutland Herald - Rutland,VT,USA
... after years of vacillating between frantic, wide-eyed highs and the bleakest lows, and of years of misdiagnoses — Kinisky was diagnosed with bipolar disorder ...

Councilman Long calls 911 to get partner help
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Daytona,FL,USA
... Hoffman -- who told a deputy he was under medication for bipolar disorder -- was taken to Act Corp., the area's main mental health agency, for evaluation under ...

Bipolar Disorder: America's Schizophrenic View of Warfare
TCS Daily - Washington,DC,USA
By Josh Manchester : BIO| 30 Aug 2006. Our attempts to compare every conflict to World War II or Vietnam hinder our ability to fight ...

Hay reveals he suffers from bipolar depression
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Kangaroos full-back Jonathan Hay has revealed he is suffering from bipolar depression and has been given indefinite leave by the club to seek treatment. ...

New partner joins bipolar effort
Ann Arbor News - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
Bipolar disorder, with its manic highs and depressive lows, is a mental illness that tends to run in families. The University of ...

Bipolar Disorder and Migraine Comorbidity
About.com
With any disease or disorder, it's not uncommon for them to be associated with other comorbid conditions. Comorbid conditions are conditions that occur together, but neither causes the other. studies...

Woman sentenced for making threats
phillyburbs.com
A 52-year-old Newtown woman who told police that homes were "going to blow up" in the area of Liberty Street was ordered Monday in Bucks County court to undergo a mental health evaluation.

Police avoid giving evidence on killing
Sydney Morning Herald
Two policemen who took part in the shooting of a mentally ill Victorian man will not have to give evidence at an inquest into his death following a court decision that has upset the man's widow.

Michelle's life with more than its share of highs and lows
Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Michelle Dean has struggled with mental health problems most of her adult life. However, despite being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, she is now playing a full part in raising her family. She wanted to tell her story to give hope to other sufferers.

Research Team to Analyze Brain Changes in Schizophrenia
Newswise
A Wake Forest University School of Medicine team will try to understand what differences exist in the brains of people diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and how the differences may be related to these diseases.

Colleges Struggle, Innovate to Meet Mental Health Needs of S
Fox News
With research showing an increasing number of college students experiencing mental health problems and psychiatric illness, university counseling centers face the challenge of meeting a growing demand for services.

Levels of Serious Mental Illness in Katrina Survivors Doubled
Science Daily
According to the most comprehensive survey yet completed of mental health among Hurricane Katrina survivors from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, the proportion of people with a serious mental illness doubled in the months after the hurricane compared to a survey carried out several years before the hurricane. The study also found that thoughts of suicide did not increase despite the dramatic

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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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