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October 4, 2006

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Is Terrell Owens Bipolar?
The Conservative Voice
... wide receiver Terrell Owens' reported suicide attempt Tuesday night, don't be surprised if at some point, we hear of a diagnosis of bipolar disorder

Heroin's grasp on one young man
Dailyrecord.com
... He even started to care about the way he looked, the clothes he wore, taking time to shave.He had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and his parents said he ...

Safety net provided a rough landing
Dickson Herald
... Coker, who has bipolar disorder, could not get the drugs he needed through the state's new health-care safety net because the medications were not offered. ...

Search for missing Houston woman ends
Houston Chronicle
... 8825 CE King Parkway. Pinon suffered from bipolar disorder, said Harris County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Dana Wolfe. She left her ...

Auto Pioneer's Suicide Inspires Research on Bipolar Disorder
Newswise
Five years ago, the automotive industry was shocked by the suicide of one of its brightest stars, Heinz Prechter. Today, the tragedy of his death is driving scientists at the U-M Health System and elsewhere to perform research that should give hope to the 5.7 million Americans who have bipolar disorder.

Bipolar Workers Cost Employers, Author Says
American Psychological Association
Cox News Service DAYTON, Ohio -- Paul Jones didn't need to hear the latest research to know that bipolar disease costs U.S. businesses billions a year.

Short episodes of manic symptoms may indicate bipolar disorder in some youth
EurekAlert!
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 2 -- Not all children with bipolar disorder may be getting properly identified because they fall just short of meeting diagnostic criteria for the disorder-criteria that is based on adult experiences-finds a study that examines the characteristics of children and adolescents who have symptoms of mania.

Bipolar Gene
RedNova
SCIENTISTS have discovered a gene linked to depression and manic depression (bipolar disorder) which could lead to new treatment for the mental illnesses. Comedian Stephen Fry revealed his experience of bipolar disorder in a recent BBC TV documentary.

A 'Bipolar' Political Party?
Rockbridge Weekly - Lexington,VA,USA
We used to call the syndrome "split personality" but today the phrase is "bipolar". ... I wonder if it is possible for a political party to be bipolar? ...

Bipolar Disease Difficult To Diagnose, Treat
KDKA - Pittsburg,PA,USA
(KDKA) PITTSBURGH Bipolar disease needs more attention because it's a chronic illness, much like high blood pressure or asthma. ...

How Can Individuals and Families Get Help for Bipolar Disorder?
Market-Day.net - Scottsdale,AZ,USA
by Susan Nickerson DC PT. Anyone with bipolar disorder should be under the care of a psychiatrist skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of this disease. ...

Sipex becomes fabless with closure of Milpitas bipolar fab
Fabtech - USA
... Hangzhou, China. Both its BiPolar and BiCMOS processes and fab tools have been transferred to the Chinese foundry. "This fabless ...

New Gene Linked To Bipolar Disorder
Science Daily
A new gene linked to both depression and bipolar disorder has been identified by UCL (University College London) and Danish researchers. ...

Missing woman was hit by truck
Houston Chronicle
... Because Pinon, who had bipolar disorder and had the mental capacity of a 5-year-old, had briefly left home in the past, her parents didn't contact the Harris ...

Time to Understand the Roots of Bipolar Disorder
CCNMatthews
... Psychiatry researchers at Sunnybrook support this message, as they have pinpointed characteristics of a specific type of bipolar disorder that commences in ...

Robbie Williams' mental help
Life Style Extra
... The singer suffers from bipolar disorder, the clinical term for manic depression, and before cancelliing his tour had been struggling to get out of bed before ...

Missing bipolar teen reported killed
United Press International
1 (UPI) -- The search for 19-year-old Janet Pinon of Houston, who had a bipolar disorder, ended Sunday when officials learned she had been killed in a traffic ...

Short episodes of manic symptoms may indicate bipolar disorder in ...
EurekAlert
2 -- Not all children with bipolar disorder may be getting properly identified because they fall just short of meeting diagnostic criteria for the disorder ...

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Living With Bipolar Depression
North American Press Syndicate  
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Harvard Psychiatrist Must Suspend Clinical Trials Over Conflicts
InjuryBoard.com
The New York Times reports, “Dr. Biederman’s work helped to fuel a 40-fold increase from 1994 to 2003 in the diagnosis of pediatric bipolar disorder and a ...

Fortunate Folks Like To Give Back
Detroit Free Press  
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Being the Ultimate Perfectionist

                                                           By Michele Soloway Sexton

I am the ultimate perfectionist.  Yes, me.  I even got a fortune cookie one time that said, "You have a yearning for perfection," do you believe that?"  Even Confucius knows it!

But it's a real battle for me.  I expect things from myself that I would never expect from anyone else, and it really messes with my bipolar disorder, because, well, no one's perfect, and no one can live with that kind of stress.

So I was talking to someone about it lately, and they told me, "It's ok to strive for perfection, as long as you don't expect to arrive at perfection."

It's ok to make mistakes.  That's what I've been learning.  If you don't learn that, you'll be bound up in fear (another thing that's bad for our bipolar disorder). 

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