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December 4, 2006

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Meg Ryan Feeling 'Awful' at HBO
Zap2it.com - USA
... "The Best Awful" picks up after "Postcards" in telling the story of Suzanne Vale, a bipolar actress-turned-TV host who's dealing with the fallout from ...

Trudeau candid about bipolar disorder
Durham region news
WHITBY -- Margaret Trudeau says one of the reasons she didn't get help for bipolar disorder was because of the stigma that's often associated with mental ...

Mental illness, diabetes link cut?
Cincinnati Enquirer
... Thursday found that metformin - a widely prescribed diabetes drug - prevented children and teens who take medications for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and ...

Scottsdale woman missing
AZFamily
By 3TV staff. Heller is bipolar and suffers from dementia. She is five-feet-seven-inches, about 115 pounds and has brown eyes. Discuss ...

New mental health facility angers locals
ABC Online
... The facility in Mount Hawthorn will accommodate 16 patients being treated for conditions such as depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and the first ...

Actress Patty Duke to speak about bipolar disorder at USC
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA
(Columbia) November 17, 2006 - Actress Patty Duke has had to deal with bipolar disorder, and she's going to speak about her struggle on Saturday, November 18. ...

Mental health program aims to ease recovery
The Ithaca Journal
ULYSSES - Carole Stone longed for a quiet retreat when she was battling bipolar disorder 20 years ago.

Diabetes Drug Halts Weight Gain in Kids Taking Antipsychotics
HealthDay via Yahoo! News
FRIDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- While increasing numbers of children and teens are being treated for psychiatric illness with medications called atypical antipsychotics, many experience significant weight gain while on these drugs -- as much as a pound or more a week.

Former high roller gets 3 1/2 years in tax-fraud case
Orlando Sentinel Sat, 02 Dec 2006 3:23 AM PST
The money flowed in to the tune of at least $17 million.

Man charged with hate crime
Sun-Sentinel Sat, 02 Dec 2006 0:18 AM PST
Boca Raton . A 47-year-old Boca Raton man was arrested and charged with a hate crime Thursday after spray-painting "666" in front of five places of worship in the city, police said.

Mom gets 30 years in daughter's bludgeoning slay
The Star-Ledger Fri, 01 Dec 2006 9:44 PM PST
Lynn Giovanni was able to fatally bludgeon her 14-year-old daughter using a claw hammer and shovel while the girl slept only be cause she could not see her child's face.

Open verdict on Longreach death
BBC News
An inquest jury looking into the death of a man who died in a Cornish mental health unit in 2004 returns an open verdict.

Addiction, humor don't mix all that well in 'Drinking'
Los Angeles Daily News
Carrie Fisher would probably be a blast to have seated next to you at a small dinner party. Daughter of Hollywood royalty, she wore cinnamon buns on both sides of her head and became a science-fiction icon. Past tabloid catnip, skilled novelist and a funny lady, too.

Mentor man gets 30 years
News-Herald
JWard@News-Herald.com After his victims spoke during Friday's sentencing, Ronald A. Dudas, the convicted swindler who cheated dozens out of their homes and savings, felt the impact of their statements.

Schizophrenic Describes His Reality Scientifically, Poetically
PR Web
A schizophrenic finds the solution to his disorder through science, and poetry in The New Direction by Ronald Grafton and Christine Brinkley. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2006)

Ads target stigma of mental illness among youth
USA Today
The federal government is launching a $1 million public service campaign beginning today aimed at reducing the stigma surrounding mental illnesses such as depression and bipolar disorder.

Ads Target Stigma of Mental Illness Among Youth
RedNova
By Donna Leinwand WASHINGTON -- The federal government is launching a $1 million public service campaign beginning today aimed at reducing the stigma surrounding mental illnesses such as depression and bipolar disorder. Health agencies say millions of U.S.

Meehl house moving forward
The Facts
BRAZORIA - The Meehls have decided not to let a piece of paper slow down their mission. A court ruling in October prevents Mark and Debra Meehl and their organization, the Meehl Foundation, from running an after-treatment facility for bipolar patients in their home.

Researchers suggest new direction for development of psychotropic drugs
EurekAlert!
Nashville, TN, December 4, 2006 -Leading brain and behavior researchers called today for a new direction to develop innovative psychotropic drugs to treat mental illness at the annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.

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Most important things we can give: love, time
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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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I received an email from a person the other day. She asked me why so many great successful people, leaders, business people, etc. have Bipolar Disorder. I have long had a theory (but I don't have any kind of study to point to which would prove my theory). Here's what I think, though:

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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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