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December 11, 2006

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Cheerleader's Killer Was Manic-Depressive, Had Attempted Suicide Before
KWTX-TV Waco
(December 5, 2006)-Jake Taylor, 24, who shot Sam Houston State University cheerleader Rachel Pendray to death Sunday in a bedroom of the apartment she shared with three sorority sisters, was manic-depressive and had tried suicide before, his mother says.

Domestic news
The West Australian
People with bipolar disorder typically suffer manic-depressive mood swings for 13 years before being correctly diagnosed, a new study shows. The Melbourne study, reported in The Australian, also found that during those years, 55 per cent of sufferers will be misdiagnosed.

Psychosis hits 1 in 1,000 new moms, study says
Chicago Tribune
Universal screening urged after childbirth Within three months after giving birth for the first time, 1 out of 1,000 women suffered from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression or another psychotic condition severe enough that she was hospitalized, Danish researchers found by examining hundreds of thousands of health records.

First-time mums more prone to post-partum depression
ANI via Yahoo! India News Wed, 06 Dec 2006 1:13 AM PST Washington, Dec 6 (ANI): A new study by boffins in Denmark have found that first-time mums are at an increased risk for mental disorders such as schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder in the 3 months following the birth of their first child. The study was conducted by a team of researchers led by Trine Munk-Olsen, M.Sc., of the University of Aarhus, Denmark. As a part of the study the

First-Tme Mothers At Increased Risk For Postpartum Mental Disorders
Medical News Today Wed, 06 Dec 2006 2:08 AM PST
New mothers are at an increased risk for mental disorders such as schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder in the 3 months following the birth of their first child, according to a study in the December 6 issue of JAMA. The study also found that first-time fathers do not have an increased risk for mental disorders.

New Campaign Seeks To Reduce Stigma Of Mental Illnesses
Medical News Today
The federal government on Monday launched a $1 million public-service advertisement campaign that seeks to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses such as depression and bipolar disorder, USA Today reports. The campaign will first use radio and television ads to encourage young adults to support peers who have mental illnesses and later target seniors and individuals in rural areas.

Notes from the Desk: My incarceration
Middlebury Campus
There are some experiences in life that are best left unexperienced. One of which includes being arrested and spending 24 hours in jail with a homeless, bipolar, convicted felon. This past Thanksgiving, my sister and I had the rare opportunity of being incarcerated in the NYPD Sixth Precinct.

Bristol Myers: Abilify Delays Relapses
AP via Yahoo! Finance
Drug makers Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. said Thursday their antipsychotic drug Abilify delayed relapses in adults with Bipolar I Disorder for up to two years.

Bristol-Myers bipolar therapy delays relapse
Pharmaceutical Business Review
Maintenance therapy with Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals antipsychotic Abilify significantly delayed time to relapse in adults with bipolar disorder according to new findings.

Taft now favors mental-health bill
The Plain Dealer
Gov. Bob Taft's opposition to legislation that would require employers to provide mental-health insurance on par with other medical coverage is fading in his final weeks in office.

Loosening the grip of addiction
Lexington Herald-Leader
One by one, the women in their drab green jumpsuits stepped forward for a hug. It's a nearly daily ritual for the 20 women in the new Women's Hope Recovery Program at the Fayette County Detention Center.

Victim: Nonprofit: Prison term is given in theft
Tulsa World
A Broken Arrow woman is also ordered to pay restitution for stealing from The Little Light House.

Back to life: New treatment lets Bellevue woman successfully deal with bipolar disorder
King County Journal
BELLEVUE - Some dreams die hard. Count Kim Rettig's among them. For years, she's dreamed of becoming an architect. For almost as long, she's struggled to deal with bipolar disorder and debilitating depression.

Plagiarist reporter back in business
Boston Herald
After a humiliating plagiarism scandal that rocked the New York Times, Jayson Blair is quietly resurrecting his journalism career by writing about the very subject he says brought him down: Bipolar disorder. Blair,...

Mental health: Some find it difficult to get help for youths
Press & Sun-Bulletin
Eighteen-year-old Rose Hebrink hears cries of isolation, despair and suicide during her daily visits to teen chat rooms, where she mentors troubled youths.

Bristol-Myers bipolar therapy delays relapse
Pharmaceutical Business Review
Maintenance therapy with Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals antipsychotic Abilify significantly delayed time to relapse in adults with bipolar disorder according to new findings.

Old arson cases get new look
Times Leader
EAST STROUDSBURG - The clues were everywhere. A young woman lay dead in a burned cabin at a church camp, while her father survived.

Science may put arson on trial
Centre Daily Times
EAST STROUDSBURG -- The clues were everywhere. A young woman lay dead in a burned cabin at a church camp, while her father survived. Most of the lessons taught to budding fire investigators stood out at the scene. The local experts -- the county fire marshal, a state-hired fire analyst, a chemist -- spoke without hesitation that it all proved arson -- and murder.

Support groups
The Times of Northwest Indiana
ADHD & More Support Group beginning in the month of November will no longer hold meetings. Caregivers Support Group meets at 6 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at Porter Memorial Hospital Education and Rehabilitation Center, 1401 Calumet Ave.

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