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December 19, 2006

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Aetna Behavioral Health Introduces Industry-First Bipolar Disease Management Program
RedNova
Aetna (NYSE:AET) today launched an innovative disease management program to improve the care for members suffering from bipolar disorder, a disease that impacts two million adult Americans and costs U.S. employers an estimated $14.1 billion a year in lost productivity.

Brain Images Show Hysteria Not An Imaginary Disorder
Science Daily
In what's being called a novel finding, researchers using brain scans have uncovered evidence of cerebral dysfunction in women with sensory conversion disorder, better known as hysteria. The study's findings open up a new window to understanding hysteria, an unexplained neurological disorder in which a patient complains of symptoms, but doctors can't find anything medically wrong with them. The ...

Man pleads guilty to raping 12-year-old
News Leader
STAUNTON — A man diagnosed as HIV-positive pleaded guilty Monday to raping a 12-year-old Winchester boy in April, agreeing to a prison sentence of 111¼2 years.

Brain Images Show Hysteria Not An Imaginary Disorder
Science Daily T
In what's being called a novel finding, researchers using brain scans have uncovered evidence of cerebral dysfunction in women with sensory conversion disorder, better known as hysteria. The study's findings open up a new window to understanding hysteria, an unexplained neurological disorder in which a patient complains of symptoms, but doctors can't find anything medically wrong with them. The ...

Boyfriend is charged in Ellenville death
Kingston Daily Freeman
ELLENVILLE - Authorities say a 45-year-old Ellenville man apparently strangled his live-in girlfriend, Ruthann Schwander, 48, during an argument Saturday evening at their apartment.

Mental health is at crux of parental rights case
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
JEFFERSON CITY - In the eyes of her lawyer and many of her supporters, Angela Williams lost the right to be a mother to her son simply because she suffers from bipolar disorder.

Treatment ordered for alleged arsonist
Trentonian
TRENTON - A bipolar Ewing woman, whom police said tried to kill her father by setting his house on fire, thinks she's pregnant with God's baby and is the devil, prosecutors said yesterday.

Walter Bruce: With a Little Help From Some Pills
HuffingtonPost
If Jennifer was born before Matthew, Jennifer would be an only child. Jennifer (recently six) went to the same kindergarten as her older brother Matthew (now eight) so they were fortunate to both have the same wonderful teacher. This teacher disciplined through a system of green, yellow, red and blue signals tracking their behavior for that day. Every child started their day with their name ...

Biologists Suspect Lightning Fires Help Preserve Oak Forests
Science Daily
Oak forests may be approaching extinction, but lightning fires may play a vital role in their regeneration, according to Case Western Reserve University biologists.

Nation's Largest Patient Group Focused On Depression Responds To New FDA Recommendations On Antidepressants
Medical News Today
The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) today announced its opposition to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent recommendation to extend black box warnings on antidepressants that suggest that young adults up to the age of 25 are at an increased risk of suicide when they take the medications.

Walter Bruce: With a Little Help From Some Pills
HuffingtonPost
If Jennifer was born before Matthew, Jennifer would be an only child. Jennifer (recently six) went to the same kindergarten as her older brother Matthew (now eight) so they were fortunate to both have the same wonderful teacher. This teacher disciplined through a system of green, yellow, red and blue signals tracking their behavior for that day. Every child started their day with their name ...

Woman accused of burglary sentenced to more than 8 years
The Advocate
NEWARK -- A woman who participated in 60 burglaries or burglary attempts was sentenced Friday to eight and a half years in prison, in contrast with the 33-year sentence her husband received for his role in the crimes.

State police troopers honored
The Burlington Free Press
MONTPELIER -- Six Vermont State Police troopers were honored Friday for their roles in the fatal shooting of an armed, mentally ill man during a standoff last summer.

Quincy Carter arrested on drug charges
SportingNews.com Fri, 15 Dec 2006 2:27 PM PST
DALLAS -- Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Quincy Carter was arrested Friday on marijuana possessio...

Many traumatized soldiers with PTSD feel ashamed to ask for help
NorthJersey.com
Joseph Villabol didn't tell his Guard friends about his post-traumatic stress disorder and bipolar disorder for months. He felt too ashamed. Jovannie has not told her family, either. She thinks they wouldn't understand, that they'd look down on him.

Eli Lilly said to play down risk of top pill
International Herald Tribune
Internal documents show that the company knew of serious side effects of Zyprexa, its best-selling medication for schizophrenia.

Eli Lilly said to encourage use of pill for unapproved illnesses
International Herald Tribune
Eli Lilly encouraged primary care physicians to use Zyprexa, a powerful drug for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, in patients who did not have either condition, according to internal Lilly marketing materials.

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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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