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January 29, 2007

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UIC receives grant to find new drugs for bipolar disorder
EurekAlert!
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have been awarded a three-year $2.1 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop a new drug to treat bipolar disorder.

Mom Of Bipolar Patient Sues Lawrence Hospital
KMBC TheKansasCityChannel.com via Yahoo! News ST
A Douglas County woman said she believes her daughter's suicide points to a problem with mental health care in her community, and now she's putting up a legal fight.

Katrina evacuees say they need more than extension
Houston Chronicle
A six-month extension of emergency housing assistance will stave off an immediate catastrophe but will not solve the underlying problems preventing hurricane victims from rebuilding their lives, evacuees and their advocates said Monday.

New guide to help parents with kids who battle mental health issues
The Argus Leader
Nationally, as many as one-in-five children and adolescents suffer from problems such as depression, anxiety or eating disorders. In South Dakota, that means 14,000 children may have such mental health problems. Too often, experts say, a parent whose child is having difficulties doesn't know where to turn for assistance.

Bipolar Central Posts One Hundredth Article
PR Web
Bipolar Central is celebrating the posting of their one hundredth article about Bipolar Disorder on www.bipolarcentral.com. The articles are not only written for people who have Bipolar Disorder, but also for supporters of loved ones with the disorder. (PRWeb Jan 25, 2007)

The pursuit of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
New Scientist
A growing number of researchers are developing a radical new approach to understanding and treating the mental diseases

No criminal charges in Maine brain harvesting probe
WIVB Buffalo
PORTLAND, Maine State and federal prosecutors won't be filing criminal charges in a brain harvesting probe in Maine. Authorities were investigating the state medical examiner's office, which sent at least 99 brains to an institute researching schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Scientists Identify Gene That May Indicate Predisposition To Schizophrenia
Science Daily
In a study from the January issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics, a research team lead by Xinzhi Zhao and Ruqi Tang (Shanghai Jiao Tong
University) present evidence that genetic variation may indicate predisposition to schizophrenia. Specifically, their findings identify the chitinase 3-like 1 gene as a potential schizophrenia-susceptibility gene and suggest that the genes involved in ...

Disco D Commits Suicide, DJ Warrior Reacts
About.com
The hip-hop community was devastated by news of Disco D's suicide two days ago. The young Detroit native had been battling manic depression stemming from a number of music-related and...

UIC Receives Grant To Find New Drugs For Bipolar Disorder
Medical News Today
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have been awarded a three-year $2.1 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop a new drug to treat bipolar disorder.

Doctor fights for mentally ill; has he has gone too far?
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
SANTA ANA, Calif. Dr. John Henry (Rick) Massimino stands in front of about 30 mentally ill patients and talks of war. The psychiatrist tells the group all of them medicated for chronic mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and depression they are on a battleship. Everybody has an assignment, he explains, and all families must contribute. As their doctor, he says, he will do all ...

Mental illness can lead to earlier death
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Avoiding heart disease and smoking saves us a dozen more years. If we could avoid having a major mental illness, how many years would that save us?

Malingering' Doctor says Mendiola exaggerated symptoms on psychiatric tests
Salisbury Post
After therapist Cynthia Baubach told Laurie Mendiola she didn't have feelings for her and rejected her advances, "the patient began crying 'victim,' 'harassment,' 'abuse,' as she did with Mr. Helms," Dr. Barbara Thomas testified Thursday.

Many Parents Don't Recognize Drug Abuse
RedNova
Children as young as age 11 are experimenting with drugs and alcohol, but many U.S. parents don't recognize the signs of substance abuse. The kids we treat have been using for quite some time before their parents figure it out, said Dr.

Man who killed girlfriend faces driving charges
The Des Moines Register
An Ankeny man who spent 19 years in state custody after he bit off his girlfriend's nose and killed her during a religion-fueled hallucination faces...

More help, less jail for mentally ill
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
More law enforcement agencies should use the services offered by the Tarrant County Jail Diversion Coalition.

Bipolar man dies in custody How? Why?
San Jose Mercury News
Two years ago, Ronald Eugene Blighton Jr. invited Gilroy police to kill him when they arrived at his door. ``If you come in, make sure your Glocks are out,'' he said before charging at them with a knife and police baton. The cops sprayed him with a half-dozen pepper balls instead and took him to the hospital.

Medicare plan changes still confusing
The Monterey County Herald
Sandra and Robert Torres of Citrus Heights say they take about 20 different medications between them for a variety of ailments. They got a shock when they went to get prescriptions refilled early this month.

The pursuit of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
New Scientist
A growing number of researchers are developing a radical new approach to understanding and treating the mental diseases

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