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Bipolar News

March 22, 2007

Antidepressants Risky for Bipolar II?
WebMD
A researcher says giving antidepressants alone to patients who have bipolar disorder II may make symptoms worse.

Kennedy says he has sought treatment for OxyContin
Boston Globe
U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, who entered rehab last year after an early morning car crash outside the U.S. Capitol, said Friday he had sought treatment months before the crash for an addiction to OxyContin, a prescription pain medication.

Study: Bipolar Disorder Commonly Misdiagnosed
Fox News
New study says Bipolar Disorder II is often misdiagnosed and treated incorrectly with antidepressants

NAMI to present seminar on mental illness
The Oshkosh Northwestern
Mental illness hit close to home when Herb Clarks granddaughter was diagnosed as bipolar, a diagnosis that would later become schizophrenia.

Is He to Be Guilty, Or Not to Be Guilty?
Washington Post T
Poetic justice is not so easily meted out, as a distinguished gaggle of lawyers and psychiatrists found out when gathered on Thursday night to consider the sanity of Hamlet.

Jane Pauley: Tackling the Stigma of Bipolar Disorder
RedNova
By Perry, Patrick In a candid interview, the veteran broadcast journalist shares her personal struggle with bipolar disorder and newfound role in the campaign for mental health.

Toward A Test For Childhood Detection Of Risk Of Bipolar Disorder And Schizophrenia
Medical News Today Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:11 AM PDT
A team from Centre de recherche Université Laval Robert-Giffard (CRULRG) has made significant progress toward finding a way to determine whether a child is likely to one day suffer from bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. The findings of the research team supervised by Dr.

Man dies after hit from stun gun
Baltimore Sun
Bipolar man refused to drop bat, Baltimore County police say Family says excessive force by police killed bipolar man

Tests back Astra's slow-release schizophrenia drug
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland
AstraZeneca presented results of two clinical studies on Sunday showing the effectiveness of its new sustained-release formulation of blockbuster schizophrenia medicine Seroquel.

NCAA Renames March Madness "March Bipolar Disorder"
Jewish World Review
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) stunned the sports world today by announcing that its annual college basketball tournament, known to its fans as March Madness, will henceforth be known as March Bipolar Disorder.

Bipolar Disorder: Understudied And Much More Common Than Previously Reported
Medical News Today
Despite a prevalence of about 5% in the community and 50% in depressed outpatients, the treatment of bipolar II disorder* and related disorders is understudied. Recent advances in this area, which have mainly been related to these conditions, are discussed in a Seminar in The Lancet.

Barbara Ehrenreich: Before You Write That Book . . .
HuffingtonPost
Everyone has a book in them, at least everyone who writes to me seems to have a story waiting to be packaged between hard covers and peddled on Amazon: The mother trying to support an autistic child on $6.50 an hour, the army medic who's seen how military health care goes wrong way before Walter Reed, the inner-city school teacher who digs into his own pocket to pay for pencils and glue. These ...

Fry opens up about attempted suicide
ITV.com
Stephen Fry has spoken in depth for the first time about his battle with manic depression. The actor and comedian attempted suicide after walking out of the West End play Cell Mates in 1995.

The Village Wordsmith: Bipolar bears
San Antonio Express-News
A story about the mother of two slain children crossed my desk recently, including a sentence that she suffered from bipolar disorder. Knowing no better, I left the sentence in the story.

'Call' on mood disorders
Times Leader
If you or someone you care about is living with anxiety, depression or mood swings, it could be more than just their personality, a "phase" or a bad day.

Screwed up body clock may be the root cause of mania
ANI via Yahoo! India News
Washington, Mar 20 (ANI): A new study by boffins at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, US, has found that the bipolar disorder commonly known as manic-depression, may be due to a screwed up body clock. Mania, in medical terms refers to a severe brain disorder with consequences ranging from hyperactivity and impulsive behaviour to grandiose delusions and rage. The study ...

Fry opens up about attempted suicide
ITV.com
Stephen Fry has spoken in depth for the first time about his battle with manic depression. The actor and comedian attempted suicide after walking out of the West End play Cell Mates in 1995.

Circadian Rhythm Linked to Bipolar Disorder
HealthCentral.com
Copyright ? 2007 ScoutNews, LLC . All rights reserved. TUESDAY, March 20 (HealthDay News) -- A gene involved in regulating circadian rhythms -- daily rhythms, including the wake/sleep cycle -- may also play a central role in the manic phase of bipolar disorder.

Body Clock May Affect Bipolar Mania
MedicineNet.com
Title: Body Clock May Affect Bipolar Mania Category: Health News Created: 3/20/2007 Last Editorial Review: 3/20/2007

Circadian Rhythm Linked to Bipolar Disorder
Health Scout
Research with mice offers first insight into possible connection.

Free event to feature recent findings by leading researchers on causes and treatments of mental illnesses
KMOV St. Louis
(GREAT NECK, N.Y., March 12, 2007) - On Sunday, March 25th, residents of the St. Louis area will have a chance to learn about up-to-the-moment research on mental health being conducted by leading experts on depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and genetic predisposition to mental illness.

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