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March 29, 2007

Circadian Rhythm Linked to Bipolar Disorder
MedicineNet.com

Police Seek Missing Westwood Girl
WLWT ChannelCincinnati.com via Yahoo! News
Tomanique Coates, 15, has been missing since March 18, police said, and has not taken medication to manage her bipolar disorder.

Girl's overdose death raises questions
USA Today
Rebecca Riley, 4, died Dec. 13 of an overdose of prescribed drugs, and her parents have been arrested on murder charges, accused of intentionally overmedicating their daughter to keep her quiet and out of their hair.

Child's death raises concerns about psychiatric drugs
CNN.com T
HULL, Massachusetts (AP) -- In the final months of Rebecca Riley's life, a school nurse said the little girl was so weak she was like a "floppy doll."

Senate OKs expanded coverage for mental disorders
Seattle Times
In what could be the nation's best protection for mental-health treatment, a bill to outlaw unequal insurance coverage for mental illness...

Study Focuses on Postpartum Mental Illnesses
RedNova
CHICAGO _ Within the first three months after giving birth to their first baby, one out of 1,000 women suffers from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression or some other psychotic condition severe enough for them to be hospitalized, a major Danish study has found.

Head games
Greater Milwaukee Today
Matthew Nichols is finding his voice, and helping others as he does.

Circadian genes may be involved in bipolar disorder
News-Medical-Net
Disrupt the gene that regulates the biological clocks in mice and they become manic, exhibiting behaviors similar to humans with bipolar disorder, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.

Girl's overdose raises questions about psychiatric meds for kids
Sentinel & Enterprise
HULL (AP) -- In the final months of Rebecca Riley's life, a school nurse said the little girl was so weak she was like a "floppy doll." The preschool principal had to help Rebecca off the bus because the 4-year-old was shaking so badly.

Wife kept family going: Cynthia Benoit remembered for her work ethic, smile
The Patriot Ledger
Life was never easy for Cynthia Benoit. Her husband, Mark, was unwilling to work, so it was up to her to bring home money to feed her family, which included a son, Joseph, and a daughter, Sarah.

Michigan legislators pushing for progress on health care coverage : Granholm working with government on waiver plan.
South Bend Tribune
LANSING -- The governor and legislators are working on plans they say will help Michigan out of a current health-care crisis.

More local support for mental illness
Grand Rapids Herald-Review
There is more support in town for those with mental illness and their families. A local group has recently organized as an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

New York Times Examines Eli Lilly Program Aimed At Reducing Unnecessary Medicaid Prescriptions For Antipsychotic Drug ...
Medical News Today
The New York Times on Friday examined an Eli Lilly program that offers state Medicaid programs assistance in monitoring physicians' prescribing practices for Zyprexa, a treatment for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder that is the single largest drug cost in state Medicaid budgets.

Mental health funding fractious
The Fresno Bee
Fresno County supervisors debated Tuesday whether to put additional money toward mental health services next year but delayed a decision after disagreeing about previous discussions they had on the issue.

Weiland's wife: Bipolar disorder caused meltdown
CNN.com
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Scott Weiland's wife said an imbalance of medications for bipolar disorder caused rowdy behavior that left hotel rooms trashed and led to her arrest for allegedly torching the Velvet Revolver rocker's clothes.

Antidepressants May Not Help Fight Bipolar Disorder
HealthDay via Yahoo! News
WEDNESDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with bipolar disorder will gain no treatment benefit by adding an antidepressant to a standard mood stabilizer such as lithium, a new study finds.

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