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April 27, 2007

Actress tells of struggles with bipolar, getting help
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Patty Duke was 35 years old before she found out the reason she went into deep depressions and manic highs was because she has bipolar disorder, she told an audience of mostly women Friday.

Antidepressants can't aid bipolar depression
Turks.US
New research suggests that the swing moods from depression to mania that affect people with bipolar disorder can be tempered with drugs like lithium; it is not helpful adding an antidepressant drug to ease the depression component.

Bipolar challenge: decisions
The Record
A reader was concerned when her daughter, who has bipolar disorder, was making poor -- even risky -- social choices. Her concern was heightened when a psychologist warned that, without treatment, her daughter would continue to make these choices.

Kennedy finishes probation for car crash
AP via Yahoo! News PDT
Rep. Patrick Kennedy has completed the probation and court-ordered drug treatment for his middle-of-the-night car crash near the Capitol last May.

Kennedy Completes Probation
New London Day Sat, 28 Apr 2007 3:08 AM PDT
Washington - Rep. Patrick Kennedy has completed the probation and court-ordered drug treatment for his middle-of-the-night car crash near the Capitol last May. District of Columbia ...

Ravens' No. 29 position hasn't been prime spot
Baltimore Sun Sat, 28 Apr 2007 0:41 AM PDT
Four quality players in 10 years in that slot Some of the stories that keep NFL talent evaluators sweating on draft day have come with the 29th pick, the slot the Ravens will select from today.

SHELF LIFE, MUSINGS FROM AN ENGLISH MAJOR: ON THE PROM
The Palm Beach Post Fri, 27 Apr 2007 9:15 PM PDT
Prom is an institution. A cultural icon. A great, towering beacon in the lives of high school students everywhere, and everyone else who ever attended high school.

Ex-Pro Football Players Struggle With Health Problems
HealthCentral.com Fri, 27 Apr 2007 3:43 PM PDT
Copyright ? 2007 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. FRIDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) -- The glamour of playing professional football can fade fast and hard once an athlete's career is over, a new study suggests.

Board picks two finalists for education chief
The Wichita Eagle Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:42 PM PDT
The Kansas Department of Education named two finalists Friday for state education commissioner.

Deadly depression: one family's story
Sun-Sentinel.com
Her final hospitalization under her parent's watch came when she was 20, when doctors at South Oaks Psychiatric Hospital diagnosed her with bipolar disorder

Delayed Treatment Of Childhood-onset Bipolar Disorder Results In Negative Outcome In Adults
Science Daily
Bipolar disorder is estimated to affect approximately 1-3 percent of adults, but also can affect children and adolescents. Untreated, this disorder is associated with greater risk of drug and alcohol addiction, interpersonal relationship difficulties, school and, later, work problems, engaging in risky behaviors, and suicide.

Moms of imperfect children offer hope
Wisconsin State Journal
"Perfect" is a dirty word in the world of two Massachusetts moms whose car magnets read "My bipolar kid loves me AND hates me" and "This car wants to drive off Mt. Washington."

Judge may cut bond for man in kidnap plot
Stamford Advocate
STAMFORD - A judge may cut the bond by more than half for the former hedge fund manager charged with plotting to have his mistress raped and kidnapped if the suspect gets treatment for bipolar disorder.

Bipolar Disorder Plagues A Child's Life
CBS News
Haley Abaspour looks like a normal 11-year-old girl, but she suffers from a multitude of mental problems, the most severe being bipolar disorder.

Delayed Treatment Of Childhood-Onset Bipolar Disorder Results In Significant Negative Outcome For Adult Patients
Medical News Today
In bipolar disorder, also called manic-depressive disorder, a person experiences mood changes that fluctuate between periods of abnormally high energy and extreme depression. Bipolar disorder is estimated to affect approximately 1-3% of adults, but also can affect children and adolescents.

Trudeau ends her altered state
Owen Sound Sun Times
Quitting marijuana was an essential part of Margaret Trudeau's recovery from mental illness, she told reporters Tuesday in Owen Sound. The drug was ?an escape? from the isolation and frequent depressions of bipolar disorder.

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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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Romancing Your Spouse

"Romancing your spouse?" Ok, I can already hear you yelling at me! I know, it's a strange concept, but hear me out. Some of the longest-running marriages have lasted because of this very concept.

You may be thinking that this has nothing to do with Bipolar Disorder, but it does. Even the best of marriages has some strain on it - the pressures of day-to-day living, at the very least. However, Bipolar Disorder puts additional pressure on your marriage because of the issues you have to face in dealing with the disorder, whether you are the survivor or the supporter.

No matter how long you've been married, the suggestions in this article can put some "spark" into your marriage. And if you've only been married a short time, putting these suggestions into place now can help ensure a long, happy, healthy marriage (of course, you will still have to do some hard work yourself to make that happen as well!).

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