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May 11, 2007

IF YOUR ADOLESCENT HAS DEPRESSION OR BIPOLAR DISORDER
Kirkus Reviews
Evans and Andrews act as Sherpas through the thickets of adolescent depression and bipolar disorder, guides who point out the warning signs and who offer support and advice for the depressed or the wild emotional ride of
a bipolar teenager.

Electroconvulsive Therapy Is Effective but Underused for Severe Depression
Newswise
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) helps patients with severe depression who don't respond to other treatments, and should be considered more often in the earlier stages of the illness, according to an article in the May issue of the Southern Medical Journal, published by the Southern Medical Association and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer
Health.

Study of damaged gene gives insight into causes of mental illness
News-Medical.net
While the causes of schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and major depression are unknown, all the evidence points to subtle differences in the way the ... See all stories on this topic

US bipolar cases more than anticipated
Independent Online
Chicago - About 4,4 percent of adults in the United States have experienced a form of bipolar disorder in their lifetime, according to a study published on ... See all stories on this topic

Bloomfield man receives maximum sentence in woman's slaying
KOB.com
Although Branham once was believed to be bipolar and schizophrenic, court personnel determined he was competent to face the charges. See all stories on this topic

Lawyer on trial in strip-club slaying
The Charlotte Observer
A longtime Columbia attorney faces trial this week on charges he killed a strip club manager and later pointed a gun at officers who barraged him with gunfire while raiding his upscale Gregg Park home.

Explanation in fatal Taser case draws fire
San Antonio Express-News
What killed Sergio Galvan?

Patrick Kennedy finds much to celebrate after a year of sobriety
The Providence Journal
WASHINGTON ? He woke up before 8 o?clock on a beautiful Thursday morning in May and the clues began to gather that it would be anything but beautiful for him. Behind the brick townhouse with the unkempt front lawn, his Mustang was missing. Behind the head full of pain medicine and sleeping pills, his memory was missing too.

Psychotherapy AIDS Bipolar Treatment
RedNova
By Bower, Bruce BEHAVIOR Psychotherapy enhances emotional stability in people receiving standard medications for bipolar isorder, a new study finds.

Nation's Largest Patient-Run Depression Group Claims New Black Box Warning May Jeopardize the Use of Life-Saving ...
U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News
Responding to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) plan to extend a black box warning on the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior in youth between the ages of 18-24, the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) today said the risk of suicide for people within that age group may increase.

Doctors Fail to Recognize Life-Threatening Serotonin Syndrome
Sierra Times
In addition to recent reports that the drugs work no better than sugar pills, the latest warnings added to the long list of adverse events linked to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants have focused on birth defects, suicide risks and violence.

Man pleads guilty, gets life in woman's murderWorcester Telegram & Gazette
WORCESTER - A Westminster man was sentenced to life imprisonment yesterday after pleading guilty to the murder of his live-in girlfriend following what a prosecutor said was an argument over discarded video equipment.

Are Bipolar Drugs Safe For Kids?
CBS News
Rebecca Riley died in December from an overdose of bipolar medication. Her death may highlight some of the major problems in the way bipolar disorder is treated in children.

Epilepsy Drug Can Increase Risk for Newborns, Study Says
New York Times
Expectant mothers with epilepsy who took a commonly prescribed drug to control seizures were at increased risk of having a child with mental deficits.

Backus Hosts Talk On Bipolar Disorder
New London Day
Norwich - A talk on bipolar disorder will take place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday in conference Rooms 1 and 2 at The William ...

Symposium on depression and bipolar disorder
News-Medical-Net
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine will hold its 21st annual Mood Disorders Symposium titled Bipolar Revisited: Where We've Been, Where We're Going, at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, April 24, to draw attention to new findings in basic and clinical research on depression and bipolar disorder.

New City man described as suicidal is missing
The Journal News
Clarkstown police are seeking the public's assistance to find a 21-year-old New City man believed to be suicidal who has been missing since Monday. Ryan Berry has bipolar and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders.

LITCHFIELD: Toll Gate Inn eyed for mental health facility
Republican-American
A company specializing in the treatment of depression, bipolar disorder and other psychoses may convert the historic Toll Gate Hill Inn and restaurant into a private, 35-bed residential facility on Torrington Road.

Ohio executes man who changed mind on appeals
Washington Post
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - A convicted murderer who stopped appealing his death sentence but then changed his mind and went to court five days ago was executed in Ohio on Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to step in.

White Matter Defects May Lead to Schizophrenia
HealthDay via Yahoo! News
TUESDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) -- Defects in the brain's white matter, which is responsible for communication between parts of the brain, may be a key genetic factor contributing to schizophrenia, a new study suggests.

Local support system for mentally ill people gets new home
The York Dispatch
For 24 years, volunteers have provided support to mentally ill people and their families. But the National Alliance of Mental Illness of Pennsylvania has secured funding to open an office in the city where help will be available eight hours a day, four days a week.

Genetics of bipolar disorder
News-Medical-Net
The likelihood of developing bipolar disorder depends in part on the combined, small effects of variations in many different genes in the brain, none of which is powerful enough to cause the disease by itself, a new study
shows.

Targeting enzyme produced by DGKH gene may lead to better bipolar disorder medication
ANI via Yahoo! India News
Washington, May 9 (ANI): A recent research has found that targeting the enzyme produced by a specific gene in the brain may lead to the development of better and more effective medications for bipolar disorder. The research, conducted by scientists at the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), with others from the Universities of Heidelberg and Bonn and a ...

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Targeting enzyme produced by DGKH gene may lead to better bipolar disorder medication
New Kerala
Washington, May 9 : A recent research has found that targeting the enzyme produced by a specific gene in the brain may lead to the development of better and more effective medications for bipolar disorder.

Those affected by bipolar disorder find support
Foster's Daily Democrat
PORTSMOUTH - Seacoast residents living with bipolar disorder, their families and local professionals joined together Friday to support each other and learn ...

Maximum sentence in woman's slaying
KRQE
Her child was found unharmed in a bedroom. Although Branham once was believed to be bipolar and schizophrenic, he was ruled competent to face the charges.

Death Row Inmate to Have Re-sentencing
WJGH-TV
The court says Orme's defense attorney should have investigated and presented evidence showing Orme was bipolar. Orme could still get the death penalty, ...

Bipolar disorder more common than previously thought
Insider Medicine
May 7, 2007 (Insidermedicine) Bipolar disorder is more common than previously thought, affecting about 4% of US adults, according to research published in ...

Bipolar disorder may be polygenic illness
Moldova.org Tue, 08 May 2007 9:09 AM PDT
U.S. scientists have discovered bipolar disorder -- also known as manic-depression -- might actually be a polygenic disorder.Francis McMahon and colleagues at the National Institute of Mental Health conducted the first genome-wide association study of bipolar disorder using pooled DNA from two independent case-control samples of European ancestry. The case sample consisted of unrelated ...

Bipolar Disorder Widely Undiagnosed
Fox News
There appear to be almost twice as many Americans with bipolar disorder as previously thought, and many are not getting the treatments they need, researchers from the National Institute of Mental Health report.

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