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September 28, 2007

Olanzapine and Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: Evidence for Efficacy ...
Am J Psychiatry
Pediatric bipolar disorder remains the focus of considerable debate. At the crux of the issue is how to define the illness in youth, and whether the same ...

CU professor to pioneer new bipolar disorder study
Rocky Mountain News
By Brittany Anas, Daily Camera Bipolar disorder can rattle teenagers and scar development in their crucial coming-of-age years, as the disease might cause ...

Body clock signals bipolar relapse
ScienceAlert
Using a wristwatch-styled device to monitor their sleep and activity levels may help people with bipolar disorder to manage their condition and reduce the ...

Mother who killed her son, appears on national television.
TriCities.com
Petrosky revealed that prison doctors diagnosed her with a condition known as bipolar disorder. Dr. Mark Laty is a psychiatrist with Bristol Regional ...

Importance of Therapy
ProgressiveU.org
It's also surprising when they look at me and say "Your bipolar? But you look normal" or "But you're so pretty". Like that has anything to do with it? ...

Bipolar diagnoses in kids gain attention
The Columbus Dispatch
Long before a doctor made the diagnosis, the couple suspected that their oldest son had bipolar disorder.

Misdiagnosed? Bipolar diagnoses up; experts question it
thedailytimes.com
CHICAGO - A new analysis suggests there's been a huge increase in the number of U.S. children diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but experts question whether the surge is real and say some kids have been mislabeled.

Mother who killed son to appear on Oprah's show
Roanoke Times
Andrea Petrosky, a former Roanoke resident, said she wants to inform people of the dangers of mental illness. The voice of Oprah Winfrey, familiar to millions around the world, asks, "Can bipolar disorder cause this?" Then the quavering voice of Andrea Petrosky tells a 911 dispatcher, "I've just killed my son."

Group spreading awareness about mental health issues
News 8 Austin
Severe mental illnesses include bipolar, schizophrenia, schizoaffective, post-traumatic stress disorder or panic disorder. ...

US woman sets daughters on fire
Electric New Paper
Her husband told the police that Green was suffering from a bipolar disorder and had not been taking her medication. Officials also stated that Green had a ...

Call for entries
Winston-Salem Journal
Facing Us: The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance is accepting videos two to nine minutes in length in which people who are affected by depression or ...

CU professor to pioneer new bipolar disorder study
Daily Camera - CO,USA
By Brittany Anas (Contact) Bipolar disorder can rattle teenagers and scar development in their crucial coming-of-age years, as the disease might cause them

Diagnosis kills veteran's benefits
The News-Press
The soldier was sent to a private psychiatric hospital and diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a chemical imbalance that causes his emotions to swing wildly ...

Job fair offers a second chance
The Record
Thomas Waldon is looking for a job that will let him help people with mental health issues. The 45-year-old West Paterson resident said that having dealt with bipolar disorder, drug addiction and schizophrenia, he can empathize.

Patients say care in decline
The Record Searchlight
Unable to obtain the right medications for her bipolar conditions, Shasta Bateman of Ono has endured four trips to out-of-county locked psychiatric hospitals in the past year.

Bipolar children: Fact or fad?
Lansing State Journal
But when Sharp's son had a violent outburst last Thanksgiving Day, a psychiatrist diagnosed bipolar disorder and put the teenager on mood stabilizers. ...

Professor tells her bipolar story to help others find hope
Press & Sun-Bulletin
Diagnosed with bipolar disorder, or manic depression, at 17, she told an audience at Cornell University she knew about it intimately. ...

Bipolar 1 vs. Bipolar 2
ProgressiveU.org
By thepenfairy - Posted on September 22nd, 2007 So, you find out that the author of this blog has bipolar disorder. What are your first thoughts?

Bipolar ex-Raider in trouble for probation violation
Sports Illustrated
Former Pro Bowl center Barret Robbins is facing extradition to Florida after a warrant was issued for a probation violation.

NZ Idol judge Iain Stables' Bipolar Disorder
New Zealand Reality TV
This week the Woman's Day has an excellent interview with Iain Stables, who has Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar Disorder, previously known as Manic Depression, ...

How to Treat Your Clinical Depression?
American Chronicle
They are Unipolar or Major depression, Bipolar or Manic depression and Chronic or Dysthymia depression. Each of these depression disorders can affect their ...

Mentally ill kids able to be treated
Pontiac Daily Leader
"Resperdal is approved for treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in children and teenagers. Resperdal is now used by adults with schizophrenic and ...

Track Your Family Health History
About - News & Issues
Six common illnesses are automatically tracked, and you can add any other conditions necessary - depression, bipolar disorder, obesity, alcoholism, ...

Major Geriatric Bipolar Disorder Study Now Under Way
Westchester.com
White Plains, NY - Until now, there has been little research on the best ways to care for geriatric patients with bipolar disorder. ...

Chase results in charges
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
By Matt Ryno TH staff writer A man newly diagnosed with bipolar disorder has been formally charged with attempting to run over his wife and leading ...

Hemingway's grandson will speak about family, new book at ...
IdahoStatesman.com
Both my father and grandfather were bipolar. They were extremely intelligent but also troubled men, and I had to understand that, and that was difficult for ...

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U.S. Kids Take More Psychotropic Drugs Than Europeans
HealthDay via Yahoo! News
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- American children are three times more likely to be prescribed psychotropic medications for conditions such as ADHD and bipolar disease than European children are, a new study finds.

Problem Gambling Likely in Bipolar I Disorder
About - News Issues
It's long been known that compulsive gambling is a problem for many people with bipolar disorder. But a study published in the September 2007 issue of the...

Making mania understood
Ocala
This is a widespread error and it needs to stop because it stigmatizes the mentally ill and their families that must deal with bipolar disorder on a daily ...

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Sleep Disturbances Cause Major Problems for People

Most of us have normal sleep patterns, with no complaints; however, many people have a hard time getting to sleep (insomnia). Others are able to get to sleep at first, but have a hard time sleeping through the night (sleep disruption). In fact, many people have been diagnosed with actual sleep disorders, such as Sleep Apnea, where they stop breathing in their sleep. Sleep disturbances cause major problems for many people.

The advent of the diagnoses of sleep disorders brought with it the development of medications to combat these sleep disorders. Unfortunately, many of these medications are either habit-forming, or even addictive.

If you choose to take a sleep aid (whether prescribed or over-the-counter), you must do three things:

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