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Bipolar News

October 19, 2007

Organon's Asenapine Further Demonstrates Efficacy in Reducing Mania Symptoms for the Treatment of Bipolar I Disorder
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
New data show that asenapine -- a psychopharmacologic agent being developed by Organon -- is effective in treating acute manic episodes associated with bipolar I disorder. These results, from two Phase III clinical studies, were presented this week at the 20th European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Congress.

Patients with severe psychiatric illness at higher heart disease risk
ANI via Yahoo! India News
Washington, Oct 17 (ANI): A new study has revealed that patients with severe psychiatric illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression are at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. The study relied on data from a national study of 1,500 patients with chronic schizophrenia who participated in the National Institute of Mental Health-funded Clinical ...

Gardner trial exposes multiple imperfections in system
Robertson County Times
Sounds perfect to me for someone diagnosed with bipolar disorder on Risperdal, an anti-psychotic drug used to treat bipolar and several forms of ...

Akzo's Asenapine matches Zyprexa in mania study
Reuters -
N: Quote, Profile, Research) Zyprexa in reducing mania symptoms in patients with a manic or mixed episode of bipolar disorder. Another study at the meeting ...

Unconventional cure
Regina Leader-Post
Growing up in a small Alberta town with a mother who had bipolar disorder, Stringam said nobody talked about the disease. "She was never open about her ...

Sinéad O'Connor on her new CD, "Theology," her bipolar disorder ...
San Francisco Chronicle
Following her recent appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," where the 41-year- old singer discussed being diagnosed with bipolar disorder four years ago, ...

Lecture to discuss bipolar depression
The Idaho Statesman
The School of Social Work at Boise State University presents the second annual Irene Wilcox Lecture Series from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday in the Special Events Center in the Student Union Building. The topic of this year's lecture is "Bipola

Woman doesn't understand why she's not allowed to raise newborn
San Antonio Express-News
Child welfare officials take baby from mother, who has mild retardation and bipolar disorder, relatives say.

Consumer index: Zyprexa, Symbyax labels updated
The Kansas City Star Sat, 13 Oct 2007 10:15 PM PDT
.Eli Lilly & Co. has updated the warning labels on Zyprexa and Symbyax to include new warnings for weight gain and elevated lipids plus updated information in the warning for high blood sugar. Zyprexa is the company's blockbuster-selling psychiatric drug. Symbyax is a medication for bipolar disorder.

Depression screening is first step to aid
The Record Sat, 13 Oct 2007 6:14 PM PDT
National Depression Screening Day is Thursday. Free screenings for depression and bipolar disorder, as well as generalized anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, will be available nationwide in many areas.

Hope in the dark
Ottawa Citizen
The Alberta mother won a life-or-death battle with bipolar disorder thanks to a controversial and unlikely treatment. In a new book, she chronicles her

Guest Opinion: Early diagnosis eludes many with bipolar disorder
Billings Gazette - MT, USA
Yet, for all the hype, bipolar disorder, like all serious mental illnesses, is not completely understood nor is it something to discount. ...

Bipolar 1 Patients Sought for a New Study
Associated Content
By Momof3inPA The Institute of Psychiatric Research at Indiana University School of Medicine is looking for patients who have bipolar I disorder to ...

Depression screening need carry no stigma
The Record
National Depression Screening Day is Thursday. Free screenings for depression and bipolar disorder, as well as generalized anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, will be available nationwide in many areas.

Best Bet: Child psychiatry conference
Journal and Courier
The Second Annual Community Conference in Child Psychiatry will be held on Nov. 3, 2007 at the Kathryn Weil Center. It is offered for health professionals, professionals who care for children, and the educated layperson. Topics include Autism, Anxiety, Depression, and Mood Disorders, including Bipolar Disorder. There will be a panel discussion and networking opportunities. The cost is $35.00 if ...

Baffled by violent end to man's troubled life
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
SARASOTA -- A long struggle with drug addiction, combined with a recent diagnosis of bipolar disorder, may have been a prescription for disaster to a man shot and killed by Sarasota Police Tuesday night.

Bipolar Cleveland shooter asked for help and got none
Cape Cod Today
Eventually he was suspected of having bipolar disorder, after spending time in a mental hospital. Bipolar disorder (once called manic depression) ...

Bipolar diagnosis helps mom, son shift thoughts on mental illness
Dallas Morning News
... with strangers over her son's actions and an arson allegation against the boy, a doctor broke the news to the two of them that Joshua was bipolar. ...

Individuals Sought For Bipolar Research At Indiana University
Medical News Today
The Institute of Psychiatric Research at Indiana University School of Medicine seeks individuals diagnosed with bipolar I disorder to participate in a ...

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