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November 9, 2007

Heinz Prechter leaves a legacy
Muckety
Prechter suffered from manic depression, or bipolar disorder, but had kept his illness secret. On July 6, 2001, Prechter, just 59, hung himself in the pool ...

Joey Johns a blues hero
Daily Telegraph
The 10-year-old has struggled for the past three years with bipolar disorder and until recently felt like the only person on Earth who knew what that meant. ...

Bipolar treatments; Winter and blood pressure
WNDU 16 South Bend
It has been described as an "emotional rollercoaster," and now doctors have new treatments for people with bi-polar disorder. More in our Medical Moment.

Awareness, decreased stigma lead to more bipolar disorder diagnoses
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
BY JENNIFER WEZENSKY The diagnosis of bipolar disorder in adults is on the rise nationally, leading researchers and area mental health professionals to ...

Kimberly Read & Marcia Purse's Bipolar Disorder Blog
About - News & Issues
From our forum: Ouch -- I've gained nearly 20 pounds on this medication. At night after I take it, it's like I've never eaten. I find that I am going to the ...

Bipolar treatments; Winter and blood pressure
WNDU-TV
For almost fifty years, doctors treated bipolar disorder with lithium carbonate. It was effective, but did not work for everyone. ...

Teacher convicted of stealing student's instruments
Vail Daily News
Speaking on Stock's behalf, Dr. Susan Whitefeather, a psychologist with Colorado West Mental Health in Granby, explained that Stock's lifelong bipolar ...

Family history of bipolar affects decision to have children
News-Medical-Net
One in three people with a strong family history of bipolar disorder (manic depression) are reluctant to have children due to the hereditary nature of the illness and its perceived social stigma, new research from the University of New South Wales

Johns to 'move on' after baring his soul <>
The West Australian
Andrew Johns says he bared his soul in his autobiography so that he could "move on" after a brilliant rugby league career laced with misery. Johns said he felt immense relief after going public with his struggles with drugs and bipolar disorder in "The Two Of Me" - released on Monday.

Too scared to have children
Sydney Morning Herald
MORE than a third of people with a family history of bipolar disorder do not want to have children because of the social stigma attached to the illness, ...

Risks of nanosilver not well understood
Vancouver Sun
A: Lithium has been used to treat bipolar disorder (manic depression) since 1970. It evens out the highs and lows of the disorder and, sometimes, ...

My Joey's not perfect, but who is?
Daily Telegraph
By Phillip Heads CATHRINE Mahoney has been Andrew Johns' rock during his struggles with bipolar disorder and alcohol. And for the first time, ...

Team helps its clients have best day they can
Greensboro News & Record
Caregivers tackle some of the toughest mental health cases, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. (Credit: "By Nate DeGraff Staff Writer")

Bad idea to put labels on people
Irish Independent
The fact that she suffers from bipolar disorder is only serving to contribute to her sense of self-blame -- "I am reaping what I sowed. ...

The day Joey thought to end it all
NEWS.com.au
"And maybe it might bring home just how bipolar can affect someone; the fact that 15 per cent of people who suffer the condition commit suicide is a scary ...

Safeguarding young minds
ParamusPost.com
Psychiatrists eventually diagnosed Danny with schizoeffective disorder (a combination of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder) and obsessive-compulsive

Knollenberg chief of staff steps aside
Birmingham Eccentric
The bruising campaign for the Joe Knollenberg's 9th U.S. House seat took another hit yesterday when Trent Wisecup, Knollenberg's chief of staff, announced he is going on medical leave, suffering from a bipolar disorder.

Buck study looks at lithium link to life span
Marin Independent Journal
New research at the Buck Institute for Age Research in Novato raises a tantalizing question: Are people taking a drug commonly used to treat bipolar disorder also

Bipolar Often Diagnosed as Depression
PsychCentral.com
1 (Psych Central) -- UK researchers believe as many as 1 in 4 people diagnosed in primary care with major depressive disorder may actually have bipolar ...

Kerry Katona discusses bipolar disorder
MyParkMag
31 October 2007 - Kerry Katona has spoken about her use of anti-depressants to help control her bipolar disorder. She said that she takes Effexor every ...

Misconceptions About Bipolar Disorder Explained, From the Harvard ...
Earthtimes
Bipolar disorder is difficult to diagnose, and it often gets confused with other mental illnesses. Because mania is the hallmark of bipolar disorder, .

Aripiprazole Decreases Symptoms of Mania in Paediatric Bipolar ...
DG News
By Maria Bishop BOSTON, MA -- November 1, 2007 -- Children and adolescents at the onset of bipolar disorder may achieve improvements in manic symptoms with ...

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From Prevention to Preemption: A Paradigm Shift in Psychiatry
Psychiatric Times
One can imagine a time in the not-too-distant future when a 15-year-old with a family history of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder could be assessed with

8 Myths About Bipolar Disorder
CBS News
Bipolar disorder is on the rise, yet myths persist. WebMD goes to the experts for help separating fact from fiction.

Get Real: Count Your Blessings and Your Troubles
Beliefnet.com  
Maybe it's the bipolar in me who jumps on the rollercoaster and is dying to tell everybody about the wild ride. But I just wish more people were real about ...

Thinking out loud: Sen. Marzilli's bipolar defense?
Wicked Local West Roxbury
That paper also reported that Marzilli was being treated for symptoms of hypomania, a condition linked to bipolar disease. Marzilli's own lawyer confirmed ...

Swings of bipolar disorder to opposite extremes
Chattanooga Times Free Press
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TAKE ACTION!

I received an email from a person the other day. She asked me why so many great successful people, leaders, business people, etc. have Bipolar Disorder. I have long had a theory (but I don't have any kind of study to point to which would prove my theory). Here's what I think, though:

In order for you to start something, whatever it is: open a daycare center, write a book, build a website, go to college, discover the cure for cancer, create world peace – you have to do something really important. Know what it is?

You have to TAKE ACTION!

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A Basic Coping Strategy for Survivors of Bipolar Disorder

There are many ways that I’ve tried to cope with having bipolar disorder, as I’m sure you have as well.

One of the most basic ways I’ve discovered as a basic coping strategy to deal with bipolar disorder is the Serenity Prayer:

God, grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change
The courage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference.

It doesn’t matter whether you are “religious” or not, the prayer still works.

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