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April 11, 2008

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Illness can take a toll both physically and financially
Ventura County Star
EM, via e-mail Dear EM: Bipolar disorder is a horrible disease. Those afflicted can have very difficult lives. Theoretically, if the proper medication has ...

Spitz: The man who wants to talk
MetroWest Daily News
I live with bipolar. I'm the guy you want to talk to." He knows how lithium can put a slight tremor in your hands. He knows he has to keep taking it anyway, ...

Woman killed on Belle Isle
Macomb Daily
Carissimi said he cannot fathom why anyone would kill the girl who struggled throughout her life with bipolar disorder, and overcame it in recent months

Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia drug could also treat alcohol dependence
New Kerala
Washington, Apr 4 : A new study has found that a drug, called Aripiprazole, previously approved for the treatment of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, is also beneficial in treating alcohol dependence.

Apartment arson earns Hebron man probation
Post-Tribune T
VALPARAISO -- A Hebron man who started an apartment fire in an aborted suicide attempt will not go to prison, but instead received an eight-year sentence of probation that includes adherence to treatment and medicines for bipolar disorder.

See the Real Face of Depression, Bipolar Disorder
Manhattan Mercury
MANHATTAN , KS (23 Mar 08)-Bipolar? Depression? You are not alone. It seems to run in the family. But there is hope. What's it really like coping with these ...

Raising awareness lessens stigma surrounding mental illness
Community Press
Janice Alexander, who has struggled with atypical bipolar disorder, began by saying: "I personally feel that the more people can talk about their journey ...

2.5m children on drugs in US
Guardian
Even children barely out of babyhood are getting a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, the modern term for the condition. The chief symptoms are mood swings, ...

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Receive European Marketing ...
ITNews
The commercial launch of ABILIFY in Bipolar I Disorder in the countries of the European Union is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2008. ...

One View of 'A Bipolar Life'
Washington Post
By Rachel Beckman For the more than 2 million people with bipolar disorder, life can be a constant struggle to manage the extreme swings in mood and energy. ...

PBS Frontline Will Rebroadcast "The Medicated Child"
About.com - Drugs
The documentary focuses on medication to control bipolar disorder in children, a prescription that has been on the rise over the last decade. ...

Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia drug could also treat alcohol ...
Thaindian.com
Washington , Apr 4 (ANI): A new study has found that a drug, called Aripiprazole, previously approved for the treatment of bipolar disorder and ...

The undercover gourmet
The Age
As a child, Reichl might open the fridge at breakfast and discover a whole suckling pig that her mother, who suffered from bipolar disorder, ...

Seriously ill deli bandit sorry
Lancaster Newspapers
Stockbauer's attorney, David Blanck, told the judge that his client is bipolar and the robbery "was a crime of desperation, because of his mental illness ...

Blood can reveal mood
Orlando Sentinel
Feeling down in the dumps? A blood test could soon predict just how bad things are, making it easier to diagnose and treat illnesses such as depression and bipolar disorder.

2008-04-08, Source: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Otsuka ...
Lifescience-online
The European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for ABILIFYR (aripiprazole) in the treatment of moderate to severe manic episodes in Bipolar I ...

Diagnosis of mental illness comes in 'Eureka!'
North Platte Telegraph
She has written of both, first in her autobiographical book "Call Me Anna" and then in her book, "A Brilliant Madness" that details bipolar disorder. ...

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Difficulty Getting Good Information on Bipolar

The greatest difficulty with getting good information on bipolar disorder is not knowing where to get it. When your loved one is first diagnosed with bipolar disorder, their doctor or psychiatrist may give them a brochure or pamphlet that describes bipolar disorder in general. Usually that’s all they will get, unless he/she gives them samples of medication and, in that case, they might receive an additional brochure or pamphlet put out by the drug company that makes that particular medication. Generally speaking, however, that’s it. You are on your own after that, to try to understand this new and confusing diagnosis of bipolar disorder.

So where can you turn for good information on bipolar disorder? There are four places: 1) Brochures/Pamphlets; 2) Books/Reference Material; 3) Support Groups; and 4) the Internet. However, as you begin your search, you will very quickly become frustrated as you encounter the difficulties outlined below:

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