Bipolar News
May 2, 2008
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Bipolar
disorder in children: A new look
ElmLeaves
By RUTH SOLOMON rsolomon@pioneerlocal.com
In the last decade, the pendulum has swung
from bipolar disorder in children being
considered a rarity to one ...
Bipolar
disorder: 'It's nothing to be ashamed of'
Portsmouth
Herald News
Seacoast Mental
Health and Cogswell family hold eighth annual conference
in memory of Erik Cogswell, who committed suicide
as a result of bipolar disorder. ...
'Trip'
an involving look at mental illness
Kalamazoo
Gazette - MLive.com
"What
better way to learn about mental illness
than from someone who is walking on a daily
basis with schizophrenia, for instance,
or bipolar disorder? ...
Alcoholism
on the rise
WTNH
When people hear the term "mental health problem," they
most likely think of high-profile illnesses
such as depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder...
A
roller-coaster life of Illness and poverty
Vancouver
Sun
Up until then Lisa had managed her
bipolar disorder -- a condition that makes
her prone to periods of high-tempo activity
and gut-wrenching depression ...
NIH
study reveals incidence, precursors, and psychiatric
sequelae
EurekAlert
Consistent with earlier studies, baseline
dysthymia in this study predicted incident MDD,
and baseline MDD predicted incident bipolar II
disorder, ...
Omega-3
and bipolar disorders: Jurys still out
Nutraingredients.com
Paul Montgomery and Alex Richardson trawled
the literature for studies concerning omega-3
and bipolar disorder and found only five
studies that met their inclusion criteria.
Self-help
for Bipolar Disorder
BellaOnline
Do you have bipolar disorder, or know someone
who does? Here are some practical ideas
for self-help.
Grieving
the loss
Odessa
American
Adelita Lopez, and her brother,
Gabriel, read a statement regarding the
life of their brother Noel Lopez and his
bouts with bipolar disorder on Thursday afternoon.
Noel Lopez was an artist, musician and
entertainer.
Buyer
Beware Of Psychiatric Genetic Tests
Medical
News Today
You can now buy a commercial genetic
test that claims to assess your risk of developing
bipolar disorder. Genetic tests for major
depression and schizophrenia are also expected
to reach the market soon. However, although
the suspects are numerous, the genes responsible
for most brain disorders remain unknown.
Man's
bipolar disorder led to standoff
News
Virginian
Rice suffered from a particularly
severe case of bipolar disorder, Rimel
said. Periods of intense elation, known
as manic episodes, alternated with...
Bipolar
Disorder, Genetic Alcoholism, And What Recurring
Dreams Mean
Huffington Post
Now Britney
is bipolar? Every time some celeb does something
bad (think Jean-Claude Van Damme or Mike
Tyson), they later come out as diagnosed
with bipolar
Diagnosis
gets teen on right track
Asbury
Park Press
Finally, over about the last two
years, Arjun Shah was diagnosed as bipolar
and his disease began to stabilize through
special schooling, the health-care
Coping
with bipolar disorder
Central Michigan
Life
Reckless. That's how Brighton senior
Emily Parsons described her first year
of college - a series of frivolous spending,
partying and other decisions she now regards
as irresponsible. But back then, she didn't
know what was causing it. She hadn't suspected
it was bipolar disorder.
Explaining
bipolar disorder
Austin
American-Statesman
With his mood disorder
diagnoses, Billy represents a growing issue
for the Texas Youth Commission. Ten years
ago, a quarter of the youth sent to the
agency were identified as having a mental illness.
Today, it is closer to half.
Judge
wants assurances medication will continue
Daily
Press - Newport News,VA,USA By AP April
28, 2008
RICHMOND, Va. - A federal judge
says he will not sentence a man convicted of
bank fraud to a prison term unless he receives
assurances ...
Author
gives her own view of bipolar life
Bradenton
Herald
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. For the subset with a
severe form of the disease called bipolar
I, achieving that balance can be even more difficult.
Marya Hornbacher's new from-the- trenches
memoir, "Madness:
A Bipolar Life," offers
a disturbing glimpse into the mind of someone
with that ...
Friday
walk raises suicide awareness
The
Coloradoan A
... of the center which include
education programs in the schools, support
groups for people with depression and bipolar
disorder and grief support groups. ...
Bipolar
Disorder
America
Magazine (subscription) By Harry S. Stout
| MAY 5, 2008 By Garry Wills
Over a distinguished
career spanning four decades, Garry Wills
has been a veritable prodigy of journalistic
...
Hot
meal, bed, meds to save other Jacos
Daytona
Beach News-Journal
Bipolar disorder is
a mental illness characterized by extreme
shifts in mood, energy and functioning.
For many afflicted with bipolar disorder and
other ...
Oaklander
graduates from prison junkie to artist
in 'miracle'
Inside
Bay Area
Jose Iuerdo talks about one of his
art pieces called "The Committee" that
is how he deals with being bipolar on Thursday,
April 24, 2008. ...
One
of the blessings....
HealthCentral.com
One of the great blessings of being bipolar
is that I will feel things in a way that
many "normals" won't.
The colours will be vivid, the flavors remarkable
and the sensations almost divine.
Mentally
ill Michigan inmates not being treated,
expert says
The Grand Rapids Press
GRAND RAPIDS --
The 31-year-old man came
into prison with a long history of mental
illness, including a diagnosis of bipolar
disorder, depression and a couple of suicide
attempts. He complained of hearing voices
telling him to assault others.
Man
ruled insane for killing of his father
The
Capital
John Scott Bealefeld, 43, who is
described by his attorney as bipolar and
schizophrenic, was found "not criminally responsible" for
the July 14 murder of his 76-year-old father,
Maurice Bealefeld.
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