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July 11, 2008

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Payday Loans: Cheap Loans if Used Properly
By April B. England
When a money situation happens, such as the water heater breaking or your loved one going on yet another spending spree, it is tempting to turn to a hot new financial industry: payday loans.

Debt Consolidation Online
By David Oliver
Debt consolidation online resources can be a great help to people who are in debt. Whether your debt is large or small, if you have multiple debts you are paying off at various interest rates, you may well find that online debt consolidation services can help you save money while potentially paying off your debt sooner.

The ECNP Consensus Statement On Bipolar Depression
Medical News Today
Bipolar disorder is one of the most complex and challenging mental disorder in the spectrum. Bipolar disorder is typically associated with considerable acute and longterm treatment needs and may be associated in the course of illness with times of tremendous social burden for both the individual and family.

Author with bipolar disorder relates grim and humorous details
The Kansas City Star
Marya Hornbacher remembers her "endless nights" as a child as young as 4,
when she says she first began to show symptoms of bipolar disorder.

The ECNP consensus statement on bipolar depression
EurekAlert!
Bipolar disorder is one of the most complex and challenging mental disorder
in the spectrum.

The Bipolar Disorder Answer Book: Answers to More than 275 of Your Most Pressing Questions
Psychiatric Times Tue, 08 Jul 2008 1:15 PM PDT
Education is a cornerstone for the effective treatment of bipolar disorder. The Bipolar Disorder Answer Book is a recent addition to the resources available for patients and their families. Each of the newly emerging self-help books offers different perspectives and emphasis.

Family in search of missing millionaire
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
He has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and police describe him to be "emotionally distraught." Thomas and his wife, Candis, were planning to move to ...

Family Worries As Lanikai Millionaire Disappears
KITV.com
Family members are very concerned because Thomas suffers from bipolar disorder. Thomas, a software company founder, and his wife, Candis, followed their ...

Glad to be alive
Today's Zaman
I heard about Kevin Hines, who in 2000 was a 19-year-old college student suffering from bipolar disorder; he leapt from the Golden Gate. ...

Getting Help: Shortage of doctors stumbling block for those seeking treatment
The Gadsden Times
Nicole Papa knows treating mental illness can be vital. Her father is bipolar and has been hospitalized many times. Her mother suffered major
depression. Both grandmothers suffered mental illness.

New Scholarship For Leaders Of Bipolar Lives
Medical News Today
What do you do when you want to let the bipolar community know about scholarships for people with bipolar disorder, but soon discover that support for bipolar students is still far too rare? Why donate a scholarship yourself of course.

Patients text messages win award
Oxford Mail
The two organisations created a text messaging system for people with bipolar disorder, which enables them to monitor their own condition and keep GPs ...

Bipolar Disorder
Thaindian.com
Bipolar disorder, at times called "manic depression", affects around six million American adults, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. ...

A new home, a fresh start
The Tennessean
But the father was bipolar and a heavy drinker and had repeatedly threatened to kill his son. On that terrible day, he tried. When word spread about what ...

Colorado Musician Stepping Up For a Cause
YourHub.com
"I have a friend with bipolar. Mental health affects everyone, we must raise awareness. At the end of the day it's about hope. ...

Huge Risk for Substance Abuse Found Among Teens With Bipolar Disorder
Medscape (subscription)
Describe the association between bipolar disorders and substance-use disorders. Disclosure: Marlene Busko has disclosed no relevant financial relationships. ...

Court high to rule on deputy slaying case
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
State attorneys counter that Brannan's trial lawyers made a strategic decision not to emphasize his bipolar disorder, partly because his post-traumatic ...

Author with bipolar disorder relates grim and humorous details
The Kansas City Star
Marya Hornbacher remembers her "endless nights" as a child as young as 4, when she says she first began to show symptoms of bipolar disorder.

New Scholarship for Leaders of Bipolar Lives <>
PRWeb
The Bipolar Lives Scholarship is a new scholarship created specifically with the bipolar community in mind. Many people with bipolar disorder are extremely talented but fail to realize their potential. The $500 cash award is intended to provide practical support for seekers of higher education.

Bonita woman sent to prison for 3.5 years in assault case
Bonitanews (subscription)
Wolf said his wife was treated for hookworm, which she got on a beach, and the doctor told her that hookworm medication couldn't be taken with her bipolar ...

Support for bipolar moms
Scotts Valley/San Lorenzo Valley Press
A local chapter of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance has been formed to host confidential support meetings from 6 to 7 pm on the first Thursday of ...

Psychiatrist accused of sexually assaulting patient
Appleton Post Crescent - WI, USA
He sexually assaulted a 27-year-old woman, whom he had been treating for bipolar disorder the past two years, according to a criminal complaint. ...

Carolyn Hax:Ignore those who say you're shallow for knowing what ...
IdahoStatesman.com
By Carolyn Hax - The Washington Post I was married for five years to a man with bipolar disease, and my son is now married to a woman with chronic ...

Go into relationships with eyes wide open
Seattle Post Intelligencer
I was married for five years to a man with bipolar disease, and my son is married to a woman with chronic depression. To the woman who frankly admitted that ...

Lifesaving dog free at last
Biloxi Sun Herald
She said the experience with the fire depressed her so much it triggered her bipolar disorder and she became a patient at Crossroads Regional Hospital, ...

RAW VIDEO: Mom Robs Lottery Parlor Clerk
WSAZ-TV
... judging her when she goes before a judge that sentence her..bipolar or not stupid is stupid does. my sister is bipolar and she dont act like that. she ...

Sister Says Killer Fought Mental Illness, Chronic Pain
KITV.com
Wanda James, Michael James' sister, said her brother was a loving husband and father who struggled for years with bipolar disorder. ...

Urban Gardener: Murder most florid
Independent
This year a mere million seedlings will help him express a very personal subject - bipolar disorder, a condition characterised by abnormal mood swings from ...

Carolyn Hax: When your partner is mentally ill
Contra Costa Times DT
WHILE I'M AWAY, readers give the advice:On relationships and mental illness: I was married for five years to a man with bipolar disease, and my son is now married to a woman with chronic depression.

FDA Approves First Generic Risperidone To Treat Psychiatric Conditions
Medical News Today
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic versions of Risperdal (risperidone) tablets. Risperdal is an antipsychotic drug used for the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other psychiatric conditions.

AstraZeneca wins Seroquel case
Independent
Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca received a boost yesterday when a US court upheld its patent over $4bn a year schizophrenia and bipolar blockbuster Seroquel.

Relapse Time Prolonged In Clinically Stable Patients With Bipolar I Disorder Treated With Quetiapine As Adjunct ...
Medical News Today
AstraZeneca announced the online publication of long-term SEROQUELR (quetiapine fumarate) clinical trial data in the Journal of Affective Disorders. Results show that SEROQUEL in combination with lithium or divalproex significantly increased the time to recurrence of any mood event in patients with bipolar I disorder compared with lithium or divalproex alone.

Liberty City man surrenders after 6-hour standoff
Miami Herald
Police early Thursday arrested a 53-year-old bipolar Liberty City man who fired a rifle at officers but gave up six hours later after tear gas was fired into his house.

Police: Man tried to trap girlfriend in burning home
KOMO Seattle T
Police said a bipolar man who was off his medication and drinking heavily tried to trap his girlfriend inside their McMinnville home after setting it on fire Wednesday. Eventually police pulled her to safety, though she was critically injured.

Woman admits stabbing husband in his hand
The Buffalo News
LOCKPORT -- A North Tonawanda woman, who said in court she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, admitted Tuesday to stabbing her husband in the right hand and stealing her grandmother's credit card and going on a shopping spree.

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