Bipolar News
November 7, 2008
During A Response-Imaging Task, MRI Brain Activity In First-Episode Bipolar Mania
Medical News Today
Impulsiveness can be a common feature of mania, particularly the inability
to inhibit behavioral responses. This neuroimaging study examined bipolar
patients during their first episode of mania to clarify the brain
functioning associated with response inhibition in this early phase of
illness.
Actress Patty Duke speaks about her bipolar disorder
Oak Park Leaves
"Without people like you, people like us wouldn't have had much hope,"
actress Patty Duke told a standing room only crowd of local mental health
advocates at Oak Park's Unity Temple on Oct. 7.
This story of mental illness -- and recovery -- is still being told
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Diagnosed with bipolar disorder and alcoholism, Stephanie Lane, 40,
considers herself in recovery from both. But she remembers, every day, what
it took to get her there, and what it takes, every day, to keep her going.
Local authors discuss insomnia, bi-polar disorder
Massachusetts Daily Collegian
Dr. Siegried Haug and David Lovelace discussed their personal encounters
with bipolar disorder and insomnia, including strategies to deal with the
conditions, at the University Club at the University of Massachusetts
yesterday.
Police: Man beat autistic boy
KTAR 92.3 Phoenix
Mesa police arrested a man who they said beat a mentally disabled teen
Friday morning, authorities said. According to police reports, Brian
Salvador Arredondo, 18, beat the 13-year-old, who police described as
autistic, bipolar and mentally disabled, with a closed fist.
My son: Race car driver, drug-use survivor
The Virginian-Pilot
In reality, he was bipolar. So Shane kept using drugs, and Steve continued
writing. "I could put some structure in my whole life because my whole life
had ...
Postnatal depression 'in the genes'
guardian.co.uk
'We have identified chromosomal regions that are likely to harbour genes
that predispose individuals to bipolar affective puerperal psychosis,' he
said. ...
SCATTERSHOT My Bipolar Family By David Lovelace | Dutton. 292 pp ...
Washington Post
Imagine a family where bipolar illness is the norm. David Lovelace and his
father, mother and brother all struggle with the opposing poles of "night
...
Bipolar Disorder Involves A Lower Quality Of Both Mental And Physical Life,
Even In Periods Of Normality
Medical News Today
A study carried out in the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of
Granada (Spain) and the Mental Health Unit of the Hospital
Neurotraumatológico of Jaen (Spain) has evaluated the quality of life of
patients suffering from bipolar disorder (BD), in comparison with the
general population, and which variables are connected with patients with a
lower quality of life.
Symptoms do not helpfully distinguish unipolar and bipolar depression
British Journal of Psychiatry
The three symptoms most predictive of bipolar depression were presence of
psychosis, diurnal mood variation and hypersomnia. To be considered
important, ...
Police search for missing teen
San Diego Union Tribune
Christian, who is bipolar with a history of suicide attempts, is white, 5
feet 11 inches tall, about 114 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. ...
Management of Hypothyroidism in Patients on Lithium Prophylaxis ...
Medscape (subscription)
Thyroid abnormalities associated with rapid cycling bipolar illness. Arch
Gen Psychiatry. 1983;40:412-420. Lazarus JH. The effects of lithium therapy
on ...
Mom held in death of girl, 4, is released
Boston Globe
The case reignited a long-running debate within the psychiatric community
about whether young children can accurately be diagnosed with bipolar
disorder and ...
'Hurry Down Sunshine' author chronicles daughter's experience with bipolar
disorder
Pioneer Press
Michael Greenberg not only saw the need to write about his daughter but also
to change the way mental illness is talked about and managed.
Identifying mental illness
The Meridian
Not every person who commits a crime is a criminal. Some have committed
offenses due to states of mind or behavior caused by a brain disorder, such
as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other severe mental illnesses.
Jack Dee talks about bipolar
Lincolnshire Echo
And let's face it, bipolar seems to be the new rock 'n' roll, doesn't it?"
:: The full interview is in Closer magazine, out tomorrow (Tuesday).
Nations Convene to Create Bipolar Consensus Statement
Psychiatric Times
Participants from around the globe recently came together to create an
international consensus statement on bipolar disorder that was presented at
the 21st Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP).
1 The statement describes disparate but "defensible" perspectives from more
than 60 experts on the diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children and
limited, mixed evidence for ...
Hurry Down Sunshine author chronicles daughter's experience with bipolar
disorder
Pioneer Press T
Michael Greenberg not only saw the need to write about his daughter but also
to change the way mental illness is talked about and managed.
The black hand
Melbourne Community Voice
Living with Bipolar II can be physically and mentally gruelling, but there
are things you can do to get through it all, says Stuart Barnes. ...
See all stories on this topic
Effects of Lithium Versus Divalproex in Children and Adolescents ...
DG News - USA
By Laura Gater CHICAGO -- November 4, 2008 -- Divalproex is efficacious for
treatment of mixed or manic episode in children and adolescents with bipolar
I ...
Sobering Reminders: Dunn County
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jennifer was diagnosed with bipolar disorder a few years after her son,
Justin, was born in 1996. "She loved being a mom," said her sister, Angie
Kurschner. ...
KERRY IS NOT ALKY...AND I'LL PROVE IT
Daily Star - London,UK
Husband Mark Croft backed Kerry when she said her odd behaviour on ITV1's
This Morning was down to medication for her bipolar problem. ...
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Launch Spanish Web Site
Extra Newspaper
The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) announced the launch of
dbsalianza.org, the Spanish-language version of their Web site. ...
FL Supreme Court Hears PCB Cop Killer Appeal
WMBB-TV
"There was no indication that a completion of a bipolar diagnosis was made.
The bipolar symptoms and questioning came through assessments, evaluations
that ...
Bipolar: The age of your father may play a part in mood swings
What Doctors Don't Tell You - London,UK
The age of your father when you were born may be a factor in determining
whether you will suffer from bipolar disorder, or severe mood swings. ...
Our businesses have had a great start
Norwich Evening News
Drummer and father-of-two David Haney was out of work for 12 years after
being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and feared the disease could lead him
to ...
Caring comes with knowledge of mental illness
South Bend Tribune
I have bipolar disorder and am not crazy and have never been. I am not big
on being politically correct either, but I am big on being compassionate.
Health Tip: Managing Bipolar Disorder
HealthDay via Yahoo! News
(HealthDay News) - Bipolar disorder is a mental illness, also called manic
depression, that may be caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain.
Back
to Index |
