Bipolar News for November 28, 2008

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November 28, 2008

Mother, Daughter Hail Promise of Bipolar Help
The Argus Leader
A Sioux Falls woman with bipolar disorder told of her walk through the darkness Tuesday. "I didn't understand why it was so hard to understand me," said Marley Prunty-Lara, 23. Her mother tried to help but she didn't understand either...

NAMI Support Group to Meet
The Savage Pacer
Start: 12/06/2008 - 9:00am End: 12/06/2008 - 3:00pm Timezone: Etc/GMT-6 The organization will also host a free workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 at NAMI Minnesota, 800 Transfer Rd. Suite 31, St. Paul. NAMI in Scott County is a support and outreach group for those affected directly or indirectly by mental illness (bipolar, schizophrenia, depression, etc.) The group ...

Cornelia Rau Held in German hospital: Report
ABC Online
The reports say Ms Rau, who suffers from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, had been held for the maximum seven weeks in a closed ward of the hospital...

A Mania for Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder
The Guatemala Times
PROVIDENCE, RI - During the past few years, many experts have suggested that bipolar disorder - a serious illness resulting in significant psychosocial…

When Mental Illness Tarnishes your Golden Years
Globe and Mail
It was 1969 and Mrs. Baldwin was in fact heading into her first major experience with bipolar disorder. That first event would result in her being hauled…

Bipolar Disorder Genes, Pathways Identified By Indiana University Neuroscientists
BioresearchOnline
Neuroscientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine have created the first comprehensive map of genes likely to be involved in bipolar disorder, according to research published online Nov. 21 in the American Journal of Medical Genetics...

Papers Reveal Push on Drug Firm Funds
Boston Globe
Newly disclosed court documents portray Dr. Joseph Biederman, a leading Harvard child psychiatrist, as courting drug company money by promising that his work at Massachusetts General Hospital would help promote the use of antipsychotic drugs for youngsters diagnosed with bipolar disorder...

More Studies Urged for Off-label Drugs
USA Today - USA
Seroquel, an antipsychotic approved for treating schizophrenia and short-term manic or depressive episodes in bipolar disorder, topped the list...

Evidence in Risperdal Case Puts J&J on the Spot
Wall Street Journal - USA
It had earlier FDA approval for adults, and is used to treat conditions including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Doctors may prescribe FDA-approved...

Know Someone with a Bipolar Bisorder, Depression, ADD, ADHD...
ireport
Did you know that bipolar/manic disorders, ADD, ADHD, Autism, Aspergers Syndrome and most cancers have the same cause? I ended a 43 yr old bipolar/manic…

Like Mother Like Son
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Not in the traditional sense, anyway, Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in a person's...

Bipolar Teen Kills Himself as Online Audience Watches
Arkansas Online (subscription)
BY RASHA MADKOUR AP MIAMI — A college student committed suicide by taking a drug overdose in front of a live webcam as some computer users egged him on...

Nebraska Sets Age Limit for Safe-haven Law
Boston Globe
Coover's husband left her alone with three children, including an older bipolar daughter and a 12-year-old boy who is doing well. But her 11-year-old son...

Committee Discusses Health System
News 14 Carolina
RALEIGH – Leaders of an oversight committee responsible for statewide mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse services met Thursday for their monthly review of hospitals and discussed the death of bipolar patient Steven Sabock, who died in Goldsboro’s Cherry Hospital in April…

Tough Choices for Tough Children
New York Times
This despite the fact that Risperdal, which is used in children mostly to treat bipolar disorder, isn’t approved for ADHD, and apparently doesn’t work for…

Ex-Graham Aide Sentenced to 18 months or Pilfering Campaign Coffers
Anderson Independent Mail

OCONEE COUNTY — Being bipolar will not keep a former aide to Sen. Lindsey Graham out of prison. Jennifer Adams told Judge Cordell Maddox on Thursday that ...

Recognize Underlying Disorders, Tackle Them, Too
Atlanta Journal Constitution
It’s just one of a few other “disorders” I deal with, like hypomania — a type of bipolar. My brain plays dominoes with these disorders…

Relevance of NAM in the ‘Unipolar World’
Merinews - New Delhi, India
Was the non-alignment movement relevant only in a bi-polar world? Is it not relevant now that the world has become unipolar? It is believed so...

NC Hospital Fires 3 Employees over Patient Abuse
WNCT
The patient had a bipolar disorder and died April 29 after choking on medication and hitting his head. Surveillance video shows employees ignoring Sabock as...

Current Psychiatric Crimes Against American Children in Nevada
By Justice Lover(Justice Lover)
Children in Nevada are being overdiagnosed with bipolar disorder, on the basis of a dangerous brain scan...

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This Week's Bipolar News

4 graduate from first Canyon County Mental Health Court
KTVB Boise CALDWELL -- A Canyon County judge says 16 percent of the nation's prison population suffers from a mental illness. Now that same judge is doing her part to help inmates get help, instead of serve time. On Tuesday evening, four Canyon County residents graduated from the first "Mental Health Court." They have all been diagnoised with either bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or major depression ...

National Bipolar Foundation To Celebrate Initiative
The Memphis Daily News
The Memphis-based National Bipolar Foundation today will celebrate its new initiative with the MedicAlert Foundation. Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. is ...

Your Career: More disabilities to be protected
MSNBC
Changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act are redefining the definition of disability to include a host of workers with conditions such as epilepsy, diabetes or bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder - Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - Health - Mental Health - Disorders

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The Holidays are Coming
by Michele Soloway Sexton

Yes, the holidays are coming, as you can tell by all the Christmas decorations that have been up in stores since before Halloween! So you are probably already feeling some nervousness or pre-holiday jitters concerning your loved one with bipolar disorder.

There is no reason that bipolar disorder should stop you from enjoying the holidays the same as anyone else. You just may have to do some extra planning.

For example, if you are in a gathering of people and you notice that your loved one is having difficulty (acting stressed or anxious) in the situation, make sure that you have a way to leave early without offending anyone or drawing attention to your loved one.

This is easily done ahead of time by saying that although you are glad to be included, you might not be able to stay long, or that you may have to leave unexpectedly. You don't have to give any other excuse than that.

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The Holidays are Coming
by Michele Soloway Sexton