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January 02, 2009

Family Of 4 Given Chance To Make It
Daytona Beach News-Journal  
Serenity House also linked the parents, who both are 34 and have bipolar disorder, with the agency's outpatient treatment program. ...  

Independent Appeal: Mental Scars Of War And Terror
Independent  
She has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The death toll left few families living on the coast unaffected. Many of the cases of depression in the island ...  

Manic Depressive Illness
PWO  
The symptoms of bipolar disorder usually arrive sometime in the late adolescent years. It can be extremely difficult to diagnose because it arrives at ...  

Jane Wagner: What Do I Know for Sure?
Women on the Web  
But lithium is often used in the treatment of bipolar disorders so we may not have enough lithium to go around. It may come down to batteries or brains. ...  

FDA Hesitates To Relabel Seroquel
The News Journal  
It is currently used to treat people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. AstraZeneca has asked the FDA to expand its use to treating major depressive ...  

Family Of Missing Woman Concerned
MSNBC  
17 when she left the home on East Belvedere Avenue in Baltimore to run an errand, officials said. Her family said she suffers from bipolar disorder…  

Suicide Resource Center: Live United
The Coloradoan
We know that volunteers make a difference by offering their time to reach out to those who desire to learn more about the signs of depression/bipolar ...  

Disgraced Mass. Sen. Applies For Pension Increase
Worcester Telegram  
Marzilli pleaded not guilty to multiple charges and was treated at a psychiatric hospital for bipolar disorder. He goes to trial in April…  

FDA Seeks More Information On Astrazeneca Drug Seroquel
MarketWatch - USA
... said the letter was in connection with the once-daily formulation anti-psychotic drug, which is used for treating bipolar disorder in adult patients. ...  

Support groups: December 24, 2008
Ventura County Star  
Depression/bipolar disorder support group: 671--5038. Meets from 2 to 4 pm on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at the Adult Wellness and Recovery ...  

LETTER - No Excuse: Renteria ‘Tribute’ Was Unjustified
HollandSentinel.com  
I am also bipolar. However, I am still responsible for my actions and reactions. A recent writer reminded us not to judge until we walk in a person’s shoes. ...  

A Loving Mother
Beliefnet.com  
I’ma girl with bipolar disorder. That’s when your moods go up or down way too far. Sometimes with bipolar, you feel so happy that you get kind of ...  

FDA Requests Additional Information about Expanded Once-Daily ...
AboutLawsuits.com  
In October 2008, Seroquel XR, extended release tablets, were approved as a once-daily treatment for mania, depressive and mixed episodes in bipolar disorder ...  

Substance Use Disorders as Risk Factors for Psychiatric ...
Psychiatric Services    
OBJECTIVE: This study developed risk profiles of psychiatric hospitalization for veterans diagnosed as having bipolar disorder. METHODS: This study included ...  

As Family Gathers, Get Medical History
Detroit Free Press  
Addiction, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are all strongly familial and strongly stigmatized. It might be difficult to talk about, he said, ...  

Medicaid Cuts Reduce Services
Idaho Press-Tribune  
NAMPA — Families coping with health issues like autism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder may have to make do with fewer hours of therapy as the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare takes steps to save millions of state dollars in 2009… 

Club That’s More Like a Family
New York Times  
... philosophy minor — who had just finished his second year of medical school 13 years ago when he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. ...  

Elevator Breakdowns Leave Residents Stranded
Ottawa Citizen
Ms. Goldenberg has bipolar disorder, characterized by extreme emotional highs and lows. She is also borderline agoraphobic, an anxiety disorder that ...  

Blaming Others Does Not Restore Life
Tampa Tribune  
He died from a combination of opiates and benzodiazepine, which were prescribed for his bipolar disorder. According to the police investigation, ...  

Drug Companies & Doctors: A Story of Corruption
The New York Review of Books
Thanks largely to him, children as young as two years old are now being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and treated with a cocktail of powerful drugs, ... 

Ryn: They've Seen The Light On Depression
Tucson Citizen  
Her son once had a job, wife and nice house, stuff that all went out the window when his bipolar illness was diagnosed. Now he's not sure what his mind-set ...  

Schou Remembered For Joy, Creativity
The Coloradoan - Fort Collins,CO,USA
As he grew into adulthood, Johnny's bipolar illness and depression worsened. Despite the tremendous support he had from his family, he succumbed as a result ...  

Adult Day Care Program Marks 20 Years
Palladium-Item  
Clients have a range of health conditions, such as traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, dementia, cerebral palsy, mental challenges and bipolar ...  

Bipolar Disorder Research: Searching for Genetic Links
ThirdAge  
In trying to determine the genes that contribute to bipolar disorder, researchers took a clue from Google…

 

Carrie Fisher Sets Out To Recover Her Memory, Her Self, In Autobiography
The Kansas City Star  

And you thought being chained to Jabba the Hutt while wearing a metal bikini was tough. She has weathered alcoholism, drug overdose, divorce and a friend’s sudden death in her own bed, but Carrie Fisher dishes out the biggest shocker in the first chapter of her memoir, Wishful Drinking: After struggling for much of her life with bipolar disorder, the celebrity kid-actor-novelist underwent ...

 

Safe Entry Aids Mentally Disabled With Transitions
WREG-TV Memphis  
Associated Press - December 27, 2008 12:15 PM ET MADISON, Tenn. (AP) - Beverly Hardison says she was having difficulties coping with her bipolar disorder until a free makeover gave her a...

 

Balancing Punishment, Treatment
Seattle Post Intelligencer  
"Criminalizing mental illness is not the answer," said Laura Rollins, whose 19-year-old brother with bipolar disorder died in jail after being forcibly ...  

Electroboy's Latest Shocker
New York Magazine  
By Erica Orden After publishing Electroboy, a 2002 account of his electroshock therapy to treat bipolar disorder, Andy Behrman spent a couple years flacking ...  

Bernie's Funda-Mental Defense
New York Daily News  
“He might try to argue that Madoff suffered from dementia or a bipolar disorder,” says the psychiatrist, who has served as an expert witness in high-profile ...  

Fortunate Folks Like To Give Back
Detroit Free Press  
"It came out of the pain I had inside of me for many years," said Prechter, whose Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Fund supports groundbreaking genetic ...  

A Mind Apart
Sarasota Herald-Tribune  
Sponsored by Sunshine from Darkness (formerly NARSAD), the program will include actress Patty Duke discussing her bipolar disorder, and a panel discussion ...  

Depression seminar begins next Monday
Gainesville Daily Register  
Approximately 14.8 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older suffer from major depressive disorders, according to the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance.Paula Reiter, a depression recovery program director, spoke Sunday in the State Theater during a free introduction session about a seminar targeted to individuals dealing with depression…

 

Reno Police: Hunt For Missing Woman Continues
MSNBC
At that time, the couple was living at the Carriage Inn on West 4th Street. Kluck is reported to be bipolar and schizophrenic and requires medication…

Lamotrigine For Treatment Of Bipolar Depression: Independent Meta ...
British Journal of Psychiatry
There is uncertainty about the efficacy of lamotrigine in bipolar depressive episodes. To synthesise the evidence for the efficacy of lamotrigine in bipolar ...

Social Club Loses State Funding, Forges Ahead
Wicked Local Manchester
Since its inception in 1981, The Social Club has served more than 1000 people around Cape Ann who struggle with depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, ...

Highlights Of This Issue
British Journal of Psychiatry
The manic and depressive phases of bipolar illness have traditionally been difficult to treat effectively: two studies address this problem. ...

Harvard Psychiatrist Must Suspend Clinical Trials Over Conflicts
InjuryBoard.com
The New York Times reports, “Dr. Biederman’s work helped to fuel a 40-fold increase from 1994 to 2003 in the diagnosis of pediatric bipolar disorder and a ...

Teen Not Murderer, Grandmother Says
KRQE  

Instead Sanchez, who is bipolar, hurt himself on Saturday, she said. She also said she'll give that information to Jacob's attorney because they plan to ...  

Missing Cruise Passenger Was Bipolar, Brother Says
Waco Tribune Herald  
... signs of distress while on the seven-night cruise from Miami. In an interview with ABC News, Seitz’ brother said Jennifer suffered from bipolar disorder… 

Upcoming DTV Events For Hawaii
KITV.com
Read these stories to find out how people living with bipolar disorder learned to persevere after their diagnosis and how you can too. ...  

Living With Bipolar Depression
North American Press Syndicate  
(NAPSI)-The more you know about a condition such as bipolar disorder, and in particular the depressive episodes of the condition, the better able you may be ...  

Regular Events
Abbotsford Times  
An Abbotsford self-help, peer-led group for people with depression or bipolar disorder meets on the first and the third Thursday of each month from 7 pm to ... 

 


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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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Featured Article:

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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