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New Approach
Needed for Bipolar Depression
Psych Central
A new study attempts to identify the factors that make some
people with bipolar depression more likely to experience
treatment-emergent mania (TEM). Bipolar disorder, also known as
manic-depressive illness, is a mental illness characterized by
severe mood instability that can be serious and disabling. The
deep mood swings from high (mania) to low (depression) may last
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Study Suggests
New Treatment Approach May Be Needed For Management Of
Depression In Some People With Bipolar Disorder
Medical News Today
In a study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, a
team of researchers led by Mayo Clinic psychiatrist Mark Frye,
M.D., attempted to identify what factors make some people with
bipolar depression more likely to experience treatment-emergent
mania (TEM). |
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'The Room Fell
Deadly Silent'
BBC News
Emma Lindley, 30, returned to work after a period of leave with
an episode of bipolar disorder. Here, she explains what is was
like to come back to the office... |
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NY1 Movie
Review: "Two Lovers"
NY1 News
Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow star in "Two Lovers," a new,
small-budget film that involves a romantic triangle. Phoenix
plays Leonard, an emotionally-troubled, bipolar young man.
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Daughter's Charges Upgraded to Murder
Gwinnett Daily Post
Family members said Na Yong Pak has struggled with
schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and manic depression. She has
refused to take medication prescribed ... |
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What Makes them Cross the Line?
AsiaOne
Her mental state came to light during trial when a defence
psychiatrist testified that she suffered from bipolar disorder,
a form of manic depression... |
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Massachusetts General Hospital Director to
Discuss Children's ...
Palm Beach Daily News
Other speakers
on the agenda include Dr. Eden Evins on addictive disorders, Dr.
Lee Cohen on medicating for depression or bipolar disorder
during pregnancy, ...
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Nina Simone: Let It Be Me
Times Online
After Simone died in 2003, it was revealed that she probably
suffered from bipolar disorder. You can hear it here in the
shifts from happiness to tragic ...
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FDA Issues
Complete Response Letter For Risperdal(r) Consta(r) For The
Adjunctive Maintenance Treatment Of Bipolar ...
Medical News Today
W
ed, 11 Feb 2009
04:25 AM PST
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
(J&JPRD) announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
has asked for additional information regarding the company's
supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for RISPERDAL(R)
CONSTA(R) (risperidone) Long-Acting Injection.
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Bipolar
Disorder Increases Risk of Disease
UPI
SEATTLE, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Bipolar disorder, like smoking,
increases the risk of early death from medical illnesses, a U.S.
review found.
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Down Syndrome Sufferer Released from Custody
Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA_A 30-year-old man with Down syndrome and bipolar disorder
was released from custody Wednesday after spending more than two
weeks in a segregated cell ...
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Divorce Common Outcome with a Bipolar Partner
Winnipeg Free Press
She is bipolar and negotiations are, to say the least, bizarre.
One minute she is reasonable, and the next, totally irrational...
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Date Rape Drug Defense: Woman Wanted The Drug
TheDenverChannel.com
The Colorado Springs Gazette reported that defense attorney Joe
Koncilja said the victim told Psaty she was bipolar and asked
him to give her a Valium if ...
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A Day at the Bookstore
Chandler Brownsboro
She was there to sign copies of her book, "In My Head: Living My
Life with Bipolar". She will embark on another book signing in
the afternoon on March 7 at ...
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Breaking the Stigma of Mental Illness
Corvallis Gazette Times
But the charismatic Los Angeles resident also has struggled with
bipolar disorder for half of his life. He attempted...
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Tobin Charged Disability Discrimination
Marshfield Mariner
Tobin has bipolar disorder. Frisoli said Tobin had been working
extra hours to compensate for his disability, but that the
company did not give him ...
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Anheuser-Busch Consultant gets 18 months for
Theft
Warrenton Journal
At
the hearing Tuesday, Barrett apologized to his boss and
Anheuser-Busch, saying that his deep depression after a 2005
divorce developed into bipolar ...
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Roses and Candy From the FDA?
Motley Fool
Patients in this subset make up only 10% to 20% of patients with
bipolar disorder, but approval would be just the first step for
J&J. ...
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Don’t Struggle Alone against Mental Illness
Bradenton Herald
... professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School
of Medicine and one of the country’s most respected experts on
bipolar disorder...
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Choking Incident Brings 6-month Term, Probation
Buffalo News
Erie County Judge Michael F. Pietruska also ordered DeGlopper —
who has bipolar disorder — to continue taking medication, remain
employed after he’s ...
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Inflammation
May Be Common Thread Behind Nervous And Heart Rhythm Problems in
Cirrhosis
Newswise
Inflammatory molecules known as cytokines can lead to the
neurological and cognitive abnormalities and changes in heart
rhythm found in patients with cirrhosis of the liver, a new
study finds. The results of the study may also apply to other
conditions where heart rate variability is also decreased, such
as bipolar disorder and post-menopausal depression.
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My Bipolar
Husband Smokes Pot on the Sly
Salon.com
His doctor says not to but he tokes up anyway.
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Radio Review
Guardian Unlimited
For a programme about illness and creativity, Robert Winston's
Musical Analysis (Radio 4) was a surprisingly soothing listen.
The first in a new series, yesterday's programme considered
whether composer Robert Schumann suffered from bipolar disorder.
What made for such a compelling discussion were the intelligent
contributions from music critic Stephen Johnson and Dr Kay
Redfield ...
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Lawmaker
Proposes Mental-illness Database
Salem Statesman Journal
Barbara Thayer tucks a list into her teenage
son's pocket whenever he leaves their Albany home, listing his
name, her phone number, some personal information and the fact
that her son deals with bipolar disorder.
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Support, Humor
Aid in Healing
Lawrence Journal-World
Walk into the Recovery and Hope Network center on a Friday
afternoon, and you'll catch some of its members playing Bipolar
Bingo. Instead of B7 or N4, words of psychiatric medications and
illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia are called out by
the host. For members of the consumer-run organization for
people dealing with mental illness, this version of Bingo is
just another way to break ...
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Samohi Student is Young and
on the Streets
Santa Monica Daily Press
Her mother suffered from bipolar disorder. "I feel more relief
because my siblings are OK," she said. "They are able to go to
school and focus on school and ...
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Mental Illness needs to be Understood, not Feared
Tampabay.com
One in 17 Americans lives with a serious mental illness, such as
schizophrenia, major depression or bipolar disorder, and about
one in 10 children has a ...
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Number of Targeted Therapeutics Awaiting FDA
Approval on the Rise
American Medical News
Similar cycling occurs with bipolar disease and schizophrenia,
for which drugs also are being developed, he noted. And the fact
that the drugs may be used ...
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Readings and Writers
Duluth News Tribune
... “The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir” by Kao Kalia Yang
(Coffee House Press); “Madness: A Bipolar Life” by Marya
Hornbacher (Houghton Mifflin Co. ...
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DRL Launches 5 Drugs in the US
Business Standard
... a drug with annual sales of $2.3 billion. Lamictal is to
treat seizures and bipolar disorder. The drug lost patent
protection in July last year.
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Calendar - Rockingham County
Greensboro News Record
Bipolar Support
Group, 7 pm Feb. 16, Morehead Memorial Hospital, main conference
room, 117 E. Kings Highway, Eden. Adults dealing with bipolar
disorder, ...
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Brief Story of a 'Life Cut Short'
The Free Lance-Star
Could our modern arsenal of mood regulators have saved him from
an apparent bipolar condition without sacrificing his genius? In
any case, he led a life as ...
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Lawmker Proposes Mental Illness Database
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
... he leaves
their Albany home, listing his name, her phone number, some
personal information and the simple fact that her son deals with
bipolar disorder. ...
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More Budget Concerns for County Mental Health
The Santa Barbara Independent
asked one Santa Barbaran, referring to a girl diagnosed with
substance abuse and bipolar disorder who was moved from a
psychiatric facility to a ...
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Ex-Modesto Swindler Gets Max Sentence of 5 Years
Modesto Bee
Some victims cried while describing financial devastation at the
hands of John Michael Pappas, 46, whose lawyer claimed Pappas'
bipolar disorder diminished ...
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FYI Datebook: Calendar for North County
San Diego Union Tribune
Parents of Bipolar Children 10 am Thursday in Poway. Call for
location. (858) 342-0327. Fallbrook Newcomers Club 10:30 am
Thursday, Fallbrook Presbyterian ...
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Car Jacking Victim Says "Having a Bad Day" Has
New Meaning
First Coast News
He says Etheridge was bipolar and off her medication. He also
says she had an addiction to cocaine and was in and out of jail
because of it. ...
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Suspect in 2006 Baseball Bat Beating Death of
Kingsport Couple ...
Kingsport Times News
On Thursday, public defender steven Wallace presented Fields'
history of diagnoses and treatment for bipolar disorder and
adjustment disorder. ...
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Bangor Man get 2-4 years for Sex with Girl, 15
Allentown Morning Call
He also has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is bipolar
and claims he was physically and sexually abused as a child. In
November, Dillman pleaded ...
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Bedford Lyme Disease Council to Hold First
Meeting
Cabinet.com
Hunter believes that increasing occurrences of diseases like
autism, ADHD and bipolar disease may be partly attributable to
Lyme disease. ...
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Herndon Man Gets More Than 5 Years for Stealing
From Homeowners
Washington Post
Koger's attorney, Peter D. Greenspun, said that his client
suffered from bipolar disorder and that two experts had
determined that Koger was mentally ill. ...
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Maintenance Treatment of Adolescent Bipolar
Disorder: Open Study ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release) - New York,NY,USA
Methods: Consenting patients meeting DSM-IV lifetime criteria
for a bipolar disorder and clinically appropriate for
maintenance treatment were enrolled in a ...
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Repligen Corp. Reports
Operating Results (10-Q)
GuruFocus.com
... a clinical research organization to help lead our phase 2b
clinical trial for RG2417, evaluating the use of uridine to
treat bi-polar depression. ...
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Say Anything.
University at Buffalo The Spectrum
Thanks to a schizophrenic cocktail of anxiety, heavy marijuana
use and a bipolar disorder, Bemis landed himself a spot inside
the padded walls of a mental ...
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Toban Schreyer To Appear On
Arson Charges
CJOB
Former Premier Ed Schreyer has commented in the past... his son
suffers from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
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The Ups and Downs of a Miracle Drug
EmpowHer
Before being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, I had never heard
of the drug. I assumed that if you’re bipolar, the doctor
automatically prescribes lithium. ...
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