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October 02, 2009

 

Children With Bipolar Often Receive Diagnosis Late
About - News & Issues (blog)
The study, conducted in Spain, found that only about 25% of children with bipolar disorder were diagnosed within 7 months of symptom onset. ...

Mich. rock group Chiodos, lead singer split
The Detroit News
Owens attempted suicide in July 2008, after battling manic depression and bipolar disorder for years. Owens, who attempted to overdose on Xanax, ...

Bipolar Disorder
Media Channel
... want and need to know everything there is to know about depression, bipolar disorder, and manic depression, which is the strongest form of depression. ...

Backus to offer talk on bipolar depression

The Day
Norwich - The William W. Backus Hospital Department of Psychiatric Services will offer a community education event about bipolar depression from 3 to 4:30 p.m. today in its entry level conference rooms 1 and 2. Dr. John P. Docherty, founder, chairman and chief program development officer of Comprehensive Neuroscience Inc., will give a talk titled, Importance of Early Recognition and Appropriate ...

DHB discriminated against bi-polar nurse - ERA
Stuff
The Southland District Health Board (SDHB) has been found guilty of discriminating against an emergency department nurse because she suffered bipolar disorder.

AZ Call Notes Expose Secret Life of Seroquel Reps ... And It's ...
BNET
I:bipolar and migraine. SN: review target dose 600mg, 5 mg samples only available for [REDACTED], but okay on samples. dr wants to find out if luis silva ...

Troopers seek fugitive in Ulster County

Times Herald-Record
Ventriglia is bipolar and has not been taking his medication, police say. Authorities came to his home on Blue Point Road and he fled. ...

Family talks about teen suicide so others don't suffer in silence
Janesville Gazette
It took a year of doctor visits before Paul was diagnosed at age 15 1/2 with bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive disorder. ...

Against the wind: An artist's struggle with mental illness and ...
Battle Creek Enquirer
But he died of an addiction to alcohol and drugs, complicated by bipolar disorder, she said. Like cancer, addiction is a slowly debilitative disease that is ...

Free depression screening to be offered at Roxbury temple
Dailyrecord.com
Members of the Depression Bipolar Support Alliance of Succasunna, which regularly meets at the temple, also will attend to give guidance. ...

Medical Alert IDs for Bipolar Disorder
About - News & Issues (blog)
“I suffer from bipolar, acute anxiety and social phobia. I thought about a medical alert bracelet for bipolar or at least a card in my wallet. ...

Life or death? Jury considering McNeal's fate

Tampa Tribune
Psychologist Valarie McClain said her testing showed McNeal suffered from bipolar disorder and had impulse and anger control problems. ...

Daughter born to widow in Taser death case
Salt Lake Tribune
... who died June 9 after a Hurricane police officer shocked him twice with a Taser as he suffered a bipolar episode on the side of a southern Utah highway. ...

Bipolar Students Have Help
New University Online
One year after her initial episode, Jenny was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness. This news wasn't easy to take. ...

Peltier sentenced in Great Falls for assault, high-speed chase
Montana's News Station
Peltier told the court he had stopped taking his prescription medication, used to treat bipolar disorder. But Judge mckittrick cited Peltier's extensive ...

'I had my drug-addict daughter arrested'
Independent Online
The problems started when the teenager was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in March. She stopped going to school, developed a drug habit and everything ...

Local woman wants to help others who struggle with bipolar
Craig Daily Press
Rochelle Johnson has bipolar disorder. She has decided to start a support group through the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association so she can help others struggling with the disorder.

Food for Bipolar Diners
Inquirer.net
By Margaux Salcedo A FRIEND of mine was called bipolar once by a frustrated boyfriend. It was not a compliment. Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric condition ...

Pa. man gets 31 to 70 years for fatal stabbing
Philadelphia Inquirer
Lehigh County First Assistant District Attorney Steven Luksa says the defendant was recently diagnosed with depression and bipolar disorder. ...

Turning Tragedy Into Comedy Probably Saved Carrie Fisher's Life
Rocktown Weekly
... Fisher finally faced up to the reality that her alcoholism is complicated by the fact that she is almost certainly bipolar, a condition that used to be ...

Health Events
The Ledger
GENETIC STUDY OF CHILDREN WITH ADHD AND-OR BIPOLAR DISORDER, 7 pm, University of South Florida Polytechnic Lakeland Technology Building. ...

Bipolar Disorder and Bad Judgment
About - News & Issues (blog)
For an illustration of how bipolar disorder can disrupt a live because of bad judgment, we only need to look at the story of NBA player Delonte West. ...

AstraZeneca gets Seroquel patent boost
ShareCast
LONDON (SHARECAST) - AstraZeneca has won another round in its long-running fight against generic competition to bipolar treatment Seroquel after a US appeal court upheld its infringement claim against Sandoz and Teva Pharmaceutical over Seroquel tablets.

Can keeping a routine help control bipolar symptoms?
CNN
I have a diagnosis of brittle bipolar disorder. Most peer-reviewed literature tells me that setting up concrete routines (daily, work, home, etc.) is a good way to help control symptoms. Is this true? Is it an important tool or just speculation? How can I work with my employer/coworkers to limit my symptoms with routines?

Plantation police search for runaway teen | Video
Sun-Sentinel
A Plantation family is looking for a 14-year-old girl with a form of bipolar disorder who ran away from home last week.

Young adults may outgrow bipolar disorder
ScienceBlog.com (blog)
Bipolar disorder, or manic-depression, causes severe and unusual shifts in mood and energy, affecting a person's ability to perform everyday tasks. ...

National Depression Screening Day
About - News & Issues (blog)
It has now grown into a program that includes screening for depression, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, ...

Depression affects 15 million American adults; number continues to ...
Southtown Star
There are several types of depression, including major depression; dysthymia (a milder form of chronic depression that lasts two years or more); bipolar ...

Genius is in Genes
Mirror.co.uk
But it is also linked to psychosis and mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The scientists tested volunteers from creative ...

Teen Killed By Police Was Bipolar With ADHD
Fox5 KVVU
They said he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and ADHD. “We called for the ambulance, not for the cops,” said Tanner's mother, Evie Oquendo. ...

Getting Over Bipolar Disorder
Tonic
By Lisa Jo Rudy | Wednesday, September 30, 2009 10:05 PM ET If you know a young adult with bipolar disorder, there's good news. ...

Chronotherapy to Entrepreneurialism – Coping Strategies for Living ...
About - News & Issues (blog)
For those with life-long illnesses such as bipolar disorder, coping strategies are vital for achieving and maintaining stability. ...

Don C. Weir Gets 6.5 Years in Federal Prison, Ordered to Pay $12 ...
Riverfront Times
He called to the stand a forensic pyschiatrist who testified that bipolar illness suffered by Weir "substantially contributed" to his criminal behavior. ...

Kenner fire death classified as a suicide, police say
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
She moved to the house 10 years ago and, despite a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, was too independent to live with her children.

FDA Safety Changes: Zyprexa, Geodon, Lariam, Merrem IV, Primaxin
Medscape
Olanzapine intramuscular injection is indicated for use in patients with acute agitation because of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. ...

Finally, good Maia Campbell news
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Dan Gross FINALLY, SOME good news in the ongoing saga of Maia Campbell, the long-troubled actress whose drug use and bipolar disorder have kept her off ...

Beauty Queen Resigns After Lingerie Fraud
FOXNews
... phones and meals at fancy restaurants. The Straits Times said Low told the newspaper she has bipolar disorder, which led her to go on the spending sprees.

 

 

 


 


 

This Week's Bipolar News

Emerging bipolar treatments 'creating interest in the disorder'
Craegmoor News
Emerging treatments for bipolar disorder have resulted in greater interest in the mental health condition, it has been claimed. ...

Why are so many patients ending up in jail instead of in hospitals?
allvoices
She has had bipolar disorder, is a psychiatrist's wife, and cares for her elderly husband with dementia. She's not homeless or camping on anyone's property. ...

How nature and nurture influence mental health
Helium
Bipolar disorder, for instance, frequently shows up in multiple generations of the same family. This observation has led scientists to study whether the ...

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Best Things to Say to Depressed Loved One
By: David Oliver

If your loved one has bipolar disorder, there may be times that they will feel depressed.  You may not know what the right thing to say or do is during those times, and you certainly don't want to make things worse for them.

Following are some suggestions of things to say to encourage your loved one when they are feeling depressed:

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