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Vigil
spotlights issue
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
One in 17 suffers with the most serious conditions such as major
depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Other types of
mental illnesses include ...
Ris
unedited on RazorTV
AsiaOne
Her bipolar disorder - a condition that results in mood swings
- also affects her relationship with men and contributed to her
past habit of heavy drinking, ...
Patient
sues Bay Pines VA over treatment
Tampa Tribune
By ELAINE SILVESTRINI | The Tampa Tribune TAMPA - Brian Delahanty
says he went to Bay Pines VA Medical Center for help with his
bipolar disorder, ...
Delonte
West leaves Cavaliers for second time during training camp
The Canadian Press
West, who has battled bipolar disorder and was recently arrested
on gun possession charges in Maryland, missed the first two days
of training camp with ...
Fan
credits 'Enders for bipolar diagnosis
Digital Spy
By Daniel Kilkelly, Entertainment Reporter An eastenders fan has
spoken of how she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder thanks to
Walford favourite Stacey ...
Screening
for Mental Health, Inc. Awarded Department of Defense Funding
for ...
Business Wire (press release)
According to the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, nearly
two thirds of people suffering from depression do not seek help.
...
Man slain by Bossier City police had bipolar disorder
Shreveport Times
"The bipolar kicks in and he's a different person,"
Bossier City resident Dianne Gray said of her son. Doctors at
LSU Hospital in Shreveport once diagnosed ...
Mental
Illness Awareness Week
Queens Courier Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW), October 4
through 10, was designated by Congress a decade ago, to promote
public education about serious mental illnesses such as major
depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Taking
action
The Florence Times-Daily By Lisa Singleton-Rickman, Staff Writer
Rose Todd was in her 50's when she was diagnosed with a mental
illness - depression. A few years later that diagnosis changed
to bipolar disorder.
SEEDS
OF WELLNESS: Bipolar disorder can make everyday life difficult
The Indiana Gazette
Some days we feel better than others. We can be up and down. It's
a part of life. But for people with bipolar disorder, these feelings
can go to such extremes that it makes it difficult to cope with
everyday life.
Screenings
on the house
The Lewistown Sentinel
Mike Grabill, left, psychotherapist; and Deb Goldberg, clinical
therapist, both from the Center for Behavioral Health at Lewistown
Hospital, review screening forms Tuesday at the Mental Health
Awareness Day event. The hospital offered free mental health screenings
for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, stress, post-traumatic
stress disorder and risk of suicide. See more local photos at
cu.
Removing
the stigma tied to mental illness
Ventura County Star
This is Mental Illness Awareness Week. Why should you care? Because
mental illness does not discriminate, no one is immune. This special
week, designated by Congress a decade ago, promotes public education
about serious mental illnesses such as major depression, bipolar
disorder and schizophrenia. Other diagnoses include post-traumatic
stress disorder and anxiety disorders, including obsessive ...
Drug
record limit sought by mom in girl's fatal OD
The Associated Press
The Rileys have said they were only following orders from their
daughter's psychiatrist, who had diagnosed the girl with bipolar
disorder and attention ...
Police
search for girl with bipolar disorder
Chicago Tribune
Chicago police issued a community alert this morning for a 16-year-old
girl diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder who has been missing
since Sept.25. Jennifer Jones is described as African-American
with a medium complexion, 5-foot 6-inches tall and 145 pounds,
according to the police alert. She was last seen wearing a blue
multi-color vest, blue jacket, blue jeans and white gym shoes.
She ...
Singapore's
Bipolar Beauty Queen
Asia Sentinel
... insisting in an interview that her crime had been committed
in a "moment of folly" and that she had been suffering
from bi-polar disorder. ...
"Drinking"
Is Terrific Fun With Carrie Fisher
ABC News
... the latter of whom left her for another man; her struggles
with bipolar disorder; her best friend's dying in her bed while
she was sleeping next to him; ...
Families,
officials wage battle with mental illness (4)
Carlisle Sentinel
It finally took a crisis a few years ago to get the right diagnosis
– bipolar disorder. “When we looked back, a lot of
the behavior issues were related to a ...
Life
Healing Center of Santa Fe, NM Welcomes Russell Dean MS, LMHC,
as Executive Director
Marketwire
SANTA FE, NM--(Marketwire - October 5, 2009) - Life Healing Center,
a comprehensive residential care facility specializing in the
treatment of trauma, chemical dependency, eating disorders, depression,
bipolar disorders and sexual addiction, is pleased to announce
the appointment of Russell Dean, MS, LMHC, to Executive Director.
Dean has over 25 years of experience in the fields of adult and
...
Gene
Controlling Number Of Brain Cells Pinpointed
Science Daily
A new study suggests that a single gene, called GSK-3, controls
the signals that determine how many neurons actually end up composing
the brain. This has important implications for patients with neuropsychiatric
illness, as links have recently been drawn between GSK-3 and schizophrenia,
depression and bipolar disorder.
Annabel
Lyon 'stunned' with success of debut novel, 'The Golden Mean'
The Canadian Press
"And I finally kind of came to the conclusion that he was
what today we might call bipolar." Aristotle, she noted,
seemed to know first-hand "about the ...
Arkansans
Observe Mental Illness Awareness Week
Today's THV
Ruth Trowbridge recalls, "For years I was diagnosed as depressed
and finally I got the correct psychiatrist and he diagnosed me
with bipolar. ...
Taser
Cop's Widow Suing City
Gothamist
Michael Pigott The widow of NYPD Lieutenant Michael Pigott , who
killed himself a week after issuing a fatal command to Taser a
mentally disturbed man , is suing the city. Her lawyers are arguing
that Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and NYPD spokesman Paul Browne
contributed to his suicide by making him a scapegoat for the Sept.
24, 2008 incident, in which a naked bipolar man fell one story
to his ...
Parent
support group meets next week
Niagara Falls Review
COPE Niagara, a support group for parents with bipolar children,
will host its next meeting Oct. 9, in St. Catharines. The meeting
will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Church of the Transfiguration
on Glenridge Avenue.[...]
Suicide,
lies and videotape: The real 'Informant!'
CNN
is a study in his own mental illness, as he was diagnosed with
bipolar disorder after hospitalization for his suicide attempt.
His meeting with Damon at the ...
Federal
suit filed to block massive cuts to in-home supportive ...
Los Angeles Times
Oster, who is autistic and bipolar, said he relies on in-home
aide Julia Medina, 53, to help with cooking, cleaning, grocery
shopping and other household ...
Statement
emphasizes link between severe mental illness, CVD, diabetes
Endocrine Today
People with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, depression
and bipolar disorder, die about 10 to 20 years prematurely compared
with the general ...
Inspiring
art exhibition by bipolar Stanley Lench comes to the ...
ChesterChronicle.co.uk
Stanley, whose artwork has previously been purchased and displayed
at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, has himself struggled
with a bipolar condition ...
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