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November 06, 2009

 

The Role of Antidepressants for the Treatment of Bipolar Depression
Psychiatric Times
by Myra Partridge Although rapid-cycling bipolar disorder has been linked to the use of antidepressants, these treatments may still have a role in the ...

In the Paint
Philadelphia Inquirer
West, who lives in Brandywine, Md., has been treated in the past for bipolar disorder, and last week his wife filed a domestic violence report against him ...

Understanding Bipolar Disorder; it's symptoms, effects and treatments
Liberty County Times
By Rochelle Beley, MS, LCPC - Liberty County Mental Health Recently, a common term in the mental health field is “Bipolar.” Although in the past, ...

Will I ever feel really secure in my life?
CNN
I have had a quite a few ups and downs in my life. I have had depression since I was 8 years old. (I am now 26 and was diagnosed as bipolar three years ago.) In my lifetime, I have suffered major emotional abuse and betrayals from a variety of people, not to mention rough circumstances (losing a job last year, and unstable conditions in my current job). I have now gotten to a point where I've ...

Is It Bipolar Disorder or Depression? Learn the Signs
Fox News
Bipolar disorder and major depression are two very different mental health conditions, which often have the same symptoms. Here's how to tell the difference ...

Bipolar Disorder Increases 4000 Percent In Children And Adolescents
Basil & Spice
Yet diagnoses of bipolar disorder did just that in a recent eight-year period, mostly in boys, and no one is asking why. Boys at younger ages than ever ...

Dr. Astrid Desrosiers talking to investigators at MGH
My Fox Boston
... 37-year-old Jay Carciero, who was then shot dead by Paul Langone, an off-duty security officer, in the bipolar clinic on the fifth floor. ...

IdahoMom2Mom.com: Many adolescents are diagnosed with depression, bipolar ...
IdahoStatesman.com
We welcome comments but ask that you remain on topic. Some comments may be reprinted elsewhere in the site or in the newspaper. Comments that are profane, ...

Dying for Help, Eyewitness News investigates teen mental health part 1
Bakersfield Now
Alissa was finally diagnosed as bipolar with depression and social anxiety. Like all mental illnesses, a person's thinking, feeling, mood and ability to ...

Her Own Race With Bipolar Disorder -- Author Maggie Reese Shares Her Harrowing Struggle With the Illness -- Told ...
GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance
SAN DIEGO -- It is a distressing reality that a number of people all over the world -- with ages ranging from seventeen to twenty-two years old, who are supposed to be exploring their world, looking into new opportunities, and enjoying their independence -- are instead suffering with bipolar disorder and other serious psychological illnesses.

A Psychiatrists Worst Nightmare? Psychiatrist Stabbing Raises Concerns
Psychiatric Times
A clinic for patients with bipolar disorder at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) was the scene of yet another attack by a patient on a psychiatrist.

Mood mapping, tips from a doctor
Times Online
When drugs didn't work, bipolar sufferer Dr Liz Miller began to track her moods. Now she is cured and has published a book

Thelonious Monk -- The Definitive Monk Bio: So, Was He Crazy, or What?
All About Jazz
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original, by Robin D. G. Kelly, was published in the fall of 2009. It arrived surrounded by buzz that, since the author had unprecedented access to the Monk family, he could finally answer those lingering questions about his "mental illness"--as in, was Thelonious schizophrenic, bipolar, obsessive-compulsive, or something else...

Cogswell Memorial Conference on Bipolar Disorder is Nov. 13
Portsmouth Herald
Framing the reality that stigma still exists surrounding mental illness within this year's theme of recovery, Seacoast Mental Health Center's 10th annual Erik Cogswell Memorial Conference on Bipolar Disorder is Nov. 13 at The Frank...

Bipolar Disorder and Post-Partum Disorders
About - News & Issues (blog)
"Women with bipolar disorder have dramatically elevated rates of postpartum psychosis as well as an increased risk of postpartum depression," says Susan ...

Early course of bipolar disorder in high-risk offspring: prospective study
British Journal of Psychiatry
Email: anne.duffy{at}dal.ca We studied the course of major mood disorders in the offspring of parents with well-characterised bipolar disorder prospectively ...

Stephen Fry "Quits" Twitter, Then Returns: "A mood thing"
About - News & Issues (blog)
Fry, who has been candid about his struggle with bipolar disorder and has campaigned to raise money for mental health charities, later said he felt ...

It Keeps Him Running
WTAP Parkersburg
A Marietta College student ran more than 24 miles Saturday to raise both money for research and awareness about bipolar disorder.

The Challenges of Living with Bipolar II Disorder
Media Newswire (press release)
Susan Shelly, 46, is a wife and mother of two living with Bipolar II disorder. She is also a writer, teacher, conference speaker, and consultant to patients ...

30 to 40 % of mental illnesses in UAE are schizophrenia-related
Al-Bawaba
Between 30 to 40 per cent of mental illnesses in the UAE are schizophrenia-related, while another 30 to 40 per cent belong to the bipolar disorder category. ...

Health Care Guide to Assisting Bipolar Sufferers and Carers.
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
If you spot the symptoms of bipolar depression in yourself or someone else, don't wait to get help. Ignoring the problem won't make it go away; in fact, ...

Seroquel Settlement for $520M Reached with Federal Prosecutors
AboutLawsuits.com
Although a new extended release version was approved last year for treatment of bipolar disorders, Seroquel has been widely prescribed off-label for a ...

Mental Health America Applauds Bipartisan Legislation To Help Treat Depression ...
Medical News Today (press release)
Develops evidence-based treatment standards, clinical guidelines, and protocols to improve accurate and timely diagnosis of depression and bipolar disorders ...

Mother of accused killer says man bipolar
Bangor Daily News
“Bipolar, he's had it for a long time, since he was fairly young. He had problems for a long time,” she said. “He was very controlling but that's part of ...

Man dead after stabbing mother then attack police
Toledo On The Move
Simmons, who suffered from bipolar disorder and had a criminal history involving domestic violence, apparently stabbed his mother twice for no apparent ...

















 

 


 


 

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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