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December 18, 2009

 

Yes, Virginia, There Really is a Way for a Mentally Ill, Recovered Alcoholic to Enjoy the Holidays
PRWeb via Yahoo! News
It took a lot of eggnog but award-winning journalist Christine Stapleton has finally figured out how to enjoy the holidays despite her mental illnesses: depression, bipolar and alcoholism. She shares her holiday experiences and much more in her new book, Hoping for a happy ending: A journalist's story of depression, bipolar and alcoholism.

Antiepileptic drugs may have a possible protective effect against seizure disorders
News-Medical-Net
Despite government warnings about an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and actions while taking antiepileptic drugs, these medications do not appear to be associated with increased risk of suicide attempts in individuals with bipolar disorder, and may have a possible protective effect, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives ...

Two Brown University faculty members receive federal funding for new neuroscience research projects
News-Medical-Net Two Brown University faculty members have received federal funding for innovative new neuroscience research projects focusing on brain development in infants and bipolar disorder in children.

Improving the Workplace for Those with Bipolar Disorder
About - News & Issues (blog)
Life with bipolar disorder is a 400 meter, long hurdle race. Nowhere is this more telling than the workplace. For those with severe mental illnesses such as ...

Millie Richmond probably drowned in the bath by bi-polar mother, inquest told
Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard
Jude was already showing signs of bi-polar disorder on her return and over the next few days told friends, family and neighbours that Millie had been ...

Documents released in case of accused cop killer
ABC Action News
His girlfriend told authorities he was kicked out of the army because he was bipolar and thought he suffered from

Coroner says man wanted in 4 Wis. homicides and found fatally shot likely ...
Gaea Times
Last year the FDA warned of increased suicide risk in patient... http://bi fitnesswiz Epilepsy Drugs for Bipolar Disorder: Fewer Suicides? ...

FDA Approves Extended-Release Quetiapine as Add-On Treatment of Depression
Medscape
Quetiapine extended-release tablets previously were approved for the treatment of schizophrenia, depressive episodes of bipolar disorder, manic or mixed ...

Report: Foster kids given anti-psychotics without consent
USA Today
The Chicago Tribune reports that hundreds of Illinois foster children with bipolar disorder were given powerful anti-psychotic drugs without consent of ...

Are Your Social Media Pages Bipolar-Centric?

About - News & Issues (blog)
Do you post to your Facebook, myspace, Twitter, etc. about having bipolar disorder and the impact it has on your life? ladyjesse, a member of the forums, ...

Motor function may differentiate attention deficit hyperactivity disorder from ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Differentiating between bipolar spectrum disorder (BD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in childhood and adolescence is difficult because ...

'Fall to Pieces': Mary Forsberg Weiland's story of addiction, rock & roll and ...
Examiner.com
She says that she decided to write her book Fall to Pieces, originally, because after being diagnosed with bipolar disease, and looking for more information ...

13-year-old girl reported missing
ABC7Chicago.com
She is 5' 3" tall and weights 152 pounds. She also takes medication for bipolar disorder and depression. Anyone with information should call Chicago police.

Police reports indicate Downtown Orlando shooter had a troubled past

WDBO Radio
At that time, he appeared disoriented, according to an OPD report, and told police he was bipolar and had not slept for two days. ...

Sen. Grassley Questions More Nonprofits
PsychCentral.com (blog)
If they had been proactive in releasing this information — like the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance had done — they wouldn't have received this ...

Poor Children Likelier to Get Antipsychotics
New York Times
But she was a good student and certainly not bipolar, in Dr. Suite's opinion. “Normal teenager,” Dr. Suite said, nodding. “No scrips for you. ...

Bipolar Disorder - Drug Pipeline Analysis and Market Forecasts to 2015 - new ...
PR-inside.com (press release)
The report identifies the key trends shaping and driving the dynamism in the global bipolar disorder market. The report also provides insight on the ...

Home Comforts helps people with chronic mental illness
San Antonio Express
Susan Beattie, who has bipolar disorder, was a little nervous discussing her situation, she said, but “it's important for the general public to understand ...

NM considers new conditions for medical marijuana

NewsWest9.com
The conditions under consideration are Hepatitis C undergoing non-antiviral treatment; cluster headaches; bipolar disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder ...

Lane to speak at DBSA Tuesday
Corsicana Daily Sun
Anita Elliott Lane, occupational therapist, will be the guest speaker at the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance meeting at 7 pm Tuesday. ...

Struggling women go from rehab to relapse
Toronto Star
July: Karen, who suffers from depression and bipolar disorder, had not relapsed. She was allowed unsupervised visits with her son. ...

FDA, Manufacturers Advise Physicians of Actions Involving Various Drugs
AAFP News Now
The agency approved valproic acid for the treatment of epilepsy more than 30 years ago, but it more recently approved valproate for the treatment of bipolar ...

Giving up custody to get treatment
San Antonio Express
By Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje - Express-News At age 5, Chrystal Rutan was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. That austere clinical label belies the havoc she ...

A way to escape drink's demons
The Canberra Times
An added complication for Jason was bipolar disorder. Alcohol was a social aid that helped him overcome shyness and amplified his manic episodes, ...

Sheriff's police: Missing man is bipolar, has weapons arrests
Chicago Tribune The Sun-Times reports: Cook County Sheriff's police were searching for an Oak Lawn man who has a history of gun violations and disappeared after checking out of a local hospital last week. Thoma Nikolic also is reportedly bipolar and not taking his medication. Get the full story: SunTimes.com.

Patients With Bipolar and Unipolar Depression Show Similar Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy
Psychiatric Times
Results of a large study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health showed that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) might be equally effective in both patients with unipolar depression and those with bipolar depression.

The Management of Patients With Bipolar Depression Who Are Pregnant
Psychiatric Times
Charles Bowden, MD, clinical professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, describes the management of patients with bipolar depression who are pregnant.

Woman's Skin Burning Off From Inside Out
FOXNews
Hernandez's husband, Benjamin, told the TV station that his wife took bipolar medication on Dec. 3 and developed a fever of 109 degrees. ...

Seattle Federation Gunman Found Guilty
Baltimore Jewish Times
Haq suffers from a bipolar disorder and his defense claimed he could not understand his actions. Haq, who has never denied committing the attack, ...

Search for Houston woman
KFDM-TV News
... say they have reason to believe she might be in Beaumont and they're worried about her safety because she is bipolar and isn't taking her medication. ...

Vt. judge releases shooter to assisted living
Nashua Telegraph
Burch suffers from bipolar disorder. Court records say he stopped taking his medication last summer. On Aug. 17 he started shooting at a neighbor who is ...

LA Sheriff Orders Homicide Investigation In Disappearance of Mitrice Richardson
Lez Get Real
It appears that Ms Richardson may be suffering from extreme bipolar disorder. In the lead up to her arrest, she appears to have spent five days without ...



 

 


 


 



This Week's Bipolar News

Rare Deletions Or Duplications Of DNA Tied To Bipolar Disorder
Medical News Today
New research led by University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, finds that rare copy number variants (CNVs) where sections of DNA are either duplicated or missing, seem to play a key role in the risk for early onset bipolar disorder, which appears in childhood or early adulthood. The researchers write about their findings in a paper published online on 22 December in the ...

Where Does My Mental Illness End, And Where Do I Begin?
About - News & Issues
By Marcia Purse, About.com Guide December 22, 2011 From my friend Andy "Electroboy" Behrman comes a thoughtful and thought-provoking essay on the journey through life with bipolar disorder. Is there truly such a thing, he's been asked, as "recovery" ...

Mind over Mood
PsychCentral.com (blog)
She has a Mood Disorder NOS and has been married to her college sweetheart, who has Rapid-Cycling Bipolar Disorder and Attention Deficit Disorder, for 10 years. They are happily married, have three kids, and live in the Midwest, USA.

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