Patients
With Bipolar and Unipolar Depression Show Similar Response to
...
Psychiatric Times
1 The authors sought to clarify the role of ECT in the treatment
of bipolar depression in this randomized, double-masked, controlled
trial, which included ...
A
Conversation With Author George Denslow on “Embracing the
Bipolar Opportunity”
Behavioral Health Central (blog)
By Dennis Miller, BHC Senior Writer There probably aren't many
people who would think of living with bipolar disorder as an “opportunity.
...
Valley
author recounts her battles with mental illness
Terre Haute Tribune Star
Bipolar disorder, she explains early in the book, is a medical
condition which causes uncontrollable mood swings, or episodes.
On the manic side, ...
Eli
Lilly Gets FDA Approval For Zyprexa Relprevv To Treat Schizophrenia
- Update
Trading Markets (press release)
Zyprexa was first approved by the FDA in 1996 and was launched
in year 2000 for acute bipolar mania and later approved for other
indications including for ...
Death
by DSM
Psychology Today (blog)
A few years ago, a middle-aged man had been newly diagnosed with
depression (major depressive disorder, MDD; in contrast to bipolar
disorder). ...
Gene
linked to schizophrenia 'discovered'
Indian Express
The scientists found that the ABCA13 gene was linked to people
with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Scientists have discovered
a gene linked to ...
Can
depression cause memory loss?
CNN
My husband, age 39, was diagnosed with manic depression/bipolar
disorder approximately two years ago. He suffers from recurrent
bouts of depression and is ...
Alexza
Announces Submission Of AZ-004 (Staccato(R) Loxapine) NDA
Medical News Today
Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXA) announced that it
has submitted its New Drug Application (NDA) for Staccato®
loxapine (AZ-004) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
AZ-004 is an inhalation product candidate being developed for
the rapid treatment of agitation in patients with schizophrenia
or bipolar disorder. The IND for Staccato loxapine was filed with
the FDA in August ...
Mother
adds daughter's story to book about bipolar disorder
Anderson Valley Post In a book released for sale Saturday, Dec.
12, Cottonwood author, teacher and parent Jamie Weil shares the
story of her daughter, Amanda, who was diagnosed at age 12 with
a bipolar disorder.
Authorities:
Paroled murderer with history of mental illness missing in Montgomery
County
11 News Houston
Montgomery County authorities are asking residents to be on the
lookout for a missing convicted murderer. MAGNOLIA, Texas - Montgomery
County authorities are asking residents to be on the lookout for
a missing convicted murderer. David McIntyre is out on parole,
but he hasn't been seen since last week. He was last spotted at
his home in Magnolia. Authorities said McIntyre suffers from bipolar
...
Tele-psychiatrist
makes house calls
The Wenatchee World
WENATCHEE - The nearest psychiatrist is a two-hour drive to Wenatchee,
but Carrie says it's worth it to see her 15-year-old daughter
emotionally stable. Her daughter is undiagnosed, but Carrie believes
she suffers from bipolar syndrome and attention deficit disorder.
Carrie and her daughter, who asked not to be identified to protect
her daughter's identity, have been seeing Dr. Kathleen Myers ...
Depression
Support Group Gives Hope Over Holidays
Times-Union Newspaper
Depression Bipolar Support Alliance is a free non-profit peer-led
support group for those living with mood disorders. Those who
receive support from the ...
Jury
rules in favor of officer in man's death
Las Vegas Review - Journal
... a state mental health worker after she became concerned Boone
might not have taken the medicines he used to address schizophrenia
and bipolar disorder. ...
Attorney:
Ex-Prosecutor Used Prescription Drugs, Alcohol on Day of Assault
WHTM-TV
Perry said Dreisbach is bipolar and was in the middle of a trial
week in Dauphin County court. He believes his client had not slept
in four days. ...
Naked
man suspected of trashing Murchie Mine home
The Grass Valley Union
A Nevada County man was under psychiatric observation this week
after an incident that drew a large response from law enforcement.
A man who allegedly was bipolar and off his medication broke into
the home of Greg Cook, owner of the popular Nevada City restaurant
Friar Tuck's, according to Cook and Nevada County Sheriff's dispatch
reports. "It was the most insane thing," Cook said.
"It was like ...
Alexza
seeks US FDA approval for Staccato loxapine
PharmaBiz Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc has submitted its New Drug
Application (NDA) for Staccato loxapine (AZ-004) to the US Food
and Drug Administration (FDA). AZ-004 is an inhalation product
candidate being developed for the rapid treatment of agitation
in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
New
study links DHA type of omega-3 to better nervous-system function
Science Daily
The omega-3 essential fatty acids commonly found in fatty fish
and algae help animals avoid sensory overload, according to new
research. The finding connects low omega-3s to the information-processing
problems found in people with schizophrenia; bipolar, obsessive-compulsive,
and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders; Huntington's disease;
and other afflictions of the nervous system.
The
Responder: Paul Langone
Boston Globe
It was coming from inside a suite occupied by the Massachusetts
General Hospital Bipolar Clinic & Research Program, and the
main door was propped open. ...
The
Fund For The Needy Childhaven steps in when parents can't cope
Seattle Times
But everyday life is vastly different for someone with bipolar
disorder. Deborah Penna has no family in the Northwest, and few
friends. ...
Missing
mom's family casts doubt on son-in-law's story
Salt Lake Tribune
The Coxes silently wondered if Joshua had a possible mental illness,
knowing he had a relative that suffered from bipolar disorder.
...
Apologize
to mom, judge tells teen
Telegraph-Journal
Ross believes that he suffers from bipolar disorder, Walker noted,
reading from the pre-sentence report. Ross bases this assertion
on a diagnosis by a ...
Critics
site problems after closure of Fresno Co. mental-health crisis
center
Fresno Bee
The crisis center saw patients with serious mental illnesses,
such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Psychiatrists, psychiatric
technicians and other ...
Student
couple caught in health insurance crisis
Cache Valley Daily
Bipolar is a very broad mental illness. It can be very minor or
very severe. Daniel's bipolar disorder is more in the middle.
Without medication, his mood ...
What
Is a Manic Episode?
About - News & Issues (blog)
A manic episode of bipolar disorder is more than just an extremely
elevated mood. It may include such elements as grandiose thinking
and behavior, ...
Down
for the holidays, you are not alone
Examiner.com
... percent of the US population age 18 and older in a given year,
have a mood disorder, including mild depression, major depression
and bipolar disorder. ...
Murder
ruled out in case of visitor who died after detention at store
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
The autopsy also showed Murillo had recently been diagnosed with
bipolar disorder. The report also said that Murillo had marijuana
in his system, ...
Susan
Powell's parents plead with Joshua Powell to provide information
Examiner.com
They wondered if Joshua Powell had a mental illness because he
had a relative who suffered from bipolar disorder. But in the
end Chuck Cox said, ...
Depression/bipolar
groups to meet
Edison-Metuchen Sentinel
Depression and bipolar support groups will meet 7:30-9 p.m. every
Monday at the Metuchen YMCA, 65 High St., Metuchen; and 7:30-9:15
p.m. every Friday at the Robert Wood Johnson hospital auditorium,
One Robert Wood Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick.
Execution
plea
The New Zealand Herald
Britain will intensify pressure on China to show clemency for
a British man set to be executed this month for drug smuggling.
Akmal Shaikh, whose family and supporters say he probably has
bipolar disorder, is due to be executed...
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