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May 07, 2010

 

Former police chief sentenced to six months in jail
Addison County Independent
Ring said that Lowe had been misdiagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD), when in fact he is bipolar. Ring and other professionals made the proper ...

Silver Alert issued for man who missed RDU flight
WRAL.com
Joshua Nelson Mclemore, 27, suffers from bipolar disorder, according to RDU officials. He was last seen walking along US 70 North. ...

The balance between pragmatism and science: Bipolar overdiagnosis claims examined
Psychology Today (blog)
"The ratio of bipolar diagnoses at least doubled since the introduction of Bipolar II in DSM IV and the extraordinary drug marketting campaign promoting ...

'Innocent'
New York Times
Bipolar disorder, I will tell him when he finally notices me. She had to take a lot of pills. In time, he will simply sweep the shelves clean and go off ...

Repligen granted Notice of Allowance covering use of uridine for treatment of bipolar disorder
News-Medical-Net
Repligen Corporation announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted a Notice of Allowance of a patent covering the use of uridine in the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder. The patent, which upon issue will remain in force until 2025 prior to any patent term extensions, covers the use of an effective dose of a uridine composition to improve one or more of ...

Abusive but bipolar: How to forgive
seattlepi.com
Should a bipolar relative be invited to a wedding?

PR boss to appeal disability tribunal ruling
BBC News
VisitScotland insisted he was fired because of the quality of his work, rather than because he was bipolar. The tribunal agreed with that claim, ...

Carolyn Hax | Diagnosis is just a beginning
Kansas City Star
Recently, my brother has been diagnosed with bipolar disease. People, including me, are quick to excuse patterns of ill behavior that might have been ...

Bill Oddie: 'I wanted to end it all until I found out I was Bipolar'
Daily Mail
Bill hopes that will never happen again, especially now doctors have diagnosed him as having the manic-depressive condition bipolar disorder. ...

Sport and support key to managing highs, lows
Sydney Morning Herald
Ms Allan, 39, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when she was 18. She has survived the highs and lows, the chaos, the instability and attempted suicides. ...

Trudeau will speak about mental health
Barrie Examiner
(STAFF) -- Margaret Trudeau is no stranger to the stigma and struggles living with a mental illness. The former wife of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau is using her decade's worth of experience living with bipolar disorder to help other Canadians with mental illnesses. Trudeau will present [...]

Missing West Linn woman is found safe
The Oregonian
Lisa Marie Wells, 43, was reported missing Sunday evening. Her daughter said Wells had not been taking her medication for bipolar disorder.

New Book Offers A True Insider's View of Life with Bipolar as a 20-Something
PR Web (press release)
Welcome to the Jungle: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Bipolar but Were Too Freaked Out to Ask is a complete guide to understanding the diagnosis, ...

Graduating with a Bachelor's in Perseverance: The Challenges of Completing a ...
Psychology Today (blog)
Now what if you're a student with bipolar disorder that began college enrollment four years ago? But due to recurring episodes of mood instability, ...

Mental health program helps sufferers gain control
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
BY RYAN MARR The first time 41-year-old Heidi Swale heard the words "bipolar disorder" from a doctor, she was in her early 30s and lying in a hospital bed, where had been taken after a suicide attempt....

Natasha McShane's alleged attacker was off anxiety and bipolar meds
Irish Central
Cruz, 25, was being treated for anxiety issues and bipolar disorder. Police say she had not taken her medication when she sat in a nearby van and watched as ...

Einfeld loses appeal against jail sentence
ABC Online
Part of Einfeld's grounds for appeal were that he has long term bipolar disorder that was undiagnosed and untreated at the time of his sentencing. ...

He's History, You're Not -- wOw's 'Divorce Doctor' to the Rescue: Do I Leave ...
Women on the Web
My husband was diagnosed with a bipolar mood disorder seven years ago, and by that time, the symptoms were pretty obvious to me. He has been verbally, ...

Mental Health Settlement Trust names board
Great Falls Tribune
The money comes from a settlement between the state and Eli Lilly & Co. over an off-label drug used for treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in ...

Bat Beating Suspect's Father Comes To Her Defense
Chicagoist
Saying that his daughter is bipolar, Edwin Cruz put a lot of the blame on Heriberto Viramontes, the man accused of wielding the bats in the attack: "This ...

Opening Minds art show: A space to showcase and enlighten
The Cambrian
Eleven years ago, artist John Byers was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a mental health condition that left him feeling lost and isolated.

Family Says WeHo Stabbing Suspect Suffers from Mental Illness
LAist
Booking photos via AP/L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. As authorities look into why a woman stabbed four people inside a West Hollywood Target store yesterday afternoon, her family has stepped forward saying she suffers from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, according to the LA Times . "I've been trying to get her institutionalized for years, and the mental hospitals just keep releasing her. She's ...

Help sought to find missing man
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Edzayi "Ed" Murinda, 19, of Chino suffers from bipolar disorder and does not have his medication with him, a family member said. Police have listed Murinda ...

Michael J. Dupey: Created craft superstore concept with Irving-based Michaels ...
Dallas Morning News
He was bipolar and it worked against him as he got older," said Don Mechanic, a former Dupey employee and competitor who now runs his own import business. ...

eEx-NBA player gets 3 years in prison
WHIO Radio
While doctors concluded that he showed signs of bipolar disorder a jury found him guilty on all three counts. Snyder led the University of Nevada to the ...

 

 


 


 

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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The greatest difficulty with getting good information on bipolar disorder is not knowing where to get it. When your loved one is first diagnosed with bipolar disorder, their doctor or psychiatrist may give them a brochure or pamphlet that describes bipolar disorder in general. Usually that’s all they will get, unless he/she gives them samples of medication and, in that case, they might receive an additional brochure or pamphlet put out by the drug company that makes that particular medication. Generally speaking, however, that’s it. You are on your own after that, to try to understand this new and confusing diagnosis of bipolar disorder.

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