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July 16, 2010

Mel Gibson: Is He Abusive Because He's Bi-Polar, An Alcoholic Or Just A Jerk?
Hollywood Life (blog)
Nearly ten years ago Mel admitted in a documentary called Acting Class of 1977 (released in 2008) that he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. ...

Bipolar man mugged before trying to rob a bank on Christmas ruled insane
The Trentonian
His lawyer yesterday said Curtis Robinson III is bipolar and was so perplexed about being put out of his Ewing home that he ...

Have you heard about Bipolar Disorder?
Times of India
Yet, mental health experts in the country are getting a rising number of Bipolar Disorder patients. Psychiatrist Dr Jyoti Sangle says that bipolar disorder ...

Robert Pattinson claims he is manic-depressive
Celebrities With Diseases
People suffering from bipolar usually experience mood swings like going from completely irritated to sad and then returning to normal. ...

Family remembers Fruit Heights man
StandardNet
Trujillo suffered from end-stage kidney disease and had bipolar personality disorder. Family members were concerned because Trujillo last had a dialysis ...

GP jaunts 'boosted' drug sales
The Australian
A 1 1/2-hour meeting on bipolar disorder for 20 pediatric endocrinologists held at Bretts Wharf restaurant on the Brisbane River in Queensland cost more ...

Daniel Johnston - Beam Me Up
Daily Echo
All this from a man who has suffered with recurring bipolar disorder throughout much of his life as well as having lived in various mental institutions at ...

Memoir traces lifelong, undetected bipolar disorder
News-Medical-Net  
When Jerry Jewler turned 60, he celebrated his "coming of age" with a splashy party -- and a glorious high. The next day, he awoke to a hell he had never known: sad and depressed, unable to make even idle chatter with his houseguests, and angry at the world.

More Zen | By Pam Mellskog © 2010 Longmont Times-Call
The Longmont Times-Call  
BOULDER Before she was treated for bipolar disorder, Laurie chased UFOs, envisioned herself as Christ and eventually sat atop Flagstaff Mountain in Boulder to pop about 100 pills and toast her own death with a miniature bottle of champagne.

Abbotsford Man Held in Shelton Pleads Not Guilty To Murder
KGMI
Peter James Wilson, 29, said he takes medication for bipolar disorder. Wilson remains held on a $3-million bail in Shelton. He's charged with first degree ...

Life Expectancy in Mental Illness
PsychCentral.com
More than 90 percent of suicides are as a result of a mental illness, and persons with bipolar disorder, for example, have a 10 to 20 percent lifetime risk ...

Longmont man suspected of setting fire at parents' home
Longmont Daily Times-Call
In an e-mail to the Times-Call on Monday afternoon, Linda Propp wrote that her son is bipolar and “very depressed.” She added that Call was not taking his ...
 

Man sentenced in murder of Marysville woman
Everett Herald  
EVERETT Signs that his life would be a battle with mental illness began when Paul Williams was a student at the University of Washington. Over the years, Williams was hospitalized, medicated and diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He regularly saw a psychiatrist.

East Texas Mental Health Services face possible massive budget cuts
KTRE
He was diagnosed as Bipolar. Alone in his depression, Powell says the Burke Center saved his life. "If it hadn't been for the Burke Center I would have fell ...

Prison death was suicide
Chelmsford Weekly News
A verdict of suicide while suffering from the manic depressive illness, bipolar disorder, was recorded by a jury on the final day of the hearing into the ...

Don't sacrifice child's education to placate bipolar mom
Royal Oak Daily Tribune  
Dear Annie: My parents eloped 35 years ago, and my grandmother never forgave them. She disowned my mother and has never been part of our lives. Four years ago, my oldest brother also cut off contact with the family.

 


 


 

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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