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The Encyclopedia of Mental Illness and Disorders Table of Contents (Index) INTRODUCTION ADDICTION - GENERAL PHYSICAL ADDICTION Alcohol Addiction (AUD) Drug Addiction Nicotine Addiction PSYCHOLOGICAL ADDICTION Codependency (Co-Dependent Behavior) Gambling Addiction Sexual Addiction ANXIETY DISORDERS Complex (Chronic) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Panic Disorder Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia) ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD) BIPOLAR DISORDER (BP) CHILDHOOD DISORDERS Asperger Syndrome (AS) Autism (ASD) Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD) Conduct Disorder Pervasive Developmental Disorders Rett Syndrome DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS Clinical (Severe) Depression Dysthymic Disorder – Dysthymia (Dysthemia) Postpartum Depression Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Unipolar Disorder DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER (DID) EATING DISORDERS Anorexia Nervosa Binge Eating Disorder (BED) Bulimia Nervosa IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS (ICD) Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) Kleptomania Pyromania Trichotillomania (TTM) MENTAL HEALTH – GENERAL PERSONALITY DISORDERS Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD) Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD) Borderline Personality Disorder Dependent Personality Disorder Histrionic Personality Disorder (HPD) Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) PHOBIAS Hypochondria (Hypochondriasis) Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia or Agoraphobia Specific Phobia SCHIZOPHRENIA AND SCHIZOID DISORDERS Schizoaffective Disorder Schizoid Personality Disorder (SPD) Schizophrenia Schizotypal Personality Disorder SELF-INJURY (SI) SUICIDE REFFERENCE KEY

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This Week's Bipolar News Seroquel Litigation May Cost AstraZeneca $1.2B in Legal Costs: Report AboutLawsuits.com ... treatment of bipolar disorders through publications presented at major congresses,” even though treatment of bipolar disorders was not approved at the time. Robert Westhead: Instead of just being lively, I was losing touch with reality Independent It has been suggested that having a celebrity's ultra-outgoing personality might dispose someone to bipolar illness. At least one in 100 people has bipolar ... Drop-in centers provide stop-gap, support to patients with mental illness The Bozeman Daily Chronicle “If you're bipolar and cycling through the ups and downs, you can go to the center and people understand because we've all been there. ... Click here for all Bipolar News.

Featured Article: Are People with Bipolar Disorder Dangerous? by David Oliver Many people have asked me, "Are people with bipolar disorder dangerous?" It seems to be a common misconception among those who are supporters or society in general. I'd like to address that concept in this article. First of all, very few people with bipolar disorder are dangerous. Only half the people with mania have psychotic symptoms at some point in their lifetime. A bipolar manic episode with psychotic features can include paranoia, hallucinations, and delusions. Instead of being "over-ecstatic" as is commonly concluded about a person in a manic episode; the person may, instead, be agitated, irritable, and short-tempered. Usually, these manic symptoms are not dangerous or scary (except to the person experiencing them). Click here to read the entire article

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