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Social Security Administration
Office of Public Inquiries
6401 Security Blvd, Windsor Park Bldg
Baltimore, MD 21235
Toll Free: 800-772-1213
URL: www.ssa.gov
- offers automated information 24 hours a day through touch-tone phone
- has two programs that pay benefits to people with disabilities. Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income
- provides downloadable SSA publications online

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Toll Free: 888-463-6332
URL: www.fda.gov
- ensures the safety and effectiveness of foods and medications and their proper labeling intended for human use

Fred Johnson
Disability Representative
5430 Lynx Lane, PMB 194
Columbia, MD 21044
1-800-536-0454
I have personally interviewed Fred. He has a 95% winning rate when it comes to disability. He is a very nice person and easy to talk to. If you tell him that I, "David Oliver" sent you, he will give you a FREE consultation if you ask.

This Week's Bipolar News

Frat brothers honour classroom genius who suffered bipolar disorder
London Free Press
After a short time at Western, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when he was 19. "He must have researched the disease before he told us about it, ...

Patrick Kennedy Talks Retirement
Daily Beast
But despite his public battles with addiction and bipolar disorder, and his waning popularity among his constituents, the Rhode Island congressman, ...

Knowledge Is Necessity: Grading Bipolar - Looking Back At My DSM-5 ...
By John McManamy
The draft DSM-5 got off to a bad start by repeating the errors of previous DSMs, namely by copying and pasting the unipolar depression checklist into bipolar as if all depressions are the same. Not only are they different, but anomalies ...

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Featured Article:

Bipolar Safety Plan - Manic Episode
by Michele Soloway Sexton

Bipolar disorder is a mental illness characterized by extreme mood swings. It is inevitable that you or your loved one will go into a manic episode at some time; therefore you must have a plan in place.

Here is an example of a manic episode safety plan that you can place on your refrigerator or other place where it can be easily seen:

Bipolar Manic Episode Safety Plan

• STAY SAFE (however you have to)-stay in your safety zone. If you are at home, you cannot go on a spending spree!
• Do not be alone if at all possible (be around someone who is aware of the manic symptoms of bipolar disorder and can help you control them).

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