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CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
22 Thomson Place, 47F1
Boston, MA 02210-1212
Phone: 617-856-5900
Fax: 617-856-5901
URL: www.centerwatch.com
- provides consumers and their advocates with a variety of information about clinical research
- publishes newsletters, books, and directories - both free and for sale

Diablo Behavioral Healthcare
4185 Blackhawk Plaza Circle
Suite #210
Danville, CA 94506-4694
Phone: 925-648-4800
Fax: 925-648-2530
URL: www.behaviorquest.com
URL: www.dbhnss.com

MILESTONES Ranch Malibu
One of the premier treatment facilities for substance abuse and other co-occurring disorders. Located on 150 acres in the beautiful Santa Monica mountains, just above Malibu, MILESTONES treats adult men and women of all ages.
We can be reached via email at: info@milestonesranchmalibu.com
24 Hours A Day Call us toll free at (866) 874-9774 or (818) 879-9110
Information and requests can be faxed to (818) 879-9101

Stanley Bipolar Treatment Network
A Program of the Stanley Medical Research Institute
Email: info@bipolarnetwork.org
- promotes understanding about the causes of bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder, and establishes strategies for long-term treatment
- has several centers across the county to contact for information
- participation in network is voluntary, and anyone over 18 years of age with bipolar disorder or schizoaffective disorder is eligible

Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder
Toll Free: 866-240-3250
URL: www.stepbd.org
- offers outpatient treatment for bipolar disorder and studies the effects over time through an ongoing nationwide study
- available at 16 sites across the country most connected with universities

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
1100 Fifteenth St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-835-3400
URL: www.phrma.org
- represents the country's leading research-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
- publishes directory of prescription drug patient assistance programs
- has online publications about prescription drugs and the pharmaceutical industry

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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Featured Article:

Difficulty Getting Good Information on Bipolar

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.

So where can you turn for good information on bipolar disorder? There are four places: 1) Brochures/Pamphlets; 2) Books/Reference Material; 3) Support Groups; and 4) the Internet. However, as you begin your search, you will very quickly become frustrated as you encounter the difficulties outlined below:

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