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February 14, 2009

 

New Approach Needed for Bipolar Depression
Psych Central
 
A new study attempts to identify the factors that make some people with bipolar depression more likely to experience treatment-emergent mania (TEM). Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a mental illness characterized by severe mood instability that can be serious and disabling. The deep mood swings from high (mania) to low (depression) may last for...

 

Study Suggests New Treatment Approach May Be Needed For Management Of Depression In Some People With Bipolar Disorder
Medical News Today
 
In a study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, a team of researchers led by Mayo Clinic psychiatrist Mark Frye, M.D., attempted to identify what factors make some people with bipolar depression more likely to experience treatment-emergent mania (TEM).

 

'The Room Fell Deadly Silent'
BBC News
 
Emma Lindley, 30, returned to work after a period of leave with an episode of bipolar disorder. Here, she explains what is was like to come back to the office...

 

NY1 Movie Review: "Two Lovers"
NY1 News
 
Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow star in "Two Lovers," a new, small-budget film that involves a romantic triangle. Phoenix plays Leonard, an emotionally-troubled, bipolar young man.

 

Daughter's Charges Upgraded to Murder
Gwinnett Daily Post
 
Family members said Na Yong Pak has struggled with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and manic depression. She has refused to take medication prescribed ...

 

What Makes them Cross the Line?
AsiaOne  
Her mental state came to light during trial when a defence psychiatrist testified that she suffered from bipolar disorder, a form of manic depression...

 

Massachusetts General Hospital Director to Discuss Children's ...
Palm Beach Daily News
 

Other speakers on the agenda include Dr. Eden Evins on addictive disorders, Dr. Lee Cohen on medicating for depression or bipolar disorder during pregnancy, ...

 

 

Nina Simone: Let It Be Me
Times Online  
After Simone died in 2003, it was revealed that she probably suffered from bipolar disorder. You can hear it here in the shifts from happiness to tragic ...

 

 

FDA Issues Complete Response Letter For Risperdal(r) Consta(r) For The Adjunctive Maintenance Treatment Of Bipolar ...
Medical News Today
W ed, 11 Feb 2009 04:25 AM PST
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. (J&JPRD) announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked for additional information regarding the company's supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for RISPERDAL(R) CONSTA(R) (risperidone) Long-Acting Injection.

 

 

Bipolar Disorder Increases Risk of Disease
UPI
 
SEATTLE, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Bipolar disorder, like smoking, increases the risk of early death from medical illnesses, a U.S. review found.

 

 

Down Syndrome Sufferer Released from Custody
Ottawa Citizen  
OTTAWA_A 30-year-old man with Down syndrome and bipolar disorder was released from custody Wednesday after spending more than two weeks in a segregated cell ...

 

 

Divorce Common Outcome with a Bipolar Partner
Winnipeg Free Press  
She is bipolar and negotiations are, to say the least, bizarre. One minute she is reasonable, and the next, totally irrational...

 

 

Date Rape Drug Defense: Woman Wanted The Drug
TheDenverChannel.com
 
The Colorado Springs Gazette reported that defense attorney Joe Koncilja said the victim told Psaty she was bipolar and asked him to give her a Valium if ...

 

 

A Day at the Bookstore
Chandler Brownsboro  
She was there to sign copies of her book, "In My Head: Living My Life with Bipolar". She will embark on another book signing in the afternoon on March 7 at ...

 

 

Breaking the Stigma of Mental Illness
Corvallis Gazette Times
 
But the charismatic Los Angeles resident also has struggled with bipolar disorder for half of his life. He attempted...   

 

 

Tobin Charged Disability Discrimination
Marshfield Mariner
Tobin has bipolar disorder. Frisoli said Tobin had been working extra hours to compensate for his disability, but that the company did not give him ...

 

 

Anheuser-Busch Consultant gets 18 months for Theft
Warrenton Journal

 At the hearing Tuesday, Barrett apologized to his boss and Anheuser-Busch, saying that his deep depression after a 2005 divorce developed into bipolar ...

 

 

Roses and Candy From the FDA?
Motley Fool
Patients in this subset make up only 10% to 20% of patients with bipolar disorder, but approval would be just the first step for J&J. ...

 

 

Don’t Struggle Alone against Mental Illness
Bradenton Herald
... professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and one of the country’s most respected experts on bipolar disorder...

 

 

Choking Incident Brings 6-month Term, Probation
Buffalo News
Erie County Judge Michael F. Pietruska also ordered DeGlopper — who has bipolar disorder — to continue taking medication, remain employed after he’s ...

 

 

Inflammation May Be Common Thread Behind Nervous And Heart Rhythm Problems in Cirrhosis
Newswise
 
Inflammatory molecules known as cytokines can lead to the neurological and cognitive abnormalities and changes in heart rhythm found in patients with cirrhosis of the liver, a new study finds. The results of the study may also apply to other conditions where heart rate variability is also decreased, such as bipolar disorder and post-menopausal depression.

 

 

My Bipolar Husband Smokes Pot on the Sly
Salon.com
 
His doctor says not to but he tokes up anyway.

 

 

Radio Review
Guardian Unlimited
 
For a programme about illness and creativity, Robert Winston's Musical Analysis (Radio 4) was a surprisingly soothing listen. The first in a new series, yesterday's programme considered whether composer Robert Schumann suffered from bipolar disorder. What made for such a compelling discussion were the intelligent contributions from music critic Stephen Johnson and Dr Kay Redfield ...

 

 

Lawmaker Proposes Mental-illness Database
Salem Statesman Journal
 

Barbara Thayer tucks a list into her teenage son's pocket whenever he leaves their Albany home, listing his name, her phone number, some personal information and the fact that her son deals with bipolar disorder.

 

 

 

Support, Humor Aid in Healing
Lawrence Journal-World
 
Walk into the Recovery and Hope Network center on a Friday afternoon, and you'll catch some of its members playing Bipolar Bingo. Instead of B7 or N4, words of psychiatric medications and illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia are called out by the host. For members of the consumer-run organization for people dealing with mental illness, this version of Bingo is just another way to break ...

 

 

Samohi Student is Young and on the Streets
Santa Monica Daily Press
 
Her mother suffered from bipolar disorder. "I feel more relief because my siblings are OK," she said. "They are able to go to school and focus on school and ...

 

 

Mental Illness needs to be Understood, not Feared
Tampabay.com
 
One in 17 Americans lives with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, major depression or bipolar disorder, and about one in 10 children has a ...

 

 

Number of Targeted Therapeutics Awaiting FDA Approval on the Rise
American Medical News   
 
Similar cycling occurs with bipolar disease and schizophrenia, for which drugs also are being developed, he noted. And the fact that the drugs may be used ...

 

 

Readings and Writers
Duluth News Tribune
 
... “The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir” by Kao Kalia Yang (Coffee House Press); “Madness: A Bipolar Life” by Marya Hornbacher (Houghton Mifflin Co. ...

 

 

DRL Launches 5 Drugs in the US
Business Standard  
... a drug with annual sales of $2.3 billion. Lamictal is to treat seizures and bipolar disorder. The drug lost patent protection in July last year.

 

 

Calendar - Rockingham County
Greensboro News Record
 

Bipolar Support Group, 7 pm Feb. 16, Morehead Memorial Hospital, main conference room, 117 E. Kings Highway, Eden. Adults dealing with bipolar disorder, ...

 

 

Brief Story of a 'Life Cut Short'
The Free Lance-Star
Could our modern arsenal of mood regulators have saved him from an apparent bipolar condition without sacrificing his genius? In any case, he led a life as ...

 

 

Lawmker Proposes Mental Illness Database
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com

... he leaves their Albany home, listing his name, her phone number, some personal information and the simple fact that her son deals with bipolar disorder. ...

 

 

 

More Budget Concerns for County Mental Health
The Santa Barbara Independent
asked one Santa Barbaran, referring to a girl diagnosed with substance abuse and bipolar disorder who was moved from a psychiatric facility to a ...

 

 

Ex-Modesto Swindler Gets Max Sentence of 5 Years
Modesto Bee  
Some victims cried while describing financial devastation at the hands of John Michael Pappas, 46, whose lawyer claimed Pappas' bipolar disorder diminished ...

 

 

FYI Datebook: Calendar for North County
San Diego Union Tribune  
Parents of Bipolar Children 10 am Thursday in Poway. Call for location. (858) 342-0327. Fallbrook Newcomers Club 10:30 am Thursday, Fallbrook Presbyterian ...

 

 

Car Jacking Victim Says "Having a Bad Day" Has New Meaning
First Coast News  
He says Etheridge was bipolar and off her medication. He also says she had an addiction to cocaine and was in and out of jail because of it. ...

 

 

Suspect in 2006 Baseball Bat Beating Death of Kingsport Couple ...
Kingsport Times News  
On Thursday, public defender steven Wallace presented Fields' history of diagnoses and treatment for bipolar disorder and adjustment disorder. ...

 

 

Bangor Man get 2-4 years for Sex with Girl, 15
Allentown Morning Call
 
He also has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is bipolar and claims he was physically and sexually abused as a child. In November, Dillman pleaded ...

 

 

Bedford Lyme Disease Council to Hold First Meeting
Cabinet.com  
Hunter believes that increasing occurrences of diseases like autism, ADHD and bipolar disease may be partly attributable to Lyme disease. ...

 

 

Herndon Man Gets More Than 5 Years for Stealing From Homeowners
Washington Post
 
Koger's attorney, Peter D. Greenspun, said that his client suffered from bipolar disorder and that two experts had determined that Koger was mentally ill. ...

 

 

Maintenance Treatment of Adolescent Bipolar Disorder: Open Study ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release) - New York,NY,USA

Methods: Consenting patients meeting DSM-IV lifetime criteria for a bipolar disorder and clinically appropriate for maintenance treatment were enrolled in a ...

 

 

Repligen Corp. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)
GuruFocus.com
... a clinical research organization to help lead our phase 2b clinical trial for RG2417, evaluating the use of uridine to treat bi-polar depression. ...

 

 

Say Anything.
University at Buffalo The Spectrum  
Thanks to a schizophrenic cocktail of anxiety, heavy marijuana use and a bipolar disorder, Bemis landed himself a spot inside the padded walls of a mental ...

 

 

Toban Schreyer To Appear On Arson Charges
CJOB  
Former Premier Ed Schreyer has commented in the past... his son suffers from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

 

 

The Ups and Downs of a Miracle Drug
EmpowHer  
Before being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, I had never heard of the drug. I assumed that if you’re bipolar, the doctor automatically prescribes lithium. ...

 

 

 

 

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