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New Treatment Treats Bipolar Disease Within 40 Minutes
TechCombo (blog)
Bipolar disorder is usually treated with mood stabilizing medications such as lithium, valproate, carbamazepine or other medications. ...

Missing Vt. man may have hiked Long Trail
Bennington Banner
Goldstein, who has bipolar disorder, was observed leaving his Rutland, Vt., home on foot on the morning of July 26, according to his father, ...

Prison for man who stabbed cat
Omaha World-Herald
Pokorny, who was evaluated by psychiatrists and described as bipolar, had a record of disorderly conduct and threatening behavior.

Hidden Bipolar Disorder in Major Depression
Psych Central
Many people diagnosed with depression actually may have a mild form of bipolar disorder. According to Dr. Kathleen R. Merikangas from the National Institute of Mental Health and her colleagues, Nearly 40 percent of people with a history of major depressive disorder report periods of hypomania that just miss the threshold for a bipolar diagnosis. Bipolar disorder, formerly [...]

Emerging Bipolar Treatments And New Research Are Causing An Upsurge In Interest In The Disorder, Australia
Medical News Today
Interest and awareness about bipolar disorder are slowly shifting, largely due to emerging treatments and research, according to an article in a supplement to the current edition of the Medical Journal of Australia. Prof David Castle, from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne, Prof Michael Berk, from the Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences at the University of ...

Baby-in-bath murder accused had bipolar, court told
The New Zealand Herald
A woman accused of leaving her baby boy to drown in the bath suffered bipolar disorder and was having a severe depressive episode at the time of his death, the woman's lawyer says.The 29-year-old woman is on trial in the High...

Clues Help ID Depressed People at Risk of Bipolar Disorder
WebMD
17, 2010 -- Researchers have discovered clues that may help identify which people with depression are at risk of developing bipolar disorder. ...

Many Depressed People Have Mild, Brief Episodes of Mania
BusinessWeek
What's more, they were just as likely to have a family history of mania as people with bipolar disorder, which suggests that they may be at a higher risk of ...

Basking Ridge resident swims English channel to promote awareness of bipolar ...
In Jersey (blog)
TGen Institute is a non-profit organization that researches new treatments, therapies and cures for many diseases, including bipolar disorder. ...

Different Factors Responsible for Onset, Persistence of Bipolar in Youth
Psych Central  
Different risk factors are associated with the onset and persistence of subthreshold mania and depression symptoms in young people, researchers have found. Little is known about the factors that influence persistence of subthreshold expression of bipolar psychopathology, explain Marieke Wichers (Maastricht University, The Netherlands) and team. They add: Insights into the causes of ...

Man fit for trial in kidnap attempt
Honolulu Star-Advertiser  
The 22-year-old man accused of trying to kidnap a 5-year-old girl from a crowded Waipahu District Park has bipolar disorder and was discharged from Kahi Mohala Behavioral Health Center 12 days earlier, according to his medical and court records.

Bipolar Drug, Lamictal (Lamotrigine) Linked To Aseptic Meningitis, Warns FDA
Medical News Today  
Lamictal (Lamotrigine), a medication approved by the FDA for the treatment of seizures and bipolar disorder, can cause aseptic meningitis, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has announced. Aseptic meningitis is inflammation of the meninges - the protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord, not caused by bacterial infection. The FDA and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the makers of the ...