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Person: Struggling for Normalcy While Living with Bipolar Disorder
ContributorNetwork via Yahoo! News
It seems we see medical advances treating numerous physical ailments
every day. Yet, when it comes to mental health, it seems doctors
push anti-depressants on patients without evaluating completely
their state of mind or if depression really is the issue. Mental
illness frightens because it is difficult to comprehend. Mental
wellness takes a back seat to other ailments. Those with mental
health ...
Doctors
Can Be Great - Or Awful
About - News & Issues
But I know many of you have limited choices about the doctors
you see, and that for many of you, bipolar disorder can make it
difficult to stay in control ...
Equilibrium—
a new support group begins here next week
InsideHalton.com
Residents suffering from depression or bipolar disorder, now have
a new resource to turn to for help. Starting on Wednesday (Jan.
26), Equilibrium opens a ...
Washington
struggles with use of medical marijuana
Seattle Times
For example, when the board held a hearing to consider depression,
anxiety and bipolar disorder in December 2009, they invited as
their only expert witness ...
Medical
landscape is rapidly evolving
Edmond Sun
Today research scientists and psychiatrists understand that schizophrenia
and bipolar disorders are caused by chemical imbalances in the
brain, ...
Talented
but erratic Justin Phillip adds blinkers for Lecomte
Daily Racing Form
NEW ORLEANS - No one is calling the 3-year-old colt Justin Phillip
bipolar, schizophrenic, or anything like that. Quirkyâ?
was the word his trainer, Steve Asmussen, chose to describe him.
Winning
a race with mental illness
The Union Democrat
Margaret "Maggie" Hurst Reese wants to tell the
world that people with mental disorders can live fulfilling lives.
She knows, because she is doing it. Her plunge from high school
star athlete into the depths of bipolar disease and out again
are chronicled in her new book, "Runaway Mind"?
Depresson,
bipolar disorder support group offers advocacy, education
The Daily News Online
(Mark Gutman/Daily News) BATAVIA — Dr. Beth Allen has learned
a lot since her bipolar diagnosis 20 years ago. Those lessons
have included how to
THEATER
REVIEW: “Next To Normal” proves why it won Pulitzer
Prize
San Diego Gay & Lesbian News
As the show opens, Diana Goodman (San Diego's own Alice Ripley),
the bipolar mom of the family, has spent the night disinfecting
the house and announcing to ...
Case
Western Reserve Receives $7.8M to Study Mania in Children
Newswise (press release)
“We want to develop the means by which to more accurately
diagnose bipolar disease in children,” says Robert L. Findling,
MD, the Rocco L Motto, ...
Let's
All Wish Daniel Johnston a Happy 50th Birthday
NBC New York (blog)
... whose frequent brilliance is often overshadowed by his well-documented
personal problems (he struggles with bipolar disorder)--and Johnston's
team is ...
Q&A
Part 2: Donny Goines Remembers Disco D
Village Voice (blog)
In your song "The Loudest Silence" you say there were
rumors about him being bipolar or schizophrenic. Did you pick
up on these things at the time? ...
Letter:
Group Hope offers help for depression
Rockford Register Star
By Anonymous Group Hope is a meeting of people suffering from
depression or bipolar disorder. It is a safe place to discuss
feelings of sadness, confusion, ...
Friends
indeed
Schenectady Gazette (blog)
My friend has been in and out of mental hospitals since her late
teens, when she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder
is a brain disorder ...
Help
for the mentally ill
Alton Telegraph
Adcock has had a long history in dealing with the subject, starting
with her husband and later her daughter who was diagnosed with
bipolar disorder after ...
How
Seasonal Depression Affects Bipolar Disorder
Everyday Health
About 20 percent of bipolar patients experience a mood shift based
on seasonal sunlight. Learn about seasonal bipolar disorder and
how to cope with it. ...
'Big
Brother' Winner Adam Jasinski Sentenced to Four Years in Federal
Prison
Hollywood Reporter
However, he later retracted the statement and expressed regret
at his trial, blaming drug addiction and bipolar disease for his
mistakes. “I'm sick. ...
5
Signs of Common Mental Health Conditions
Everyday Health
Mental disorders like depression, anxiety, OCD, and bipolar disorder
all have warning signs. Find out what they are and when to get
help. ...
Mixed
emotions at memorial
Daily Pilot
John Allen revealed his daughter was diagnosed with bipolar disorder
in August of 2002, though several people at the memorial already
knew. ...
Rising
need for mental health services is tempered by decreases in funding
Fond du Lac Reporter
George Wagner hates the label mentally ill. The Fond du Lac man
has managed to carve out a balanced life for himself despite his
struggles with bipolar disorder.
Family
can sue Santa Rosa over police shooting
San Francisco Chronicle
(01-24) 14:19 PST SANTA ROSA -- The US Supreme Court cleared the
way Monday for the family of a bipolar man to go to trial in a
suit against Santa Rosa and ...
Sheriff
seeks missing bipolar man in Okeechobee
WPEC
The Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office is searching for a bipolar
man who is off his medication and has a warrant for a probation
violation. ...
FDA
May Lower Risk Category of ECT Devices
About - News & Issues
Electroconvulsive therapy - better known as ECT or electroshock
therapy - has been used to treat severe depression and bipolar
disorder for decades. ...
Criminal
intent, mental illness, two separate entities
Edmonton Journal
Someone who suffers from diabetes can purposely break the law,
no different than someone who is suffering from bipolar or schizophrenia
can. ...
European
court: right to commit suicide is among human rights
Catholic Culture
Ernst Haas, a Swiss citizen suffering from bipolar disorder, had
filed suit after numerous psychiatrists had refused to write him
a prescription for a drug ...
More
college students seeking help for mental health issues
KVUE
“He failed a lot of classes and they were about to kick
him out, but he had an actual reason for doing it, so they diagnosed
him with bipolar,” Kim said. ...
With
bipolar disorder, drinking caffeine is self-medicating
Palm Beach Post
I did it because I finally realized that consuming stimulants
probably isn't a good idea for those of us with bipolar disorder.
D'uh. ...
Boston
Hospital Settles Medical Malpractice Suit Over Girl's Death
Avvo
... Kifuji had reportedly been fooled by Riley's parents into
believing that three of the couple's children suffered from ADHD
and bipolar illnesses. ...
OPP
tight-lipped about 'suspicious' Kingsville death
Windsor Star
Just one week ago, Bridie was featured in an A News TV report
about her art and her struggle with bipolar disorder. She told
the media outlet there is still ...
How
to Use the DSM
Psychiatric Times (blog)
Both doctor and patient can more readily treat Mr Jones's hypertension
as simply a case of hypertension than can either treat Ms Smith's
bipolar disorder as ...
Life
Matters
Santa Monica Daily Press
I must mention he is bipolar and bisexual. We had an ongoing affair
after his first divorce, and we both enjoyed that aspect of our
lives. ...
Spector
documentary is mesmerizing, spooky stuff
Globe and Mail
... tells the story of a lonely bipolar kid from the Bronx –
a musician so talented and tormented that he could carry a tune
and grudge at the same time. ...
Antipsychotic
drugs not just for schizophrenia
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Drugs like Abilify, Geodon, Risperdal, Seroquel and Zyprexa are
prescribed for a range of psychiatric conditions from autism and
bipolar disorder to major ...
LA
Police Shoot, Kill Bipolar Man
KSBW Salinas
Los Angeles police have shot and killed a mentally ill man during
a struggle on a South Los Angeles street.
Chandigarh
police did not mention Utsav's mental health in chargesheet
The Times of India
While the police had described Utsav Sharma, who had attacked
former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore with a knife in February last year,
as 'suffering from bipolar disorder', this fact never got mentioned
in the chargesheet filed against him.
OASIS
programs offered throughout school year
Osseo Press & News
The OASIS group (Osseo Area Source of Information and Support)
is again hosting presentations during the 2010-11 school year.
These presentations are for parents of children with learning
and behavioral differences including but not limited to: ADHD,
ADD, LD, EBD, ODD, OCD, anxiety, autism, depression and bipolar.
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