| 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 ... |
| Put your mental health first during the holidays!
Baltimore Times
(ARA) - The holiday season is a chance to reconnect with friends,
spend time with loved ones, and enjoy the hustle and bustle of
gift shopping. For the millions of Americans living with bipolar
disorder, a manic
(high) or depressive (low) episode may occur at any time and the
holidays can be a time to focus on themselves and managing the |
| The
Politics, Stigma and Experience of Brain Disorders: A Blog Series
Huffington Post
The holiday season is a good time to talk about brain disorders.
The kind I'm talking about are more commonly referred to as mental
illness, but I think that term detracts from the fact that depression,
anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, ... |
| Henderson
County Sheriff Applying For Medical Retirement
WYFF Greenville
In November, Davis announced he suffers from bipolar disorder
and that he was taking a leave of absence to seek treatment. Davis
says he's had the disorder for several years, but in the last
two years it's become worse. The commissioners said then that
... |
| Mentally
ill patients need support during holidays
CBC.ca
Mark Hayashi — a client living with bipolar disorder — remembers
some tough years. "I was going through a lot of depression
at the time and it just seemed that, the holidays seemed to compound
a lot of those … emotions that you would feel. ... |
| The
Bipolar Disorders Spectrum - More Than Just Manic Depression
About - News & Issues
But bipolar disorder is more than manic depression. The spectrum
of bipolar disorders encompasses a variety of symptoms that shade
the range of moods between the two extremes. From darkest black
through shades of grey to muted tones and up to ... |
| 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. |
| 5
p.m.: Mother Suffers From Depression
KITV Honolulu
Juanita suffers from depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder.
She hasn't been cleared to work yet so money is tight. Juanita
is raising three little girls on her own at the Ulu
Ke Kukui transitional
shelter in Waianae. She is thankful for a safe place ... |
| Demi Lovato Slams Disney on Twitter
For Eating Disorder
Joke
Us Magazine
Demi Lovato
has been open with her fans about her struggle with food, and
now the star is fuming over a joke about eating disorders on the
Disney Channel's show Shake It Up. Lovato, 19, who entered rehab last year for bulimia and
bipolar disorder was ... |
| Mental
health issues cloud Emington tragedy
Bloomington Pantagraph
Wendy Warren, the mother of McMeen's
live-in boyfriend, Daniel Warren, doesn't know why it happened
either, although she has said McMeen
had bipolar disorder for which she had stopped taking medication.
Livingston County Sheriff Martin Meredith ... |
| Bipolar, light therapy study seeks participants
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Researchers at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of
UPMC are seeking adults ages 18 to 75 who have bipolar
disorder with current
major depression for an ongoing study of light therapy to improve
mood symptoms and feelings of well-being. Participants will be
given a light box for the duration of the study to use daily at
home or in their offices. |
| Local leaders still have respect for Davis, Sheriff's
Office
BlueRidgeNow.com
23, Davis said he was taking sick time for manic bipolar disorder and that his behavior had become erratic. Under
pressure from commissioners to return to work or seek a formal
leave of absence, Davis announced Friday that he would seek a
medical ... |
| Question of having elected sheriffs just won't go away
Greensboro News & Record
23, saying he has “manic bipolar
disorder” and would use accrued sick leave to seek treatment.
He did not seek the county's permission for this leave and, as
an elected official, really doesn't have to. The members of the
Henderson County Board of ... |
| Father Banned From Asking Daughter About School
Ninemsn
The court heard the father, who has spent time in jail for kidnapping
a child from another relationship and suffers from bipolar disorder, already had to be supervised by his mother or
ex-wife's mother while spending time with the children. ... |
| Health notes | Dec. 26, 2011
Evansville Courier & Press
NAMI Connection support group for all mental illness disorders: meeting from 7 to 8:30 pm Wednesday at St. Mary's
Kempf Bipolar Wellness Center, third floor, Rehab Building. Information:
812-897-1694 or 812-423-4333. St. Mary's Center for Children and
... |
| Depakote Drug Profile
About - News & Issues
By Marcia Purse, About.com Guide December 27, 2011 Depakote
is a medication used to treat epilepsy and other seizure disorders,
migraines, and bipolar disorder, where it acts as a mood stabilizer
for people who have manic, hypomanic
and mixed episodes. ... |
| My
Gem is a diamond
The Scottish Sun
Soon afterwards he was diagnosed with clinical depression, the
mood-swing condition Bipolar Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder. Fast-forward a year and Wade is a reformed character
compared to the broken man who spent 28 days in ... |
| People:
Mel Gibson, Matthew McConaughey, Robert
De Niro, Demi Lovato,
David ...
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
The 19-year-old singer-actress, who starred for Disney in the
sitcom "Sonny With a Chance," underwent rehab last year
for bulimia and bipolar disorder. After witnessing a character
on the Disney Channel show "Shake It Up" say, "I
could just eat you up, ... |
| County Employee Describes Life As A Bipolar
Athens Daily Review
A roller coaster can be a thrilling ride, but it's no way to live
your life. Melanie Oldham, a court reporter in the 392nd District
Court in Athens has been to the top of the world and its lowest
depths, emotionally speaking, in her bout with bipolar
disorder. |
| Cyclist
Pedals Message Around World
Vancouver Courier
A journey that began in August 2010, the David Oppenheimer elementary
teacher and part-time scribe, biked across six continents and
33 countries to highlight the stigma associated with mental illness.
Diagnosed with a mild form of bipolar disorder and ... |
| Neuralstem receives FDA nod to advance MDD compound to Phase
Ib
Pharmaceutical Business Review
NSI-189 is the lead compound in Neuralstem's
neuroregenerative small molecule drug platform, indicated
to treat psychiatric disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, anxiety,
bipolar disorder and post traumatic stress disorder. The NSI-189/MDD
trial is a ... |
| Bipolar, Schizophrenic NoHo
Woman, 76, Goes Missing
CBS 2 Los Angeles
A 76-year-old woman from North Hollywood who suffers from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia went missing Wednesday. |
| Living the life
Corsicana Daily Sun
A roller coaster can be a thrilling ride, but it's no way to live
your life. Melanie Oldham, a court reporter in the 392nd District
Court in Athens has been to the top of the world and its lowest
depths, emotionally speaking, in her bout with bipolar
disorder. |
| Amy: She wants to help shoplifting brother
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star
Tribune
Dear Amy: One of my siblings was diagnosed more than 20 years
ago with bipolar disorder. He is in therapy and on medication. His mania has taken
the form of antisocial behavior. It appears that it currently
manifests itself as kleptomania. |
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