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You Can Heal Bipolar
Disorder
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)
In the past, most people were under the impression that
Bipolar Disorder would be a life long ailment. Often Bipolar Disorder is destructive to relationships, careers, can
wreak havoc on family life, and is a potentially fatal disease. |
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Corbett's budget cuts jeopardize progress made with
mental illness
Patriot-News
And those who live with anxiety, bipolar
disorder, depression and substance abuse, among others,
can lead productive, fulfilling lives and contribute greatly
to our communities. For more than 50 years, the Mental Health
Association of the Capital ... |
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| Around the County
HeraldNet
... 1075 Fir St.
The Snohomish County Affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental
Illness is offering a free program to family members and friends
of children who are living with a mental illness, including major
depression, bipolar disorder, ... |
| Pilot breakdown draws attention to mental health standards
CNN International
The episode could be the result of bipolar
disorder or a recent start on antidepressant medication,
said Dr. Charles Raison, a psychiatrist at the University of Arizona
and CNN consultant who has not treated Osbon.
Medical illnesses such as brain ... |
| Bridge jump survivor offers counsel at Santa Rosa Junior
College event
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
So Hernandez traveled 225 miles from the town of Kerman, west
of Fresno, to Santa Rosa Junior College on Wednesday to try to
find a way to guide her 44-year-old son through a debilitating
battle with bipolar disorder and suicidal thoughts. |
| IN RE INTEREST OF J.N.N.
Leagle.com
The mother, Keesha, has the following
mental health diagnoses: depressive disorder, bipolar
disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and poly substance abuse.
At the time of JN's birth, ... |
| Do You Take Clonazepam or Klonopin? Know the Side Effects
About - News & Issues
By Marcia Purse, About.com Guide March 28, 2012 If you have anxiety
along with your bipolar
disorder, your doctor might prescribe Klonopin,
the generic version clonazepam, or another
brand of the same drug, Rivotril, to
help with the anxiety symptoms. |
| Hoke shootings suspect John Hill Jr. had history of mental
probelms, both ...
Fayetteville Observer
By 1996, he had been diagnosed as having schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, his father said.
John Jr. got fired from Faberge that year, and began receiving
mental health disability checks, his father said. He never worked
again. |
| Aurobindo Pharma Gets Final Approvals
For Quetiapine Fumarate
Tablets
RTT News
These tablets are indicated for the treatment of serious psychotic
disorders such as Schizophrenia and Bipolar
Disorder and fall under the Neurological (CNS) therapeutic
category. The company said the product had been approved out of
Unit III facility ... |
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AstraZeneca wins bipolar disorder drug patent case
CTV.ca
AP LONDON — AstraZeneca PLC says it has won a judgment in
a US court protecting its patent on the extended release
version of Seroquel, its blockbuster drug for treating bipolar disorder. AstraZeneca said
Friday that US District Court in New Jersey ... |
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| Terminated Employee with Bipolar Disorder Awarded $315000 in ADA Case
JD Supra (press release)
The case is one of the first disability discrimination lawsuits
taken to trial concerning bipolar
disorder. The plaintiff in the case, a store manager of
a payday lender, alleged that he was fired because of his disability,
bipolar disorder. |
| Family blames FAU outburst on bipolar disorder
Local 10
The 24-year-old biomedical major was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 13, and her family said the video showed
the world what they have been dealing with all their lives. "That's
not my sister. That's a part of my sister, but that's not her
most ... |
| We must learn from Indianola tragedy
DesMoinesRegister.com
According to her family, the Indianola woman struggled for years
with severe depression and bipolar
disorder. “She was in pain, and she couldn't see a world
where she wouldn't be in pain,” Sly's
mother said later. Many tragedies are the direct result ... |
| AstraZeneca Wins Patent Protection on Seroquel: Hot Trends
TheStreet.com
... (TheStreet)
-- Popular searches on the Internet Friday include AstraZeneca(AZN)
after the company won a US court ruling protecting its patent
on the extended release version of Seroquel,
its successful drug for the treatment of bipolar
disorder. |
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| Airlines and Mental Health: Issues to Think About
Sacramento Bee
In the latter case, the crisis apparently involved what she indicated
was a pre-existing diagnosis of bipolar
disorder. The incidents have raised concerns about public
safety and mental health issues in aviation and other workplace
settings. |
| EEOC Wins Disability Discrimination Suit Against Payday
Lender 'The Cash Store'
Jobmouse
By the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Today the US Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a victory in
one of its first disability discrimination lawsuits taken to trial
concerning bipolar disorder. |
| US court backs AstraZeneca patent
Financial Times
The Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical group's patent for the extended
release version of the drug, known as Seroquel
XR, which also treats depression and bipolar
disorder, expires in 2017. “AstraZeneca is pleased with
the US District Court's decision, ... |
| Kerns:
Chanda brings bipolar disorder out of
shadows with 'Next to Normal'
LubbockOnline.com
Both Bob and Paula were “blown away” by a story that centers on
a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder, and the
effect that her mental illness has on her family. Chanda
summarized, “Diana struggles with her bipolar disorder and the
... |
| Southern
New Hampshire girl has faced a lifelong struggle against mental
disorders
Nashua Telegraph
At kindergarten age, Samantha would be diagnosed with bipolar
disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive
compulsive disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, anxiety and
depression. Now 17, Samantha's childhood experiences have been
... |
| Brain
Matures with Puberty in Teens
PsychCentral.com
The researchers believe the outcome could lead to studies
that reveal markers of brain abnormalities that contribute
to mental illness — such as schizophrenia and bipolar
disorder — that first become apparent during adolescence. |
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| What
Does It Feel Like to Have Bipolar
Disorder?
Huffington Post
By Mills Baker, Head of User Experience, Giftly
I have bipolar disorder,
as does my mother and as did her mother. I am the sort of person
who "seems" bipolar to people; that is, my energy, creativity,
instability, mercuriality, and easy
gregariousness ... |
| Jonatha Carr: Family Blames Bipolar Disorder For Outburst In Florida Atlantic ...
Huffington Post
The family of a 24-year-old woman whose violent outburst in her
Florida Atlantic University classroom went viral on YouTube says
the incident is related to her bipolar
disorder. Jonatha Carr was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when she was 13 years old ... |
| Strelec reveals bipolar
battle
The Border Mail
AMANDA Duncan-Strelec's ongoing battle
with bipolar disorder has convinced her
not to seek re-election to Albury Council
in September. The former mayor revealed yesterday she had been
diagnosed with bipolar disorder nearly a year ago
and was writing a ... |
| Irving-based
payday loan company ordered to pay $56500 in discrimination suit
Fort Worth Star Telegram
By Darren Barbee Irving's Cottonwood Financial will pay a $56500
judgment after its half-dozen rationales for firing a store manager
with bipolar disorder were ruled a pretext
for discrimination, according to a federal agency. |
| AstraZeneca
wins Seroquel XR case in US
The Seattle Times
AstraZeneca PLC says it has won a judgment in a US court protecting
its patent on the extended release version of Seroquel,
its blockbuster drug for treating bipolar
disorder. The Associated Press Association between Seroquel
or quetiapine,and ... |
| Endangered
Man Missing In Polk
WESH Orlando
Authorities said Ray has bipolar
disorder and has a history of abusing drugs. Ray was last
seen on Tuesday in the Combee Road area,
said deputies. Officials said Ray is a white male with red hair
and blue eyes. He is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs ... |
| Part-time
Fort Myers Beach resident chronicles son's bipolar life and death
The News-Press
Dottie Pacharis: Mind on the run: Dottie
Pacharis, wrote a book about her sons struggle with bipolar
disorder. He ended his life 5-years-ago. She describes a visit
she made to see him in a treatment facility. Dottie Pacharis
wrote a book about her ... |
| Creativity
and mental disorder
British Journal of Psychiatry
Email: kirov{at}cardiff.ac.uk Kyaga
et al 1 have produced an excellent analysis based on the Swedish
registers, which finds an increased rate of creativity in patients
with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, and their relatives. |
| Another
Generic from Dr. Reddy's
Zacks.com
The drug is approved for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar
disorder. We expect generic launches at regular intervals to add
to Dr. Reddy's Global Generic revenues, which soared 57% year-over-year
to $402 million in the third quarter of fiscal ... |
| Mental
Health Awareness Week: Defeating the stigma
VARSITY News
Mental Health Awareness Week is in progress, and despite the fact
that 25% of university students suffer from a diagnosable psychological
condition, there is still a devastating stigma attached to disorders
such as depression, bipolar disorder and ... |
| Doors
to open on new mental health unit
ABC Online
Broome resident Pearl Smith suffers from bipolar disorder and
is one of about 200 people who flies from the Kimberley to Perth
for urgent mental health care. She says travelling more than 2000
kilometres to Graylands
was traumatic. |
| Mavs
look beyond rough edges, net bargain who fills void of departed
trio
ESPN (blog)
West was the guy with bipolar disorder who spent last season on
house arrest. With less than a month remaining before the playoffs,
West should be known as one of the NBA's best bargains. "I'm
trying to make a statement and show this team that I want ... |
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| 'Unsuitable'
cops to guard police stations
Independent Online
The police officials affected include those who suffer from epilepsy,
post-traumatic stress syndrome, bipolar disorder, depression or
other psychiatric illnesses. Those who have been found guilty
of domestic violence, attempted murder or who have ... |
| CASA
for Kids: 'Ellen, Florence and Danny'
Prescott Daily Courier
In addition, the mother was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and
was not taking her prescribed medications on a regular basis.
The mother left the family for a period of time and the father
told law enforcement authorities that he was too intoxicated to
... |
| Coping
with bipolar disorder
Bangkok Post
Vincent van Gogh, Vivien Leigh, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Jean-Claude
Van Damme are among the famous people who have been affected
by a serious illness called bipolar disorder or bipolar syndrome.
Bipolar disorder is characterised by
extreme mood ... |
| Prenatal
Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Motor Delays: Study
MSN Health & Fitness
Antipsychotic drugs often are used in the treatment of schizophrenia
and bipolar disorder. Researchers from Emory University in Atlanta
compared the neuromotor skills of more than 300 infants at age 6 months.
Some of the babies' mothers took either ... |
| Looking
for Richard
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Dreyfuss, who has bipolar disorder, sat down with Health+Fitness
editor Barbara Peters Smith to describe what the world looks
like through the prism of this disease. Herald-Tribune:
In all the reviews and profiles about you, a word that comes
up a lot ... |
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| Bipolar
Patients, Family Members and Friends: 10 Things Not to Do
About - News & Issues
By Marcia Purse, About.com Guide April 2, 2012 My goal at About.com
Bipolar Disorder is always to provide the support and knowledge
that patients, friends and family need to help manage bipolar
illness in the best way possible. |
| Things
NOT to Say to Someone With Bipolar Disorder
About - News & Issues
Sadly, for thousands of people with bipolar disorder, family and
friends are less than understanding. If you're reading this because
someone you know has been diagnosed with bipolar, or are looking
for some way to get the people you know to understand ... |
| Disgraced
lawyer spared jail term
Windsor Star
Carey said he took into consideration a pre-sentence report from
psychiatrist Dr. Ravi Shenava, who said
the 43-year-old Sullivan suffers from recently diagnosed bipolar
disorder, attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder, and has substance-abuse
... |
| This
Month in Archives of General Psychiatry
Archives of General Psychiatry
The nosological dichotomy between schizophrenia
and bipolar disorder as formulated by Kraepelin
is currently questioned based on their shared common genetic origin.
Using magnetic resonance imaging in 158 twin pairs, Hulshoff
Pol et al (SEE ARTICLE) ... |
| Training
set for parents of mentally ill
Times Daily
The course is aimed at parents and other caregivers who have children
with mental illnesses, including attention deficit disorders,
depression and autistic spectrum disorder, conduct disorder, bipolar
disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive ... |
| Psychopharmacological
Treatment to Reduce Suicide Risk
Psychiatric Times
Psychiatric disorders, especially depression, bipolar disorder,
and substance abuse, are most often associated with suicide. 1,2
In bipolar disorder, mixed manic-depressive states are often associated
with increased suicide risk. |
| Free
NAMI Course Open To Caregivers
Leesburg Today
The course's curriculum, written by an experienced family mental
health professional, will provide information about attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, bipolar disorder,
conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, ... |
| Global
Health Awareness Week: Celebrating mental illnesses and other
...
Daily Trojan Online
After decades of study, researchers relate the artist's behavior,
personality traits and volatile ways to the bi-polar mental illness.
(Bi-polar, occasionally referred to as manic-depressive disorder,
causes mood swings that alternate between manic and ... |
| Richard
Dreyfuss Interview: Living with Bipolar Disorder
PsychCentral.com (blog)
By Bipolar Beat Anonymous. (2012). Richard Dreyfuss
Interview: Living with Bipolar Disorder. Psych Central. Retrieved
on April 4, 2012, from http://blogs.psychcentral.com/bipolar/2012/04/richard-dreyfuss-bipolar-disorde/
Candida Fink, ... |
| Enhanced
Biomarker Test Aids Clinicians With Difficult to Treat Psychiatric
...
PR Web (press release)
The Assay can help inform treatment plans for depression, bipolar
disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, OCD and ADHD. The
new genes include two additional pharmacodynamic
genes (5HT2C and ANK3) and one pharmacokinetic gene (CYP3A4). |
| Antipsychotic
Drugs During Pregnancy Linked to Motor Delays
PsychCentral.com
Antipsychotic drugs are commonly used to treat schizophrenia
and bipolar disorder, and are increasingly
being used to treat more common mental disorders, such as
depression. Researchers evaluated the neuromotor
skills of over 300 infants at 6 months of ... |
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| International
high school essay contest launched
Rancho Santa Fe Review
Part of the International Bipolar Foundation's (IBPF) mission
is to erase stigma associated with mental illness through public
education. To that end, the Foundation has launched a global essay
contest open to all high school students internationally. |
| 'Bully'
producer responds to allegations that the doc ignored key information
...
Entertainment Weekly
She wrote that Tyler also suffered from ADHD, bipolar disorder,
and Asperger's syndrome; additionally, his girlfriend broke
up with him a few weeks before his suicide. It seems likely that
these factors contributed to Tyler's decision to commit suicide
... |
| Could
this Simple Vitamin Help Treat Psychotic Disorders Better than
Drugs?
Food Consumer
Most of the atypical antipsychotics were approved in the 1990's,
at which time they were reserved for a very small minority of
serious mental illnesses; primarily schizophrenia and bipolar
disorder—diseases afflicting an estimated three percent of ... |
| Psychiatric
disorders may not impact LASIK outcomes
OSN SuperSite
"Our study shows that patients with severe psychiatric disorders
(schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and bipolar disorder)
who are stable can be good candidates for LASIK," the researchers
said. "It is important to detect and exclude patients ... |
| Over-prescribing:
a worrisome trend
Montreal Gazette
Similarly, one cannot treat bipolar disorder without mood stabilizers.
But physicians are giving these drugs, often accompanied by antipsychotics,
to a broader range of patients who suffer from unstable mood and
behavioural problems but are not ... |
| Bipolar
disorder could cause irrational behaviior,
expert says
LubbockOnline.com
Bipolar disorder can happen to anybody, said Dr. Arun
Patel, a Lubbock psychiatrist who has treated the disorder since
he began practicing psychiatry in 1984. By BRITTANY HOOVER Bipolar
disorder can happen to anybody, said Dr. Arun
Patel, ... |
| Judge
Rules In Favor of Fired Employee With Bipolar Disorder
ABC News
Finally, he was taken to the hospital, where he was diagnosed
with Bipolar Disorder, a mood disorder
affecting about 5.7 million Americans and, according to
the World Health Organization, the sixth- leading cause
of disability worldwide. |
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| Wife
of alleged City Bank hostage-taker says husband has bipolar disorder
...
LubbockOnline.com
Tommy Ray Beadles, 61, suffers from bipolar disorder, a mental
disorder marked by alternating periods of elation and depression.
She says he was diagnosed about nine years ago and takes medication
to treat the symptoms, but she didn't know the specific ... |
| Front
Porch: Help for families dealing with mental illness
HeraldNet
The Snohomish County Affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental
Illness is offering a free program to family members and friends
of children who are living with a mental illness, including major
depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, ... |
| Widow
organizing walk to aid suicide prevention
NECN
Suicide attempts often are a result of some sort of mental illness,
like depression or bipolar disorder, Farrer
said. Job losses and family problems have triggered mild depression
more often in recent years, he said. That, in turn, leads to more
people ... |
| Judge
denies bid to dismiss charges in hit and run
Boston Herald
Police say at the time Soreff is accused
of striking and killing Valentino Macario-Lopez
in November 2008 , he was on at least five medications for treatment
of disorders including autism and bipolar disorder. He has been
ruled incompetent to stand ... |
| Healthy
minds good for business
Niagarathisweek.com
It's a jarring statistic: across Canada, one in five people will
experience a mental illness this year. It could be bipolar disorder,
an acute anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, or debilitating depression.
A study by Toronto's Centre for Addiction and ... |
| Sex
Addiction's Surprising Ties to Mental Illness
The Stir
Especially considering that the condition is usually caused
by an underlying disorder -- and it's tough to treat one
without treating the other. Bipolar
Disorder High-risk sexual activity can be symptomatic
of manic states. |
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