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A new look at nature of mood disorder
Boston.com
By age 12, doctors diagnosed him with bipolar disorder. The idea that he had a chronic mental illness
- one typically marked in adulthood by manic periods followed
by depression - frightened him. “It's something you think
you'll have your entire life ... |
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Proposed new diagnosis for bipolar disorder divides psychiatrists
Boston Globe
By Patricia Wen Steve Thompson
(right, with brother David) was diagnosed with bipolar
disorder as a child but the diagnosis has since been
dropped. As a child, Steve Thompson displayed outsized reactions
to ordinary events and intense mood swings. |
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| Bipolar Disorder Has Its Upside, Patients Say
LiveScience.com
The problems that come with bipolar
disorder are well-known, however, some people with the
condition feel lucky to have it. In a British study, 10 people
with biopolar disorder — a serious mental
illness characterized by swings between elation and ... |
| Sinead O'Connor Talks Bipolar Disorder & Split With Manager
Pollstar
The singer blames O'Caellaigh for not
taking her bipolar disorder and post traumatic
stress disorder into consideration, including a January 2012 suicide
attempt, when scheduling her commitments. O'Connor notes that
although her schedule was usually ... |
| International Bipolar
Foundation releases 'Healthy Living with Bipolar ...
Rancho Santa Fe Review
In celebration of May – Mental Health Month — the International
Bipolar Foundation (IBPF) launched the publication of its book,
“Healthy Living with Bipolar Disorder.” The book is geared
to both the person with bipolar
disorder and their caregivers. |
| International Bipolar
Foundation Hosts Rancho Santa Fe YSL Fashion Event
PR Web (press release)
Dedicated to curing Bipolar
Disorder, the International Bipolar Foundation is hosting
a private invitation Yves St. Laurent (YSL) Fashion Show May 15
in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. Dresses, shoes, accessories, and cosmetics
from the 2012 YSL collection will ... |
| Trudeau shares mental health message, Former prime minister's
wife tells story ...
EMC Ottawa West
EMC news - Margaret Trudeau gave a candid account of her struggle
with mental illness at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre on
May 4, recounting a life of depression, addiction and struggles
with bipolar disorder. Trudeau - an author, mother, ... |
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Sinead O'Connor: 'Expectations of me were unreasonable
and inhumane'
NME.com
The singer posted a lengthy message on her fan website describing
her on-going battle with bipolar
disorder and the split with her manager Fachtna
O'Ceallaigh. She writes that instead
of receiving treatment for her bipolar
disorder, her condition was ... |
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Childhood Bipolar
Boom: More Cases or Misdiagnoses?
ABC News
Dr. Avram H. Mack, a child and
adolescent psychiatrist in Washington, DC, wonders if an
explosion in childhood bipolar disorder reflects a true
increase in the condition, or the inappropriate labeling
of some youngsters that potentially could hold them ... |
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Gifts of the MAGI in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
EurekAlert (press release)
Led by principal investigator and senior author Dr. Silvia
Paddock, they examined genetic variations in families with
bipolar affective disorder,
schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder.
These disorders
have high overlapping genetic risk and are ... |
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Introducing Bipolar
Trek
PsychCentral.com (blog)
By John M. Grohol, PsyD
Bipolar disorder
is a serious mental illness that impacts millions
of people around the world. We're pleased to introduce
Bipolar Trek: The Voyages of BipolarLab with Dr. Yanni
Malliaris, Bsc, PhD, who is
a Clinical Psychologist ... |
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Fish good for mood disorders—study
Trinidad Guardian
When studies compare the mood disorders in different countries,
populations that eat the most fish have the lowest rates
of depression, bipolar disorder, postpartum depression,
and seasonal affective disorder. These fats also seem to
play a role in ... |
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Is Adult ADHD Linked to Addiction?
PsychCentral.com
General practitioners often attribute ADHD symptoms
to more commonly diagnosed disorders such as depression,
bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders or common negative lifestyle
issues such as poor diet. Improper diagnosis ensures
that ADHD remains ... |
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Child abuse survivor wants break from past
Chicago Sun-Times
Dear Abby: I think my in-laws want my husband to divorce
me because I have Asperger's syndrome and bipolar disorder. Sometimes I innocently say things that other
family members take offense to. I have offered to educate
my in-laws about bipolar and ... |
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Dear Abby: Parents betray daughters by protecting son
The Coloradoan
DEAR ABBY: I think my in-laws want my husband to divorce
me because I have Asperger's syndrome and bipolar disorder. Sometimes I innocently say things that other
family members take offense to. My mother-in-law then calls
my husband, tells him what a ... |
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| Musicians
band for bi-polar
research
Escanaba Daily Press
Guitarist and vocalist Sean Costello, who died tragically the
day before his 29th birthday in April 2008, will be the focus
of a musical tribute and Bipolar Disorder fundraiser on Sunday,
May 20, from 3-10 pm at the UpFront
& Company in Marquette. |
| Hateful
Feedback: "It's not the meds, it's YOUR fault you're fat"
About - News & Issues
By Marcia Purse, About.com GuideMay
11, 2012 Back in 2010 I posted a blog called Bipolar
Disorder, Meds and Blood Sugar. In it I talked about my
situation, having gained a total of 80 pounds from various psych
meds and developing diabetes as a result. |
| Rocky
Mountain ADA Center Announces Five Tips for Establishing a Mentally
...
PR.com (press release)
The ADA defines mental impairment to include psychiatric disabilities
including mental illness. There are more than 200 classified forms
of mental illness. Some of the more common disorders are depression,
bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders
(which ... |
| Illinois
receives $20 million in settlements
Carmi Times
In the first settlement, Madigan and the states alleged in a civil
complaint that Abbott engaged in deceptive practices to market
Depakote, which is FDA-approved for
treating seizure disorders, mania associated with bipolar disorder and prophylaxis of
... |
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Mood
Swings of a Bipolar
Friendship
WebMD (blog)
The symptoms of my illness
really came to life in high school. Thus my friendships
began to take a bit of a bipolar
curve of their own. I'd get depressed and suddenly I was
like a magnet with the opposite charge … everyone cleared
the area and kept ... |
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Bipolar Symptoms Stronger When Anxiety Disorder is Present
PsychCentral.com
By Traci Pedersen Associate News Editor People who suffer
from an anxiety disorder in addition to bipolar
disorder are more likely to have severe symptoms
of bipolar, such as suicidal behavior, more manic episodes,
and more depressive episodes, ... |
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Performance offers a window to mental illness
Chicago Tribune
The show, at the Center on Halsted's Hoover-Leppen
Theatre, comprises five monologues by women about depression
or bipolar disorder. Performed by professional
actors, they were crafted from the words of five real women.
One of them is Julie. |
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Highlighting mental health through art
Today's THV
The story revolves around a mother who struggles with worsening
bipolar disorder. "Bipolar disorder is a chronic mental
illness that is characterized by dramatic shifts in mood,
energy, activity level and behavior that then impacts a
person's ability ... |
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| Great Lakes Psychology Group Offers Free Online Mental
Health Screenings
WebWire (press release)
Clarkston, MI, May 14, 2012 - Great Lakes Psychology Group now
offers free online mental health screenings for depression, anxiety,
bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress
disorder and adolescent depression. A recent study conducted by
the Institute ... |
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What is having ECT like?
The Guardian
Or even to the broadly admirable portrayal of an intelligent
woman with bipolar disorder. I'm talking about
the traumatic electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) scene. It's
actually not a big deal. And I should know – I've had it
several times. |
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| Mental
Health Hero Julie Fast
PsychCentral.com (blog)
By Chato B. Stewart Julie A. Fast is
a world leading mental health expert on the topics of bipolar disorder, depression, seasonal affective disorder and mood
management. She is the bestselling author of Loving Someone with
Bipolar Disorder, ... |
| Missouri
obtains $15 million in Medicaid fraud settlement
Waynesville Daily Guide
Depakote is approved for treatment of
seizure disorders, mania associated with bipolar
disorder, and prevention of migraines, but Abbott marketed
the drug for treating other conditions, including schizophrenia,
agitated dementia and autism. |
| Author
talks about mental illness
-- in her book and in her life
Auburn Citizen
Sitting circle-time style in the bookstore's cushy chairs with
cups of coffee crowding a table, Winters-Schwarts
— who has one daughter diagnosed with bi-polar
disorder, another diagnosed with schizophrenia — talked
about how her own experiences with ... |
| Fairview
Police Search For Missing Endangered Teen
News On 6
According to police, Pittsenbarger suffers
from bipolar disorder and depression. She
did not take her medicine with her when she went missing. Pittsenbarger
is under proven medical or physical disability. Police believe
she is in imminent danger of ... |
| Three
people talk about living with bipolar disorder, including a mum
and son
Scottish Daily Record
So when Gary was later diagnosed with bipolar disorder, he urged
his mother to go to her GP. And the mother and son say they weren't
surprised at all when tests later revealed Patricia suffered from
bipolar disorder, too. Patricia, 44, said: “Gary and ... |
| Supreme
Court Rejects Case of Former Sailor With Stress Disorder
New York Times (blog)
The former sailor, Osborn Miranda, had argued that his guilty
plea in the case was not valid because he suffered from both post-traumatic
stress disorder and bipolar disorder. During the guilty-plea inquiry,
a military judge did not delve into the ... |
| Mental
health is much more than serious illnesses
The Southern
Often, when people think about “mental health” they associate
this with those with severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia
or bipolar disorder. However, mental health is more than that.
It is a healthy balance of mental and emotional well-being ... |
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Reducing
Off-Label Use Of Antipsychotic Medications May Save Money
HealthNewsDigest.com
Researchers say that 57.6 percent of patients prescribed
antipsychotic medications in data from 2003 did not have
schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, the conditions
for which the drugs were approved for use. Use of medication
for treatments that is not ... |
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An
Epidemic of Mental Disorders?
PsychCentral.com (blog)
By John M. Grohol, PsyD
Every month, I run across a newspaper or online article
about how such-and-such mental disorder is an “epidemic.”
I can rattle off the disorders that have been paired with
this word so far this year — bipolar disorder in ... |
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| Mental
disorder hospitalizations up 19% in 2011
AirForceTimes.com
But in 2010, mental disorders — mainly adjustment diagnoses, including
post-traumatic stress disorder, and episodic mood disorders, including
major depression and bipolar disorder — were associated with more
hospitalizations among the active-duty ... |
| Understanding
mental health
Aspen Daily News
In fact, recent research has found that people with severe mental
illness (ie schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or psychosis) are twice
as likely to be the victim of violence than the general population.
Educate those around you that there is little to ... |
| Theater
Review: Next to Normal
Jerusalem Post
By HELEN KAYE Next to Normal powerfully tells the story of an
ordinary family as it struggles to cope with mental illness. Diana
Goodman's (Ayelet Robinson) long-time bipolar disorder, also known
as manic-depression, isn't easy to live with, ... |
| Shock
therapy patients wait over red tape
Windsor Star
The Canadian Psychiatric Association recognizes ECT as a treatment
for drug-resistant depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Until recently, scientists were not entirely sure how or why it
worked, but that it was very effective in helping ... |
| Manatee
County School Board Regular Meeting Results May 14, 2012
The Bradenton Times
... for School Psychologists and School Social Workers to use
when working with district students who have been diagnosed with
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), Bipolar Disorder,
Depression and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). |
| Bipolar
Disorder (Manic-Depression)
The Korea Herald
Bipolar disorder gets its name because it is associated with mood
swings from one extreme to the other. It used to be called manic
depression, as it involves both the lows of depression and the
highs of mania. People with this illness experience ... |
| Walk
spotlights mental health
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Penny Hall learned she had bipolar disorder 19 years ago. That
diagnosis is one reason the 48-year-old plans to join the NAMI
Walk this weekend. NAMI, or the National Alliance on Mental Illness,
is holding it's ninth annual walk at
9 am Saturday. |
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What
is Disruptive Mood Dysregulation
Disorder?
PsychCentral.com (blog)
By John M. Grohol, PsyD
In the late 1990s and continuing on into the past decade,
bipolar disorder started being diagnosed
more and more in children. This became a problem only because
the criteria for bipolar
disorder in children have never been ... |
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| How
Big Pharma and the Psychiatric Establishment
Drugged Up Our Kids
AlterNet
In his book Psychiatryland, psychiatrist
Phillip Sinaikin recounts reading a scientific article in which
it was debated whether a three-year-old girl who ran out into
traffic had oppositional-defiant disorder or bipolar disorder,
the latter marked by ... |
| Corrections:
May 17
New York Times
It is bipolar disorder, not bipolar personality disorder. BUSINESS
DAY An article on Wednesday in the Square Feet pages, about the
renovation of the Cross County Shopping Center in Yonkers, misstated
the amount paid in lieu of property taxes by the ... |
| Researchers
Crack Codes for Lithium, Electroshock
Pacific Standard
While they have been widely used for decades, no one knew exactly
why two mainstays of psychiatric treatment–lithium chloride for
bipolar disorder and electroconvulsive (or electroshock) therapy
for major depression–worked. |
| Lawson
researcher receives 1 of first-ever Pfizer Psychiatry Research
Awards
EurekAlert (press release)
Dr. Elizabeth Osuch, Scientist and Rea
Research Chair of Affective and Anxiety Disorders at Lawson, is
one of two researchers to receive $100000 to support their research.
Dr. Osuch's winning proposal aims to
improve diagnosis of bipolar disorder in ... |
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May
is Mental Health Awareness Month
Intermountain Catholic
Some of the serious mental illnesses include major depression,
schizophrenia, bipolar
disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder
and post traumatic stress disorder. "Mental illnesses
can affect persons of any age, race, religion, ... |
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| Larry
Evans request in hands of judge
Mansfield News Journal
He has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder with psychotic features.
He since has been treated with lithium. Stinson said the medication
has made a huge difference. "He's completely asymptomatic,"
he said. "There's no symptoms of his mental illness at ... |
| Account
of bipolar struggle leads Cleethorpes
man to tea with Ruby Wax at the Ritz
This is Grimsby
Robert Palmer, who has bipolar disorder, entered a competition
organised by the mental health website Black Dog Tribe.
WAXING LYRICAL: Robert Palmer, of Cleethorpes,
who has bipolar disorder, has won a competition to have afternoon
tea with comedienne ... |
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| Separating
What's Bipolar From What's Not
PsychCentral.com (blog)
By Joe Kraynak One of the things I hate
most about bipolar disorder is how subtly sinister it can be when
a loved one is trending toward mania — not manic yet or even hypomanic,
just talking faster and louder, blurting out statements that are
a little ... |
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"That's
Just Crazy Talk": Stage Play Tackles Bipolar Stigma
Clinical Psychiatry News Digital Network
PHILADELPHIA – Seeking to address issues of stigma surrounding
bipolar disorder among patients and
health care providers, a group of Canadian researchers and
patient advocates commissioned a play aimed at giving a
human face to someone who has ... |
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| Pfizer
announces first-ever recipients of its Psychiatry Research Awards
Canada NewsWire (press release)
Eligible areas of study include clinical research involving humans,
or outcomes/epidemiological research in the areas of major depressive
disorders, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. "Pfizer Canada
is dedicated to supporting outstanding research that ... |
| Genomind Launches Open Label Study for PGx-Guided Psychiatric Therapy
GenomeWeb
Genomind claims the test can be used
"for a range of psychiatric conditions," including depression,
bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, obsessive
compulsive disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. |
| Book
Review: The Guardians -- An Elegy
Huffington Post
Because his death was from suicide while in the throes of an acute
psychotic illness, likely bipolar disorder, his death is yet another
preventable tragedy. In this country, 35000 people annually succumb
to death by their own doing; there are no doubt ... |
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