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Passion Pit's Michael Angelakos
Reveals Bipolar
Disorder
Artistdirect.com
Angelakos, 25, clarified his statement
in a chat with Rolling Stone, admitted that he was diagnosed
with bipolar disorder when he was 18.
"People don't understand that it's not just debilitating;
it's all-encompassing. It's something that you have to work
on your ... |
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| A third of depression patients convert to bipolar disorder
News-Medical.net
By Mark Cowen, Senior MedWire Reporter.
Around a third of patients initially diagnosed with major depressive
disorder (MDD) have their diagnosis changed to bipolar
disorder (BD), Polish researchers report. Dominika
Dudek (Jagiellonian
University, ... |
| Twin testifies in trial of brother's suspected killer
Orlando Sentinel
McChesney also grilled Jarmaine
Griffin on his criminal record and medical conditions — bipolar disorder and attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder — which Griffin admitted were untreated.
The jury is expected to begin deliberations Thursday morning. |
| Since You Asked
Salon
I also struggle with a chronic illness, bipolar disorder, and have heard from friends and strangers that
I am “making it up” or “being dramatic.” Sadly, I have had to
let go of some relationships because while I know I have this
illness, it was very tempting to listen ... |
| Antipsychotics
Prescribed To Treat ADHD In More Children And Teens, New ...
Huffington Post
The drugs are not only being prescribed for schizophrenia and
bipolar disorder, but also for the commonly diagnosed attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Many mental health experts
say that the powerful medications come with serious ... |
| Utility
of DMDD diagnosis in child psychiatric patients questioned
News-Medical.net
In children admitted to a psychiatric unit with serious behavioral
problems, use of the new diagnosis concept of disruptive mood
dysregulation disorder (DMDD) may go
some way to reducing diagnoses of bipolar disorder, research shows.
However, this was ... |
| Gene
Associated With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Found By Boston
...
Medical News Today
Earlier genome wide-association studies (GWAS) have associated
the RORA gene to other psychiatric conditions, such as bipolar
disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression
and autism. Leading researcher Mark W. Miller, PhD, associate
... |
| What is bipolar
II disorder?
CNN (blog)
Jesse Jackson, Jr. made headlines last month when he was said
to be undergoing treatment for a mood disorder.
Now, doctors have specified his condition: Bipolar II disorder.
This mental illness
"is a treatable condition that affects parts of the brain
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| Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Undergoing Treatment for Bipolar Disorder
ABC News (blog)
However, there is no data to suggest a causative link between
gastric bypass surgery and bipolar
disorder in terms of worsening the problem. The disease,
which affects approximately 5.7 million Americans, is characterized
by cycles of depression and ... |
| Micronutrients better for bipolar disorder than conventional treatment
Food Consumer
Tuesday Aug 14, 2012 (foodconsumer.org) -- Taking certain dietary
supplements or micronutrients treatment may help patients with
bipolar disorder at least in young patients, according to a case
report in CNS spectrums. The case reported by J.J ... |
| Bipolar disorder: Someone you know showing signs?
HLNtv.com
Bipolar disorder
is also called manic-depressive disorder. It causes mood swings
that include emotional highs called mania and lows (depression).
Bipolar disorder often starts in your late teens or early adulthood,
but sometimes begins in childhood. |
| Family's Fight Against Bipolar Disorder Leads To Shock Therapy Success
WBUR
Before being diagnosed with bipolar
disorder, Linea was a bright student-athlete, ready to
pursue a music career. So the diagnosis surprised her mother,
Cinda. She's a professor and program
director of the special education graduate center at Seattle ... |
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Study: Pot May Improve Cognitive Functioning in Bipolar Disorder
The Atlantic
PROBLEM: At least one prior study has shown than cannabis
might have some positive effects for patients with bipolar
disorder, and several others have reported that in
patients with schizophrenia, marijuana use is actually associated
with an ... |
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| Dr. Mallika Marshall: Bipolar, manic depression
NECN
Our medical expert, Dr. Mallika Marshall,
joins “The Morning Show” to talk more about bipolar
disorder. Are bipolar
disorder and manic depression the same thing? Bipolar and
manic depression are used interchangeably, Marshall said. It's
a condition ... |
| 'Perfect Chaos': Mom And Daughter's Bipolar Battle
NPR
Cinda Johnson is an expert in youth
disabilities and emotional disorders. But she never suspected
her teen daughter Linea would have bipolar
disorder. Linea's life took a downturn when she began feeling
depressed and even suicidal. Linea and Cinda
... |
| Mylan launches generic sleep disorder, bipolar disorder drugs
Drug Store News
PITTSBURGH — Mylan has launched a generic
drug used to treat sleep disorders,
the company said Friday. The generic drug maker announced the
launch of modafinil tablets in the 100-mg and 200-mg strengths. The
drug is a generic version of Provigil,
... |
| Family's fight against bipolar disorder leads to shock therapy success
KPCC Pasadena
The Mayo Clinic's confirmation Monday that Congressman Jesse Jackson
Jr. is receiving care there for bipolar
depression is a reminder that the condition, which affects around
2.3 million Americans, can be treated. |
| Ride to raise bipolar awareness
The West Australian via
Yahoo!7 News
For Leigh Kestle, the annual Black Dog
Ride to the Red Centre is all about honouring
his late partner, Meredith, who took her life in 2007 after a
long fight with bipolar disorder. |
| Premature
Birth Linked to Mental Illness in Adults
Psychiatric News
Being born prematurely is associated with increased risk of a
range of severe mental disorders in adulthood, including nonaffective
psychosis, depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder. And that
association between early birth and later psychiatric illness
...
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