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Online bipolar disorder screening tool shown to improve lives
HealthCanal.com
UNSW researcher Professor Gordon Parker, based at the Black Dog Institute, says that while understanding has increased, bipolar disorder is still frequently under-diagnosed. A significant percentage of people with the condition never receive a ...

Expert shares first-hand account of mental illness
Drexel University The Triangle Online
As a mental health consultant who has experienced mental disorders firsthand, Szabo shared his story about when he and his brother were diagnosed with bipolar disorder and how they coped with it. ÒMy passion for mental health comes from personal ...

Genetic link between depression and panic
Toronto NewsFIX
Manic depression Ð also known as bipolar disorder Ð is a severe and devastating mental disorder marked by severe mood swings from elation to despair. The researchers looked at 203 families in which at least one member has bipolar disorder. They found ...

Myths About Bipolar Disorder - Bipolar Disorder - About.com
About - News & Issues
Smith, the author of Welcome to the Jungle: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Bipolar but Were Too Freaked Out to Ask, starts out with something that a lot of people don't realize: that having bipolar disorder doesn't necessarily mean you're ...

Is It Bipolar Disorder or Schizophrenia? - Bipolar Disorder - About.com
About - News & Issues
Bipolar 1 disorder with psychotic features and schizophrenia have psychosis in common, but there are no mood swings in schizophrenia. Add schizoaffective disorder - where there are mood swings and psychotic episodes but not at the same time, and it ...

One third of people with bipolar disorder unable to work Ð report - TheJournal.ie
thejournal.ie
MORE THAN ONE third of people with bipolar disorder are unable to work due to the impact on their lives, a report has found. Figures show that many people with bipolar are only diagnosed after experiencing symptoms for between 2 and 3 years, while ...

Bipolar 21-year-old died from drug combination
gethampshire.co.uk
A post mortem examination found 21-year-old Mr Greenwood, who suffered from bipolar disorder, had therapeutic traces of butane, morphine and diazepam in his blood. North East Hampshire coroner Andrew Bradley said a combination of the drugs would ..

Former Johnson City administrator's case to go back to court
Shreveport Times
Thomas Lally, who claimed bipolar disorder was connected to alleged sexual harassment incidents that preceded his suspension, sued the district in December 2010 after it abolished his position. A dense five-page decision issued April 4 by the state ...

Across the divide
Nature.com
Psychiatrists diagnose schizophrenia and bipolar disorder as two separate conditions. This separation is respected by drug companies, regulators, research funders, journals and bench researchers. Add that lot up, and you get a fundamental problem with ...

Mum's heartbreak as son takes his own life after 12-year bipolar ordeal
Manchester Evening News
A mum whose son took his own life after a 12-year battle with bipolar disorder has spoken of his struggle Ð and her hope of helping others before it's too late. Anthony Seddon died last month after overdosing on paracetamol at his Ashton home. He was ...

Concern over anti-psychotic drug given to soldiers
ABC Online
Soldiers have told Lateline the drug, originally intended to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, is being prescribed just to help them sleep. Lateline spoke to special forces soldiers from Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. All have PTSD ...

Weatherman candid about mental illness
Press Pubs
Barlow publicly disclosed his battle with bipolar disorder in September 2012 while hosting the National Alliance on Mental Illness walk. There he met David Wellstone, the late senator's son, who was speaking at the event. Wellstone too, is open about ...