Bipolar disorder

One of these tips is creating comprehensive lists of behaviors and activities that minimize symptoms and those that don’t. It can be tough to know how to help your partner, and sometimes, naturally, your own frustration, confusion and anger ...  

The number of teenagers who have experienced mania, a hallmark of bipolar disorder, is close to the number of adults estimated to have the mood disorder, suggesting that for many the condition begins during adolescence, according to a US study. “The ...  

A distinguished Australian child psychiatrist, Dr. Peter Parry, writes a guest post providing an international perspective on the diagnosis of bipolar disorder in childrenread more  

A descriptive account in the personal struggle of someone suffering from Bipolar Disorder and the coping skills they implemented in learning how to live a healthy lifestyle.Contributor: Sean OConnorPublished: May 26, 2012  

I have been dealing with bi-polar disorder for almost forty years, since I was in my early twenties. While no one really likes to have an illness like bipolar disorder, it has taught me many lessons in life.Contributor: Rita DanielPublished: May 26, 2012  

Background: Carbamazepine (CBZ) has been used in the treatment of bipolar disorder, both in acute mania and maintenance therapy, since the early 1970s. Here, we report a follow-up study of CBZ-treated bipolar patients in the Taipei City Psychiatric Centre. Methods: Bipolar patients diagnosed according to the DSM-IV system and treated with CBZ at the Taipei City Psychiatric Centre had their charts reviewed to evaluate the efficacy and side...  

What is bipolar and why do we know so little about it? Professor Ulrik Malt is the Director Department of Neuropsychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine at Oslo University Hospital and Professor of Medicine at the University of Oslo. He spoke to Richard Stubbs ...  

Bipolar disorder isn't as common as it seems. Often, the behaviors that indicative can be attributed to a lifestyle rather than a disorder.Contributor: Kathy FoustPublished: May 24, 2012  

Sometimes an episode of major depression occurs on top of dysthymia; this is known as double depression. WHAT IS BIPOLAR DISORDER? Bipolar disorder always includes one or more episodes of mania, characterized by high mood, grandiose thoughts ...  

Effects of bipolar disorder on children: This disorder does not effect every child in the same way. The frequency, intensity and duration of a child's symptom and the child's response to treatment vary drastically. This disorder also affects the growth of ...  

Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression) – Pipeline Review, H1 2012 - Global Markets Direct's, 'Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression) - Pipeline Review, H1 2012', provides an overview of the Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression) therapeutic pipeline. This report ...  

Millions of Americans suffer, or have suffered, or will suffer from a mental illness. From a distance, Amanda Williams looks like an ordinary Mississippi girl. She enjoys singing and playing her guitar, as well as feeding the fish in the pond. But it turns ...  

Sibutramine-induced mania as the first manifestation of bipolar disorder. Sibutramine, used in obesity treatment, has been associated with many neuropsychiatric side effects including hypomanic and manic episodes. Hypomanic or manic episodes related to ...  

There are a variety of methods you can use to help yourself with bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression). Individuals should take an active role in their own treatment and self-care because feeling better and getting better is an active, daily ...  

"A lot of people think depression or bipolar disorder is something to get over and we would ... are as effective or more effective than drugs that only attempt to mask symptoms." The World Health Organization predicts that depression will ...  

Background: Sibutramine, used in obesity treatment, has been associated with many neuropsychiatric side effects including hypomanic and manic episodes. Hypomanic or manic episodes related to sibutramine treatment were earlier reported in patients who had previous history of bipolar disorder, after sibutramine overdose, after over-the-counter product illegally containing very high dose of sibutramine, together with psychotic symptoms, in...  

The popular martial arts actor Jean-Claude Van Damme says he believes he was manic-depressive in his teenage years. Fame came with the movie Bloodsport when he was 28, but just a few years later he was using cocaine and his life went on a downward spiral. But when he became suicidal, he chose life. Read about this turning point and Van Damme's attitude toward his illness: Jean-Claude Van Damme and Bipolar Disorder...  

This was announced last month, but I'm admittedly not paying close attention to what is up with Sinead, and just realized it when I saw that tonight's Beacon Theater show was cancelled... "With enormous regret I must announce that I have to cancel all ...  

He suffers from bipolar disorder and apparently acts irrationally at times. Judge Hennie de Vos yesterday appointed an auditors’ firm as a curator to manage his financial affairs. Another curator was appointed earlier to investigate whether the 66-year ...  

He suffers from bipolar disorder and apparently acts irrationally at times. Judge Hennie de Vos on Thursday appointed an auditors’ firm as a curator to manage his financial affairs. Another curator was appointed earlier to investigate whether the 66-year ...  

Childhood bipolar disorder, also known as pediatric bipolar disorder, is a form of bipolar disorder that occurs in children. While its existence is still a matter of some academic debate and disagreement, there is a growing body of evidence that suggests ...  

Ours is a journey through illness, but it is not only that. It is a journey steeped in love, a love that would not give up on our daughter's life. The energy and time it takes to find good treatment, continued support, and understanding for the ...  

Investigators with the Columbia University New York State Psychiatric Institute determined in a new study that suffering from anxiety makes bipolar disorder patients experience more severe symptoms. In other words, anxiety tends to worsen aspects of BPD ...  

The number of teenagers who have experienced mania -- a hallmark of bipolar disorder -- is close to the number of adults estimated to have the mood disorder, suggesting that for many the condition begins during adolescence, according to a new study.  

Bridges to Recovery Now Offers Inpatient Treatment for Bipolar DisorderPR Web (press release)An effective alternative to a hospital environment for patients suffering from many types of mental health disorders including bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety obsessive compulsive disorders, grief support and other issues.and more »  

Some of these signs are similar to those that occur in teenagers with other problems such as drug abuse, delinquency ... and starting specific treatment. Teenagers with bipolar disorder can be effectively treated. Effective treatment for this disorder ...  

MAGI genes formally known as membrane linked to guanylate kinase are findings completely unrelated to the classic story of gift giving. WW and PDZ domain containing proteins) do influence brain function in important ways. MAGI1 and MAGI2 are ...  

the first ( Study 002 ) examined acute depressive symptoms in patients with bipolar I or bipolar II disorder, while the other ( Study 004 ) examined acute manic symptoms in patients with bipolar I disorder. The data demonstrated that patients suffering ...  

These findings are not about the classic story of gift-giving, although the MAGI genes (officially named membrane associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ domain containing proteins) do influence brain function in important ways. MAGI1 and MAGI2 are genes that code for the MAGI proteins. These proteins influence the development and function of synapses in the brain, the junctions where communication between nerve cells occurs. Because they...  

Bridges to Recovery is a residential treatment center in Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades and Bel Air, California. The treatment center offers an effective alternative to a hospital environment for patients suffering from many types of mental ...  

The abundance of thoughts may be difficult to follow ... This term describes the overall course of the illness over a period of 12 months. A patient with rapid cycling bipolar disorder has four or more manic, hypomanic, depressive or mixed episodes ...  

Philadelphia, PA, May 10, 2012 – These findings are not about the classic story of gift-giving, although the MAGI genes (officially named membrane associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ domain containing proteins) do influence brain function in ...  

Patient Discussions are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Never delay or disregard seeking professional medical advice from your physician or other qualified health provider because of something you have read on ...  

Actress and acting teacher Paula Chanda recalled her husband, director and actor Bob Chanda, once told her, “Some stories can be told, but some stories should be told. “‘Next to Normal’ is such an incredibly moving piece,” she said ...  

It begins with recognizing the illness. Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive disorder, is characterized by episodes of elevated mood, euphoria, and irritability, contrasted with periods of deep depression. It affects men and women equally.  

FAIRFIELD- The road to mental health recovery can be incredibly lonely; for many people who are struggling with mental illness, there's often denial and a loss of hope. For family and friends, there's often misunderstanding or resignation.  

As adults, these children would be more likely to develop anxiety or depression ... be interpreted as a child’s way of manifesting a manic episode, which has been one of the central symptoms required for a bipolar diagnosis.  

He is known to have suffered from depression, insomnia and substance abuse, but could all this have been caused by bipolar disorder? People with bipolar disorder are often diagnosed with depression, because patients usually don’t report symptoms of mania ...  

This study evaluated mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, which combines mindfulness meditation along with aspects of cognitive therapy, in the treatment of bipolar disorder. BMC Psychiatry  

Boston GlobeProposed new diagnosis for bipolar disorder in children divides psychiatristsBoston GlobeBy 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 ...Bipolar Disorder Has Its Upside, Patients SayLiveScience.comBipolar symptoms may begin in...  

It’s this time of the year again – spring. Our interest in life literally springs up, our moods and love life improve and many patients with bipolar disorder begin to experience their first signs of hypomania. Call it a seasonal effect, put it down on ...  

It is particularly tricky to diagnose in teens because of its symptoms’ similarity to those of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), alcohol and drug abuse problems, and conduct disorder. Early diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder is ...  

What is bipolar disorder? Bipolar disorder, commonly referred to as manic depression, is a condition in which a person experiences extreme mood swings which alternate from severe depression to euphoric highs.  What causes bipolar disorder? Doctors do not ...  

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, according to new research led by Regina ...  

MOOD swings are a normal part of everyday life, but for people with bipolar disorder (also called manic-depressive illness), these mood shifts are very different from the normal ups and downs that everyone goes through. The mood swings of bipolar are more ...  

MAGI1 andMAGI2 are genes that code for the MAGI proteins. These proteins influence the development and function of synapses in the brain, the junctions where communication between nerve cells occurs. Led by principal investigator and senior author Dr ...  

There’s a graphic circulating through social marketing it says, “I hate being bipolar, it’s awesome.” I laughed at the logo. My family, however, did not see the humor in it. At age 39 I was diagnosed with bipolar depression.Contributor: Laura TurnerPublished: May 07, 2012  

ONE in four of us will experience a mental health problem at some time in our lives ... Gary said: “My then girlfriend encouraged me to phone the ‘Breathing Space’ helpline, and they encouraged me to go to my GP. “I was then referred to a ...  

Campuses reach out to the bipolar Bipolar disorder can crop up at any point in a person’s life, although those with a predisposition to the mental illness are particularly at risk during college, with more than 50 percent of all cases starting between the ages of 15 to 25. Colleges in New England are now offering a variety of services, including therapy, support groups, and referrals. But students with the disorder, medical experts, and...  

After being "sad" for many years, I was finally diagnosed as having bipolar disorder. I have learned to cope with my illness and appreciate those around me battling similar demons.Contributor: Tiffany BaileyPublished: May 10, 2012  

May 7, 2012 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — Researchers at the Mayo Clinic aim to provide an important tool for the characterization and investigation of bipolar disorder through development of the Mayo Clinic Bipolar Disorder Biobank. The project, part ...  

Bipolar disorder, sometimes called manic depressive illness, is classically characterized by mood swings between depression and mania, and notoriously tricky to diagnose in children. That's partly because symptoms frequently overlap with those of such ...  

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 ...  

Without proper treatment and counseling ... Having bipolar disorder is not sentencing you to a life of constant sorrow and battles with addiction. Your disorder does not define who you are and what you are supposed to do with your life.  

Some individuals with bipolar disorder say they experience highly-valued, positive experiences from living with the condition, according to new research by Lancaster University. According to the study, ten people (ages 24 to 57) with bipolar ...  

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 2.6 per cent of adults have had bipolar disorder in the last 12 months. "I think our data suggest that bipolar disorder is more common in adolescents than previous studies had shown," Merikangas told ...  

The number of teenagers who have experienced mania -- a hallmark of bipolar disorder -- is close to the number of adults estimated to have the mood disorder, suggesting that for many the condition begins during adolescence, according to a new study.Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Bipolar Disorder, Teen Mental Health  

Perfect Chaos is the story of Linea’s day-to-day fight with bipolar disorder and her astounding efforts to piece together her life and achieve her own stability and independence. "Mental illness affects the lives of one in 10 children in the United States."  

Psychotic features are often present during the manic phase of bipolar I disorder. Aspects of psychosis may also manifest during extreme episodes of depression. They are also present in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. These features include ...  

It seems like having a mental illness like bipolar disorder should be kept a secret from your boss. However, not telling your boss could be a big mistake.Contributor: Paul BrightPublished: May 19, 2012  

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 firmly established. Researchers developed their own set of criteria which contradicted the official diagnostic criteria for the disorder. [...]  

It is no longer necessary to medicate Bipolar Disorder. Usually, medicating the symptoms instead of finding the origin of the Bipolar Disorder and the causing fear is the medical procedure. The medical society comes from a typical solution of ...  

Here, his enemies can be slain with the click of a mouse. Not so in real life. Bipolar disorder is the nemesis he battles with therapy, lithium, the anti-psychotic drug Seroquel and the anti-convulsant lamotrigine. Foot-size holes patched with ...  

Fans wish her a speedy recovery. Read more about Sinead O’Connor http://www.sinead-oconnor.com/ It is important for bipolar disorder patients to receive on-going treatment. Bipolar disorder can become serious if left untreated.  Learn more about bipolar ...  

In this heartfelt memoir, Dalpra chronicles her journey through the mood disorder historically known as manic-depressive disorder. While she describes the tremendous strain the disorder caused her, she credits the condition with bringing her closer to God.  

Two weeks after canceling her tour and taking her website off line, Sinead O’Connor has updated her site with a post about why she’s no longer working with her former manager and the effect he’s had on her mental health. The Irish singer wrote that ...  

Veteran actress Kim Novak has revealed she suffers from bipolar disorder The Vertigo star confessed to having the manic-depressive mood disorder as she gave a speech at the Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival in Hollywood on Friday 13Apr12 acco...  

The problems of living with bipolar disorder have been well documented, but a new study has captured the views of those who also report highly-valued, positive experiences of living with the condition.  

Researchers at Lancaster's Spectrum Centre, which is dedicated to the study of bipolar disorder, interviewed and recorded their views of ten people with a bipolar diagnosis, aged between 24 and 57. Participants in the study reported a number of perceived ...  

Ups and downs are part and parcel of everyone’s life but if its affects on your mood are more severe, then certainly you could be suffering from bipolar disorder. The symptoms of the disease include poor judgement, loss of temper, little need for sleep ...  

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A symposium on bipolar disorder and its comorbidities in children and adolescents was held at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in 2011. The following findings were reported there. ADHD Researcher Janet Wozniak discussed the relationship of bipolar illness and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Based on interviews of [...]  

According to the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, bipolar disorder affects approximately 5.7 million adult Americans. Growing up with bipolar disorder, Robert Lee Trent had a tough life – one that was only compounded by being surrounded by a ...  

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 too open and ...  

The cause of bipolar disorder is not entirely known. Genetic, neurochemical and environmental factors probably interact at many levels to play a role in the onset and progression of bipolar disorder. The current thinking is that this is a predominantly ...  

The diagnostic boundary between Major Depressive and Bipolar II Disorder is one of the most difficult and also one of the most important in psychiatry. Difficult (and inherently at least somewhat arbitrary) because the distinction rests completely on how one defines a hypomanic episode.read more  

"IT IS painful for me to look at someone in the eye," said a patient diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome when asked to describe his social interaction with other people. "Asperger's Syndrome may be defined as a Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) characterized by impairment and oddity of social interaction, restricted interest and behavior similar to that with autistic disorder," shares Dr ...  

I found out that I was bipolar six years ago. It was, and still is, hard for me to deal with. With so many stigma's surrounding the illness, it's hard for anyone to live through the ups and downs of bipolar disorder. This is my story.Contributor: Catherine SeefeldtPublished: Apr 30, 2012  

The problems of living with bipolar have been well documented, but a new study by Lancaster University has captured the views of those who also report highly-valued, positive experiences of living with the condition.  

"It is really important that we learn more about the positives of bipolar as focusing only on negative aspects paints a very biased picture that perpetuates the view of bipolar as a wholly negative experience ... her school days she was aware ...  

Dr. Roger D. Weiss will discuss "Treatment of Patients with Substance Abuse and Bipolar Disorder" at the Four Winds Hospital in Cross River on Friday, June 8, from 9:30 to 11. This lecture will review pharmacologic and psychosocial treatment approaches for ...  

A recent publication in BioMed Central, reviewed the latest researches on bipolar disorder, a mental illness characterized by extreme mood swings between depression and mania, and analyzed the mystery behind the restless mind inflicted with this ...  

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.  

Sinead O'Connor has canceled the remainder of her 2012 tour. The 'Wolf is Getting Married' singer - who has suffered a series of public breakdowns and relationship issues with husband Barry Herridge in recent months - has claimed it is with "regret" she is ending the tour but is doing so because of "bipolar disorder". Writing on her website, she said: "With enormous regret I must announce that I have...  

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of teenagers who have experienced mania -- a hallmark of bipolar disorder -- is close to the number of adults estimated to have the mood disorder, suggesting that for many the condition begins during adolescence, according to a new study.  

Dear Editor: The cartoon on April 25 in The Advocate making fun of a no-fault illness that is biologically based is disgusting. People who experience bipolar disorder are very challenged with their symptoms, but work hard to maintain their existence. Treatment works and people recover and lead productive, fulfilling lives. The stigma promoted by your cartoon does not help anyone, and I am always disappointed to see this kind of discrimination...  

Artist Rep's Next to Normal sets mental illness to music. by Alison Hallett [WARNING! This review contains a spoiler—not of the show's ending, but of a plot reveal that occurs during the first act. It's a reveal that'll only spoil the first few minutes of the show, but if you care about such things, STOP READING AT ONCE!] Next to Normal, making its Portland debut at Artists Repertory Theatre, is a widely loved...  

Just one month after announcing a North American trek, Sinead O'Connor has canceled the outing, citing issues with bipolar disorder. More news: Sinéad O'ConnorAll the latest music and artist coverage from SoundSpike  

Bipolar disorder, also known by its older name “manic depression,” is a mental disorder that is characterized by constantly changing moods. A person with bipolar disorder experiences alternating “highs” (what clinicians call “mania“) and ...  

(REUTERS) - The number of teenagers who have experienced mania, a hallmark of bipolar disorder, is close to the number of adults estimated to have the mood disorder, suggesting that for many the condition begins during adolescence, according to a United ...  

“When you have bipolar disorder, it can often feel like you’re at the mercy of your emotional states — like you’re the passenger in the car, just along for the ride,” writes Sheri Van Dijk, MSW, in The Dialectical Behavior Therapy ...  

Applying mild electrical currents to the brain has been shown to be an effective treatment for depression. But could the treatment also benefit people with bipolar disorder? Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is a safe, non-invasive technique ...  

The Vertigo star confessed to having the manic-depressive mood disorder as she gave a speech at the Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival in Hollywood on Friday (13Apr12), according to the Los Angeles Times. She told the crowd, "I'm bipolar...  

      Kim Novak showed up to Grauman's today to leave her foot and handprints at Grauman Theatre. The actress was in town for the TCM Classic Film Festival and she hammed it up for the crowd while she was giving her prints. [ more › ]  

GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) - Former television journalist Jane Pauley says her diagnosis of having bipolar disorder at age 50 came as a shock because she had been "normal" her whole life. The former "Today" co-host and "Dateline NBC" host tells The Elkhart Truth ...  

LONDON (Reuters) - Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O'Connor has cancelled her tour schedule due to bipolar disorder, she said in a statement quoted by British media and fansites on Tuesday. She said she called off plans to tour North America "with enormous ...  

He suggests the DSM criteria should be conceptualized as a type of test for the etiologically defined illnesses ... studies of the prognostic significance of sub-threshold bipolar disorder. He explains that while sub-threshold bipolarity ...  

Please keep in mind that these are generalizations of symptoms. An individual patient may have different symptoms and yet still suffer from major or manic depression/bipolar disorder.Contributor: Rena SherwoodPublished: Apr 06, 2012  

GOSHEN — Former television journalist Jane Pauley says her diagnosis of having bipolar disorder at age 50 came as a shock because she had been "normal" her whole life. The former "Today" co-host and "Dateline NBC" host tells The Elkhart Truth ...  

NFL Draft Busts (VIDEOS): Quincy Carter drug abuse & bipolar disorder: stints with Jets, Canadian football, Arena and Arena 2. As many of you are obviously aware, the NFL Draft is far from an exact science. Each year, prospects who are highly sought turn ...  

Scientists believe it's off kilter in patients with bipolar disorder. Some of the genes implicated in ... We'll watch it tick, use mathematics to understand its function and test how it controls mood," Forger said. The researchers will examine ...  

Doctor Robert T. Cochran, Jr. proposes what could be considered a controversial idea in medical circles. In The Opiate Cure, he asserts that certain types of psychiatric illnesses, collectively classified as the Bipolar Spectrum, are manageable, or even ...  

“I HEAR voices whispering inside my head telling me what to do. The voices gradually gets louder and louder until I find myself banging my head to a wall just to make them stop,” shares Christina, a professional and was diagnosed with a bipolar disorder.  

At the annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Toronto in October 2011, a symposium on the impact of obesity on the course of childhood onset bipolar illness was held. Typical Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Youth David Axelson described the typical outcome of bipolar illness and the medications used [...]  

They may speak or think of suicide, making emergency care crucial for their safety. Just as in a manic episode, psychotic symptoms may also occur during severe depressive episodes. This is a mood episode during which the symptoms of depression and mania ...  

The computer in the corner of the bedroom is the center of his world. It's where 15-year-old Ben is in control. He is a masterful player in "World of Warcraft," an online role-playing game. Here, his enemies can be slain with the click of a mouse.  

"This is the first case taken to trial by the EEOC involving someone who is bipolar," says William Tamayo, the EEOC's regional attorney in San Francisco."These are generally harder cases to win, in part because mental disability is a much more difficult area for litigation than physical disability. But here the judge concluded that Cottonwood was motivated by a bias against people with this kind of disability after Mr. Reilly had disclosed...  

The former "Today" co-host and "Dateline NBC" host tells The Elkhart Truth the disorder was brought on by a combination of medicines used to combat depression and anti-inflammatory steroids used to cure her life-threatening hives. She says when she finally ...  

I've had vivid dreams all my life - long, clear, and so detailed I could write them out as bizarre stories. These are rarely nightmares, but I have those, too, on occasion. My nightmares most commonly revolve around the fear of falling. For example, more than once I've dreamed I was in an elevator with a central pillar, and suddenly the floor turned to rubber and detached from the edges. The only real safety is to hang onto the pillar, but I...  

This week, the Irish singer has cancelled all her 2012 touring ... II on "Saturday Night Live" — had just released a new record that was enjoying good reviews and sales. O'Connor made headlines in December when she suddenly married, separated ...  

When the next bout of depression came — and it always comes when you are bipolar — I made an appointment with my therapist. “Is it possible,” I asked, “for me to miss the mood swings?” “Of course,” she said. “Why do you think people go ...  

Although bipolar disorder is viewed as a long-term, often chronic condition, there are a variety of effective treatments available. People with bipolar disorder often seek out treatment according to what part of the cycle they’re in. When a person with ...  

General Hospital star Maurice Benard has been very vocal about the fact he lives with bipolar disorder -- since being diagnosed at 22 years old, Benard's (now 49) become a spokesperson for treatment of the disorder with Mental Health America ...  

It’s time to hit pause for embattled singer-songwriter Sinead O’Connor. The Irish artist announced today that she was scrapping her 2012 tour due to ongoing mental health issues. O’Connor was scheduled to play a series of American dates ...  

Symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe. They are different from the normal ups and downs that everyone goes through from time to time. Bipolar disorder symptoms can result in damaged relationships, poor job or school performance, and even suicide.  

O'Connor, whose website and Twitter account have since gone inactive, also wrote that she still hopes to perform at the Curtis Mayfield tribute at Lincoln Center in New York on July 20. The singer, who tweeted about her tumultuous 16-day marriage to ...  

Just months after wowing two separate sold out crowds in Los Angeles, Sinead O’Connor has decided not to move forward with her upcoming US concert dates. Apart from the well-received performances, the Irish singer has been in the headlines ...  

Michael R. Edmonds Jr., the 26-year-old University of Florida student who jumped to his death Sunday from a stairwell at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2009 but seemed to have found balance in Gainesville ...  

Intense separation anxiety, trouble sleeping ... PBD proponents highly recommend early treatment for best results, but no one knows the medication’s effect on children beyond the immediate reduction of symptoms. The PBD diagnosis has its ...  

Sinead O'Connor has announced the cancellation of her 2012 tour, following a string of public problems in her personal life. The singer, who has suffered a string of breakdowns and breakups with recent husband Barry Herridge announced the cancellation on ...  

Experts are using the month of May — Mental Health Month — to raise awareness about conditions such as depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder, and also offer guidance in tearing down the barriers to treatment. “Too many people who are ...  

Sinead O'Connor has scrapped all her upcoming tour dates and threatened to quit show business forever following a meltdown before a scheduled show in Munich, Germany on Saturday. The Irish star, ...  

Kim Novak has revealed that she has bipolar disorder. According to the Los Angeles Times, the Vertigo star confessed that she struggled with depression for years while attending the Turner Classic Movies Classic Film Festival on Friday (April 15).  

Parents never want to believe that there is something wrong with their child. Although a child generally goes through a variety of up and downs during a normal day making it difficult to determine the seriousness of the behavior. How do you know when these ...  

So very stupidly I ignored his advice to my great detriment, attempting to be stronger than ... That same month, she ended things with her on-again, off-again love Barry Herridge, who she married Dec. 8 but separated from him just 16 days ...  

Harvard's Massachusetts General Hospital's (MGH) psychiatric department (the people who created child bipolar disorder that led to the drugging of over a million innocent children with dangerous antipsychotic...read more  

Michael R. Edmonds Jr., the 26-year-old University of Florida student who jumped to his death Sunday from a stairwell at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2009 but seemed to have found balance in Gainesville ...  

excessive sleep, eating too much or not enough, crying spells and isolation. Treatment is available, very effective and affordable, Patel stressed. The main treatment for bipolar disorders are medications known as mood stabilizers, Patel said.  

These are some of the most commonly asked questions — and their answers — about manic depression (also known as bipolar disorder): Is there a test to tell me if I have, or may inherit, bipolar disorder? Currently, no test can tell a person if he is at ...  

Carrie Burr has Bipolar I disorder, and her history with the mental illness included two extensive hospitalizations. Yet she and her husband were able to adopt two children from foster care and raise them with love, courage and joy. I can attest to this: Carrie is my cousin. In this series of articles from 2000, Carrie tells the honest truth about her bipolar disorder, the process of deciding to adopt, and the adoption process itself...  

I just recently got out of the military and i was diagnosed with ptsd after going to some behavioral sessions my last session the Dr. out of left field said i had bi polar symptoms and tried to say i was bi polar i was like yea right just ...  

The couple met just three months before marrying after Herridge had responded to her plea for love in her quest for a "very sweet sex-starved man ... Jones revealed just last year that she had a seek help from a mental facility for help with her disorder.  

Natasha Tracy is an award-winning writer and social media strategist specializing in the area of mental health. Natasha routinely writes on bipolar disorder, depression, psychopharmacology and other mental health issues. Her expertise has been sought by ...  

Shame on The Cash Store for firing Sean Reilly because he had bipolar disorder. After being a model employee for the parent company of The Cash Store, Cottonwood Financial, he asked for some time off in order to deal with his bipolar disorder ...  

At age 23, having just completed her honours at university, Terri McNeilage was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She had been noticing symptoms since her teenage years but it wasn't until the end of a relationship that those symptoms culminated in a big ...  

At the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) annual meeting in Toronto in October 2011, there was a symposium on risk and resilience factors in the onset of bipolar disorder in children who have a parent with the disorder. Family Focused Therapy Highly Encouraged Amy Garrett reported that family focused therapy (FFT) in [...]  

Bipolar disorder is one of the most severe psychiatric illnesses, particularly when onset occurs during childhood or adolescence. With recent empirical evidence, questions regarding the existence of bipolar disorder among children and adolescents have ...  

Often Bipolar Disorder is destructive to relationships, careers, can wreak havoc on family life, and is a potentially fatal disease. According to Edgar Cayce, the Father of Holistic Health, “There are in truth no incurable conditions.”  

via huffingtonpost.com What should parents do if their kids are now receiving antipsychotics? My advice is to get a second or a third or even a fourth opinion. And be a very informed consumer -- read everything you can find on bipolar disorder and antipsychotics, and don't be shy about opening discussions with the doctor. Antipsychotics are big-time medications -- potentially quite helpful, potentially quite harmful. They should be reserved...  

Liu Jen-yi, a doctor at Kaohsiung Municipal Kao-Syuan Psychiatric Hospital, says the symptoms of patients with bipolar disorder have become more severe. Lin said there has been an increase in bipolar disorder cases at clinics due to the drastic ...  

It's a lot more common than you might think. 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 ...  

May 23, 2012 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — The antipsychotic cariprazine (Forest Laboratories Inc, Gedeon Richter Plc) is effective for treating mania in bipolar disorder (BD), new research suggests. In results from a large phase 3 trial presented here ...  

WESTPORT --In the midst of a turbulent relationship with someone suffering from bipolar disorder, Sherri Wolfgang's artwork saved her soul. Waves of anger, sadness and stifling depression would wash over her as she poured her heart out through her paintbrush, creating a series of art that depicted her pain as she watched a loved one succumb to the ravages of bipolar disorder. "It was my way of dealing with it ... to push it out," Wolfgang...  

A BIPOLAR disorder sufferer hopes to lift the stigma put on parents with mental health issues by setting up the area's first support group. Robert Palmer, of Cleethorpes, knows all too well the challenges of bringing up a child while fighting your own ...  

Richard Dreyfuss Interview: Living with Bipolar DisorderPsychCentral.com (blog)Retrieved on April 4, 2012, from http://blogs.psychcentral.com/bipolar/2012/04/richard-dreyfuss-bipolar-disorde/ Candida Fink, MD and Joe Kraynak are authors of Bipolar Disorder for Dummies. Pick up the book today! mark: The article by Joe in question ...  

I've been lucky - nobody, at least to my face, has ever said, "Everybody has bad days" or "You're sick because you don't pray enough" to me. I did have trouble with a boss who basically told me to get over it, but my family and friends have been very understanding. I only wish my experience was more common! Sadly, for thousands of people with bipolar disorder, family and friends are less than understanding. If you're reading this because...  

In common with all medicine, the history of psychiatry is filled with silly and sometimes dangerous fads in diagnosis and in treatment. Unfortunately, one of the most distressing fads is happening right now. Childhood bipolar disorder used to be ...  

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 ...  

The fastest diagnosis of bipolar disorder can happen when a person has a sudden break into severe mania - bad enough to be hospitalized. Even then, other conditions will have to be ruled out first. Is the patient having a bad reaction to a prescription ...  

"There was a lot of heartbreak. I was purging through my drawing." Through her pain came the project, "Crazy Making", an existential series of paintings about mental illness, which will be on display at the Silvermine Arts Center in New Canaan on May 18.  

Boxing icon Frank Bruno has sought professional help after he started showing signs his bipolar disorder has returned according to his agent Britains Sun on Sunday reports the legendary fighters friends became concerned about his wellbeing and called...  

The actress who starred in "Vertigo" was in town for the TCM Classic Film Festival, where she hammed it up for the crowd while she was giving her prints. But yesterday, she gave TCM host Robert Osbourne a revealing interview in front of festival ...  

iTunes | Download (mp3) | RSS Andy Behrman is the author of Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania. At first, Andy Behrman's manic episodes gave him an edge among the young professional elite of 1980s New York City: thousands of ideas tumbled out of his super-charged brain and he slept only a couple of hours a night, leaving him plenty of time to pursue them all. Soon, though, the dizzying highs and crushing lows of his undiagnosed bipolar...  

She gets 200 percent test time, which means twice as much time as her ... “I was really worried but I’m really proud of how she’s dealt with her bipolar disorder.” Liz said she encourages people who think they may have bipolar disorder ...  

Family members of a Florida Atlantic University student who was captured on video as she exploded during class, yelling and attacking a professor, told the student's side of the story Thursday.  The video showing Jonatha Carr having a manic episode in her FAU class has been viewed by people around the world. The video, which was shot by a classmate, showed the college senior being overly aggressive, and then it escalates so badly that...  

Bipolar Disorder Blogger for HealthyPlace.com Embroiled in ControversySan Francisco Chronicle (press release)Popular bipolar disorder blogger for the award-winning mental health information site, HealthyPlace.com, admits to using pen name when writing about her mental illness stirring up unexpected controversy. San Antonio, Texas (PRWEB) March 21, ...and more »  

It is not easy to deal with your bipolar disorder and your fears. The first step anyone should do is to talk to a professional who can get you started in the right path of getting better. Getting help from a counselor or other professional is ...  

There are many families who care for someone with bipolar disorder and know what a heavy burden it puts ... and how it involved learning how to deal with the disruptions that symptoms can create, supporting her through recovery and the family learning ...  

Natasha Tracy writes about many aspects of bipolar disorder for HealthyPlace.com, the largest consumer mental health information website in the U.S. The blog, entitled Breaking Bipolar, gained popularity among consumers and mental health professionals ...  

Anxiety: an intense feeling of fear or discomfort, often accompanied by physical symptoms, such as a pounding heart, sweating, nausea, rapid breathing, dizziness or numbness. Bipolar disorder: also known as manic depression. Manic depression is ...  

One afternoon in April 2004, Sean Reilly, a college student at the University of Portland, in Oregon, stripped off his clothes, hopped into the bushes behind his dorm, and began meditating. It was odd behavior for Reilly, an honor student and ...  

Jaynel Beadles says her husband is sick — a possible reason he walked into a City Bank location at Kingsgate Shopping Center and held a hostage until, hours later, police negotiators convinced him to surrender peacefully. Tommy Ray Beadles, 61 ...  

A Winston-Salem bipolar disorder support group has been wrapping its arms around people with the condition and their loved ones for 11 years as of this month. The grass-roots effort, led by Wake Forest University administrator Robert Mills, has ...  

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 ...  

The positive correlation between good nutrition and bipolar ... DHA, or docosahexaenoic, is the omega-3 fatty acid that appears to facilitate a healthy frame of mind. It is not hard to come by DHA since omega-3 is in walnuts, flaxseed, fatty fish such ...  

Many people who take psychiatric medications for depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc. know that these medications are a must if they want to stay well. An unfortunate common side effect, however, is weight gain. Let's lose that weight!Contributor: Catherine SeefeldtPublished: May 05, 2012  

Feelings of ease, intensity, power, well-being, financial omnipotence ... You may not hallucinate, but I bet you can understand what it's like for your mind to misbehave, react insanely. If you haven't yet lost control of yourself in life, wait.  

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. Anxiety is common in people who have bipolar disorder. Indeed, one study found fully half the bipolar patients participating also had a comorbid anxiety disorder. Thus it isn't unusual for clonazepam to be prescribed to someone who has...  

One of the first large randomized trials to examine late-life mania shows that lithium is as effective as valproate in providing an antimanic response in older patients with bipolar disorder. Medscape Medical News  

A bit of this and a bit of that ... with Cornelius Brown and Zachery Kocurek stepping in for Peter Contreras as co-directors of CATS production of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” opening April 20. The formerly announced director Contreras also ...  

A reader told me he had been reading up on bipolar disorder and felt he had all the signs. He said, "How can I get tested for bipolar?" At this point there's no medical test for bipolar. It sure would be nice and handy if someone could do a blood test or a ...  

Rogers, who takes medication for bipolar disorder ... During a news conference earlier, the association’s president, John Oldham, said one problem for psychiatry was that drug companies had largely stopped developing new drugs for mental ...  

“The results of this may be used to inform future treatment of Bipolar Disorder within the NHS.” The research programme will run over five years in collaboration with Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust at Nottingham and Manchester Universitie  

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 ...  

bipolar disorder (manic depression), anxiety and panic disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder, co-occurring brain disorders and addictive disorders. It includes up to date information about medications and research ...  

Bipolar disorder can crop up at any point in a person’s life, although those with a predisposition to the mental illness are particularly at risk during college, with more than 50 percent of all cases starting between the ages of 15 to 25.  

There are many who have established themselves as experts at understanding bipolar in its disordered state. While their focus has been on trying to make bipolar go away, my focus has been on deeper understanding and better functionality at higher intensities. This puts me in a very unique position to discuss what is possible while manic or depressed.read more  

Fun fact: After Britney Spears' spectacular 2007 breakdown in which she displayed classic symptoms of bipolar disorder (reps never confirmed a diagnosis), Gibson gave her and her family free reign of his Costa Rica home.  

Hollywood iconic beauty KIM NOVAK’s startling admission. Before a packed aud at the TCM Classic Film Fest Friday eve, the legendary beauty, 79, revealed she has bipolar disorder, giving new insight to why she suddenly left films at the height ...  

Boxing icon Frank Bruno has sought professional help after he "started showing" signs his bipolar disorder has returned, according to his agent. Britain's Sun on Sunday reports the legendary fighter's friends became concerned about his wellbeing and called ...  

Context  There was a paucity of comparative pharmacological research for initial treatment of bipolar I disorder, manic or mixed phase, in children and adolescents. Objective  To investigate which medication to administer first to antimanic medication–naive subjects. Design, Setting, and Participants  The Treatment of Early Age Mania (TEAM) study recruited 6- to 15-year-old children and adolescents with DSM-IV bipolar I disorder (manic or...  

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 – Psychotherapist (Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London), and Founder and Director of EDO the Hellenic Bipolar Organisation and [...]  

I am diagnosed with Type 1 Bipolar disorder. For those that don't know that means I have experienced at least one full-blown manic episode (I was awake for at least 5 days before I was admitted to a hospital). I dropped out of two college programs b... From the experience, I Am Bipolar  

It is increasingly recognized that chronic psychotropic drug treatment may lead to structural remodeling of the brain. Indeed, clinical studies in humans present an intriguing picture: Antipsychotics, used for the treatment of schizophrenia and psychosis, may contribute to cortical gray matter loss in patients, whereas lithium, used for the treatment of bipolar disorder and mania, may preserve gray matter in patients.  

Guest author Debra got the nickname Queenie from her six younger siblings because they said she was bossy. Maybe having to keep six kids toeing the line is why Queenie went into the Army, but no matter what the reason, this woman with a whole raft of mental disorders ranging from bipolar I to PTSD managed to stay on active duty for 18 years. Her home life, though, was chaotic and dangerous, and having to fight her doctors to get correct...  

A police rep  said thel was taking the epilepsy drugs Keppra and Lamictal. The source said the suspect had depression and bipolar disorder.Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/lawyer-mom-murder-suspect-henry-wachtel-blames-epilepsy-drugs-article-1.1059828#ixzz1sFUxPb9L  

What is the best way to repair a potential relationship that has been damaged by my manic episode?I had a scary manic episode not so long ago. It took me by surprise, and I'm being treated now for bipolar disorder and am doing great. My close friends, most of whom learned about it secondhand or through weird phone calls with me, have all been incredibly supportive. But some relationships have suffered. Notably, there is a guy (I'm a girl) I...  

A $1 million gift to the University of Michigan Comprehensive Depression Center will help the university further its research into bipolar disorder and how to treat it. The gift from Al and Florence Schwartzberg establishes the Steven M. Schwartzberg...  

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. There's information on medications and their side effects, recognizing and understanding symptoms, treatment options, and disability in the United States; there are coping tips, illustrative stories, health information and much, much more. But sometimes it's...  

The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved once-daily Seroquel XR ( Quetiapine fumarate ) Extended-Release Tablets for the acute treatment of the depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder, the manic and mixed episodes associated with ...  

Manic depression, now more commonly called bipolar disorder, can be one of the more frightening mental illnesses for both the sufferer and his friends and family. It is marked by large mood swings from irrational, psychotic elation to deep periods of ...  

A CLEETHORPES man is only one of four people in the UK set to be sharing afternoon tea with comedienne Ruby Wax. Robert Palmer, who has bipolar disorder, entered a competition organised by the mental health website Black Dog Tribe. It is the brainchild of ...  

Finally, as we had done previously for bipolar disorder, 11 we developed a prototype of how the GRPS score could be used in testing individuals to establish their category of risk for schizophrenia (Figure 6). The current iteration of the test, using the ...  

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 ...  

Emerging research suggests individuals with epilepsy have an increased risk of psychotic disorders including bipolar disease and schizophrenia. In the study, Finnish researchers determined individuals with epilepsy are more likely to have ...  

and what is a mood chart? The group is run by Nate Prentice, MSW, LCSW, CAS-PC Student (http://nateprenticetherapy.com), a licensed clinical social worker and a psychotherapist who has successfully helped people who deal with depression and bipolar ...  

The Irish singer Sinead O’Connor has given no excuses for cancelling her world tour, no equivocations. She has come right out and announced she has a mental health condition known as a bipolar disorder, or manic depression. Bless her, and may she soon be ...  

Memantine (Namenda), which is approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) for use in Alzheimer’s Dementia, is increasingly being used for other conditions. Some doctors prescribe memantine for hyperactivity and attention  problems in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and most recently as an adjunct to lamotrigine in bipolar depression. We [...]  

Bipolar disorder (or manic depression) is a neuropsychiatric disorder with a devastating ... There is a real need for the development of a new, more effective and safer treatment but previous studies into the disorder have required the death of many ...  

Seroquel is an antipsychotic agent indicated for acute mania in bipolar I disorder; or as an adjunct to lithium or valproate for acute mania and maintenance treatment, depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Quetiapine ...