Bipolar Disorder News for 12/31/2009



Living -- well -- with bipolar disorder (Vancouver Sun)
There is no handbook for living well with bipolar disorder, but a project funded by the B.C. Medical Services Foundation may change that...

Cottonwood Writer, Daughter Lend Voices to Book on Bipolar .
A new anthology called EURVoices of Bipolar Disorder: The Healing Companion,EUR features Cottonwood writer Jamie Weil and her daughter, Amanda, who share their story of discovering Amanda's early onset bipolar condition at the age of 12. ...

Bipolar Disorder Reasonable Workplace Accommondations | Bipolar .
Dr. Candida Fink MD discusses reasonable workplace accommodations for people with bipolar mania or depression...

Bipolar EUR Unmotivated But Not Sick Bipolar Survivor
Get an inside look at what its like to have bipolar disorder with Michele Soloway Sexton. Michele, a survivor herself, shares regularly on the ups and downs of dealing with the disorder, along with personal insights, lessons learned, ...

Q&A: Bipolar disorder (BBC News)
The execution in China of a British man said to have bipolar disorder raises questions about how mental illness is recognised and handled...

China executes Briton said to be mentally ill (Los Angeles Times)
Akmal Shaikh had been caught smuggling heroin. His family says he suffered from bipolar disorder. The Chinese government today executed a 53-year-old British citizen for drug smuggling, ignoring international pleas for clemency and claims by supporters that he was mentally ill, the British Foreign Office said...

Parents can help children ward off winter mood changes (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
People with a seasonal pattern to their mood tend to experience signs and symptoms of depression beginning in the fall and peaking in winter. This pattern is referred to as seasonal affective disorder, or "the winter blues."..

Authentic Health & Medical Information :: How serious is Bipolar .
Yes, Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness that is characterized by extreme changes in mood, from mania to depression.Bipolar disorder is characterized by an abrupt change of moods from an energetic mania (and hypomania) to the ...

Treatment of psychotic symptoms in bipolar disorder with aripiprazole . - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

Treatment of psychotic symptoms in bipolar disorder with aripiprazole .
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Methods: A systematic MEDLINE and repository search concerning clinical trials for aripiprazole in bipolar disorder was conducted. .

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Treatment of psychotic symptoms in bipolar disorder with .
Background: We present a systematic review and meta-analysis of the available clinical trials concerning the usefulness of aripiprazole in the treatment of the...

One person's struggle with bipolar disorder (Vancouver Sun)
A participant in studies into bipolar disorder describes his experience:..

50 Natural Ways to Overcome Bipolar Disorder
One person suffering with mental health problems said that it felt like someone was wringing his brain like you wring out a washcloth. in bipolar disorder, one's mood is fluctuating between ecstatic highs and plunging lows, ...

China's Rebuke of Mental Illness - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

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China's Rebuke of Mental Illness
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Those with mental illness, especially bipolar disorder, often lack insight into their condition and may even deny that they have an illness at all. .
UK 'lacked power' to halt Akmal Shaikh deathMirror.co.uk
Four foreigners face execution in ChinaTimes Online
Family of Akmal Shaikh return homeBanmoco.co.uk (blog)

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Antioch author recounts lonely journey through despair (Oakley News)
Lois Johnson's book chronicles husband's battle with bipolar disorder and her search for help..

Patient Voices: Where Are They Now? - New York Times (blog)

New York Times (blog)

Patient Voices: Where Are They Now?
New York Times (blog)
Rob Bennett for The New York TimesCarter Goodwin has bipolar disorder. Carter Goodwin learned he had bipolar disorder when he was in his early 40s, .

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Bipolar Disorder Symptoms And Causes - Bipolar Disorder Treatment .
Bipolar Disorder is a disabling and acute mental illness with a variety of symptoms such as depression, euphoria, listlessness and recklessness. It is also referred to as manic-depressive illness or manic-depressions...

Cottonwood Writer, Daughter Lend Voices to Book on Bipolar Disorder - Food For Thought, A News Cafe

Cottonwood Writer, Daughter Lend Voices to Book on Bipolar Disorder
Food For Thought, A News Cafe
A new anthology called EURVoices of Bipolar Disorder: The Healing Companion,EUR features Cottonwood writer Jamie Weil and her daughter, Amanda, who share their .

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Living -- well -- with bipolar disorder - Vancouver Sun

Living -- well -- with bipolar disorder
Vancouver Sun
Erin Michalak, who is researching bipolar disorder, talks with client Michael Crain at a coffee shop in .

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Psychiatric Disorder | Bipolar Disorder
Psychiatric diseases affect the mind of the person suffering from these abnormalities...

Bipolar sufferers 'lose touch with reality' (Independent)
Bipolar disorder used to be more commonly known as manic depression...

Teen Talk: Letters from young readers (and their parents) - Contra Costa Times

Teen Talk: Letters from young readers (and their parents)
Contra Costa Times
Dear Kelly: The mom who couldn't control her spending sounds like a textbook case of bipolar disorder. Wild spending sprees, defensiveness, .

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NAMI support group to meet (Stevens Point Journal)
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) support group for persons experiencing major anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other mental illness meets the first Thursday of the month. This months meeting will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 7 at St. Pauls United Methodist Church, 600 N. Wilshire Blvd. The group is free and open to the public. It provides a safe ...

China's economic influence is muting its critics (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
The execution of British national Akmal Shaikh barely rated a mention on Chinese state media outlets. His grieving family say he suffered bipolar disorder and was duped into carrying a suitcase belonging to someone else when he was found with four kilograms of heroin...

Essay winners - SMMS - Camden County Tribune

Essay winners - SMMS
Camden County Tribune
So many people suffer from Bipolar Disorder, depression, Schizophrenia and many other mental diseases. What is so sad is that people label those with those .

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Man Who Shot at Officers Found in EURMixed Manic StateEUR - Westport Now

Westport Now

Man Who Shot at Officers Found in EURMixed Manic StateEUR
Westport Now
Louis Bovino: suffers from bipolar disorder. WestportNow photo from Cablevision News-12 Judge Richard Comerford issued the ruling Wednesday in Stamford .
Westport man committed to mental-health facility for firing shotgun at wife .The Hour
Mental illness clears Conn. man on shooting chargeHartford Courant
Westport man found not guilty of shooting policeStamford Advocate

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China couldn't care less about Akmal Skaikh's 'bipolar disorder'. It's not . - Telegraph.co.uk (blog)

ABC Online

China couldn't care less about Akmal Skaikh's 'bipolar disorder'. It's not .
Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
EURChina couldn't care less about Akmal Skaikh's 'bipolar disorder'EUR EUR but neither do I. EURIt's not keen on the mentally illEUR EUR neither am I. Stop this .
Gordon Brown's anger as Chinese execute BritonScotsman
China executes Briton said to be mentally illLos Angeles Times
China's economic influence is muting its criticsABC Online
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I do not know what to do? : Bipolar Disorder Forum
I do not know what to do. All night I have been up. I went to bed and I started seeing things. And it was ...

Q&A: Bipolar disorder - BBC News

BBC News

Q&A: Bipolar disorder
BBC News
Akmal Shaikh, 53 and from London, had denied any wrongdoing and his family said he was mentally ill with a condition called bipolar disorder. .
Akmal Shaikh: what is bipolar disorder?Telegraph.co.uk

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Akmal Shaikh: what is bipolar disorder? (Daily Telegraph)
Bipolar disorder, from which Akmal Shaikh is believed to have suffered, was formerly known as manic depression and involves extreme mood swings from deep depression to overactive "mania"...

Bipolar Disorder | Orange County Drug Rehab | Alcohol Treatment .
Bipolar disorder requires psychotherapy for stable recovery...



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