Bipolar Disorder

A 'Perfect' Girl's Struggle With Bipolar Disorder

Posted 05.23.2012

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Imagine the girl who has everything: social status, athletic prowess and a loving family. Her life must be perfect, right? Actually, it is more li...

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Helping My Daughter Survive Bipolar Disorder

Cinda Johnson | Posted 05.17.2012

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The energy and time it takes to find good treatment, continued support, and understanding for the person with a mental illness as well as his or her family are often overwhelming, but they are also often the difference between recovery and devastation.

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Creativity And Madness: Are They Inherently Linked?

Michael Friedman, L.M.S.W. | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Creativity, Madness, Psychosis, Mental Health, Depression Mental Illness, Mental Illness, Creativity Madness, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Creativity and Madness, Insanity, Gps-Soul, Bipolar, Healthy Living News

The myth that creativity and madness are inherently linked has a certain romantic appeal, but it does little -- if anything -- to promote human well-being.

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Demi Lovato Opens Up About Drug Abuse: 'Being A Celebrity Can Be Dangerous'

The Huffington Post | Lee Hernandez | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Teen Hotline, Video, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Cultura, Demi Lovato, Addiction, Latino Celebs, Slidepollajax, Teen Depression, Rehab, Cocaine, Latino Voices News

Demi Lovato is in a really good place these days. The 19-year-old singer just released a new music video for her hit song, "Give Your Heart A Brea...

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The False Epidemic of Childhood Bipolar Disorder

Allen Frances | Posted 04.04.2012

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Childhood bipolar disorder used to be vanishingly rare, but has recently become far too common -- in just 15 years, rates have jumped an amazing 40-fold.

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What Does It Feel Like to Have Bipolar Disorder?

Quora | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Mania, Bipolar, Bipolar Disorder Symptoms, Depression, Psychology, Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Medicine, Healthcare, Healthy Living News

This question originally appeared on Quora. By Mills Baker, Head of User Experience, Giftly I have bipolar disorder, as does my mother and as did ...

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FAU Student: 'I Just Couldn't Stop'

Posted 05.09.2012

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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 relat...

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What Does Bipolar Disorder Really Look Like?

Tracey Marks, M.D. | Posted 05.21.2012

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Sadly, society still associates mental illnesses with a stereotyped look of someone with glazed eyes and a drooling mouth, looking as if he or she is from or belongs in outer space. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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Ill. Woman Competes In Beauty Pageant To Fight Stigma Of Mental Illness

Lemont Patch | Posted 03.01.2012

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When Lemont resident Tammy Timm competed last year in the Mrs. Illinois America pageant, everything had to be perfect—the dress, the hair and even h...

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Calling in Crazy: Why We Must Normalize Mental Illness

Mary Walker Baron | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Mental Illness, Mary Walker Baron but This Is Different, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Mental Illness Stigma, Suicide Prevention, Schizophrenia, Mental Health, Healthy Living News

Throughout our lives, we travel a health-to-illness continuum, always seeking a return to wellbeing. While we acknowledge the physical realities of this continuum, it's harder to accept the emotional, cognitive and behavioral aspects.

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Millionaire Spends $20 Million At Gift Fair Before Mental Hospital

Posted 02.16.2012

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A frenzied Manhattan mogul went on a bizarre shopping spree at the New York International Gift Fair, The New York Post reports, ordering $20 million w...

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Mary and Me

Elizabeth Luisi | Posted 04.01.2012

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I hadn't worked outside the home in over a decade, and I had an illness that made it difficult to work. Despite my trepidation, I knew it was time to brush up on my job skills. So I decided a good place to start was with my dog, Mary.

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The Wrong Prescription: Foster Youth and Psychotropic Medications

Michael Piraino | Posted 02.06.2012

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For too long, these children were victimized again by a system that failed to treat their mental health with the respect it deserves. It's time that we stop treating our foster youth like second-class citizens.

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A Life Of Hiking, With And Without My Father

Lisa Bloom | Posted 01.09.2012

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When I hiked the week-long Inca Trail in Peru, and then summited Kilimanjaro in Tanzania years later, my dad wanted to hear every detail and pore over every overexposed, fuzzy picture I brought back. Rising before dawn to lace up my hiking boots, I'd think of the one guy who understood the sheer joy of hitting a peak at sunrise.

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What Do I Say To Someone With Bipolar Disorder?

Posted 11.07.2011

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Have a loved one diagnosed with depression? Cancer? The thought of talking to that person can be scary and awkward. What do you say? What is polite, a...

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ADHD, Bipolar Children At Risk For Losing Benefits

www.npr.org | Posted 10.21.2011

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After Hulston Poe started taking the appropriate ADHD medication, his mother said she was able to "see a light" in her son's eyes again. But, now that...

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Florida Mom Accused Of Killing Children Claims Insanity

AP | Posted 10.15.2011

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TAMPA, Fla. -- A Florida woman accused of killing her two teenage children at home will use an insanity defense. Her public defenders filed their int...

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I Have A Mental Illness. So What?

New Harbinger | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Mental Illness, Manic Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Mental Health Stigma, African Americans, African Americans Mental Illness Stigma, African Americans Mental Health Stigma, African Americans Mental Health, African Americans Mental Illness, Black Voices News

How do African Americans begin to eliminate the stigma of mental illness so that we can get the help we need sooner rather than later, and support those who need it?

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Demi Lovato: I Was Completely Out Of Line Last Summer

Posted 10.04.2011

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Former Disney star Demi Lovato sat down with Elle Magazine for a frank discussion about the events that led her to rehab last November. The actress...

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Eye Exams And Bipolar Disorder

Tom Wootton | Posted 09.27.2011

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I have asked thousands of people with bipolar disorder if they lie to their doctors and therapists. Most say they either lie outright or leave important information out. We call it "presenting well."

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7 Stars Living With Bipolar

The Huffington Post | Jordan K. Turgeon | Posted 09.25.2011

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This past April, pop singer and Disney actress Demi Lovato went public about her bipolar disorder diagnosis. In interviews to the media, the 18-year-o...

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The Truth About Child Bipolar Diagnosis

Marilyn Wedge, Ph.D. | Posted 09.14.2011

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The most ardent proponents of bipolar disorder in children acknowledge that up to 90 percent of the children have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, which can be treated with relative ease with stimulant medications.

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Dating & Mental Health

Meredith Fineman | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Mental Health, Dating, Fifty-First-Jdates, Fifty First (J)Dates, Ffjd, Anxiety, Love, Women News

Today's issue at hand is one I've been wanting to cover for a long, long while. Something that happens often in relationships, dating, hookups, and th...

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Understanding Bipolar: You Don't Know The Half Of It

Tom Wootton | Posted 08.31.2011

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There is another half to the bipolar experience, where our understanding helps us remove the suffering while we gain the ability to function completely in all states, from the highest high to the deepest low. I call it "Bipolar In Order."

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Bipolar Diagnoses Up 40 Times From Decade Ago

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 08.21.2011

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It shouldn't come as a surprise that bipolar disorder has been a frequent subject of media attention lately. For example, just this spring, Catherine ...

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