Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Disorder: How Mood Mapping Helped

cnn.com | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Mood Mapping, Mental Illness, Stress, Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Health, Bipolar, Psychology, Mood, Living News

My bipolar disorder came out of the blue. No one in my family had mental health problems and it was several years before I could accept my diagnosis. ...

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Eric Millegan on Living (and Acting) with Bipolar Disorder: Part 2

Jamie Frevele | Posted 10.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Illness, Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder, Hart Hanson, Bipolar, Bipolar Disorder, Bones, Depression Medication, Eric Millegan, Living News

If you know people who are suicidal, or if you know people who are bipolar, depressed, have panic attack disorder, just be there for them. They're going through something that's very, very hard.

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Eric Millegan on Living (and Acting) with Bipolar Disorder: Part 1

Jamie Frevele | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Illness, Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder, Hart Hanson, Bipolar Disorder, Bones, Eric Millegan, Living News

Mental illness is one of the most frightening things that can happen to a human being. It's like fighting an invisible war. Not imaginary -- invisible.

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Mental Illness Awareness Week Is Nothing to Celebrate -- In Fact, It Doesn't Even Exist

DJ Jaffe | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Nimh, Stigma, Mental Illness, Bipolar Disorder, Mentally Ill, Fuller Torrey, Schizophrenia, Samhsa, Mental Illness Awareness Week, Living News

Right now, well meaning mental health advocates are busy hosting events to reduce the "stigma" of mental illness. Except that there is no 'stigma' to having a mental illness. There is discrimination.

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It's Okay to be Happy (Some Thoughts and a Song!)

Jenni Schaefer | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anorexia, Jenni Schaefer, Bulimia, Sadness, Ednos, Eating Disorder, Living News

I never chose to struggle with depression, but I did choose to get better.

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What to Wear to the Funeral?

Dana Perry | Posted 09.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Suicide, Bipolar Disorder, Evan Perry, Boy Interrupted, Dana Perry, Entertainment News

My son Evan was 15 and bipolar. We always kind of expected to outlive him, but didn't -- couldn't -- imagine, on that sunny October afternoon as we sat at lunch with him, laughing and joking, that it would be that very night.

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Boy Interrupted: Interview with Filmmaker Dana Perry

Regina Weinreich | Posted 09.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mental Illness, Hbo, Scott Perry, Jed Foundation, Bipolar Disorder, Evan Perry, Dana Perry, Nancy Abraham, Suicide, Teen Suicide, Hart Perry, Sheila Nevins, Boy Interrupted, Teenagers, Entertainment News

The documentary film Boy Interrupted not only tells the story of a 15-year-old's death by suicide, but it also tells the story of a mother's anguish dealing with her son's lifelong disease of bipolar mental disorder.

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The FDA and Recommendations for Antipsychotic Medications in Children

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 07.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Bipolar Children, Bipolar Disorder, Fda, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Wellness, Health, Living News

Because the past 10 years has seen a forty fold increase in the diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children we are likely about to see dramatic increases in the use of antipsychotic medications.

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Stress Kills: 3 Reasons Do Something About Yours...Before It's Too Late

Therese Borchard | Posted 04.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Pituitary Gland, Bipolar Disorder, Heart, Brain, Health, Aortic Valve, Blogging, Personal Health, Stress Kills, Living News

I apologize if this post reads like your grandmother's obituary, but I want to drive home a very important point: STRESS KILLS YOU. I've always know...

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NCAA Renames March Madness 'March Bipolar Disorder'

Andy Borowitz | Posted 03.19.2009 | Living

Read More: March Madness, Bipolar Disorder, Andy Borowitz, Zyprexa, Jonathan Alter, Hendrik Hertzberg, Ncaa, Judy Gold, Basketball, Nimh, Living News

The name-change, which both surprised and outraged devotees of the annual ritual, came after the National Institute of Mental Health demanded that the NCAA drop the "Madness" tag.

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Why New York City Needed A Comprehensive Web Site for Mental Illness

Charlotte Moses Fischman | Posted 04.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Illness, Bipolar Children, Schizophrenia-Medication, Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Recession Anxiety, Depression-How-to-Deal-With-Depression, Schizophrenia, Bi-Polar Disorder, Economic Anxiety, How to Deal With Stress, How to Deal With Anxiety, Schizophrenia Treatment, Anxiety, Living News

When our family was thrust into the world of mental illness, we felt like we had been cast into outer space. Now, the NYC community finally has a web site to help families, consumers and providers.

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Not By Genes Alone

Jay Neugeboren | Posted 12.19.2008 | Living

Why is it generally easier to find funds for people who study mental disorders in laboratories than it is to find funds that make a difference in the lives of people with mental disorders?

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Is Suicide Preventable?

Liz Spikol | Posted 07.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Mental Illness, Psychiatry, New York Times Magazine, Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Firearms, Health, Suicide, Psychology, Liz Spikol, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempts, Guns, Living News

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No Child Left Undrugged

John W. Whitehead | Posted 06.17.2008 | Living

Read More: Prescription Drugs, Adhd, Parenting, Children's Health, Bipolar Disorder, Living News

By the time 4-year-old Rebecca Riley died from an overdose of psychiatric drugs on Dec. 13, 2006, she was taking Clonidine, as well as the anti-convulsant Depakote and the anti-psychotic Seroquel.

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Psychiatry Makes War on "Bipolar Children"

Dr. Peter Breggin | Posted 07.26.2008 | Living

Read More: Psychiatric Drugs, Newsweek Cover Story, Bipolar Disorder, Child Abuse, Childhood Bipolar Disorder, Living News

Children trying to come off multiple psychiatric medications almost certainly face severe withdrawal problems. But if they are kept on drugs indefinitely, their condition will deteriorate.

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Glad To Be Mad: Mentally Ill Start 'Mad Pride' Movement (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.20.2008 | Living

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Yesterday the New York Times explored the burgeoning "mad pride" movement, which aims to fight the stigma of serious mental illness like schizophrenia...

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