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Antipsychotic Medication Use In Children And Adolescents: What's A Parent To Do?

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 12.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Mental Disorder, Relationships, Children, Psychological Disorder, Tourette Syndrome, Parenting, Wellness, Lloyd Sederer MD, Bipolar Disorder, Diagnosis, Health, Schizophrenia, Autism, Medication, Medicine, Family, Living News
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD

Antipsychotic medication research asked if there were significant changes in three important physical measures: weight, lipids, and insulin resistance. Their results were disturbing.

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Attention Parents: Sleep Problems May Trigger Manic Depression in Kids

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychiatry, Bipolar Disorder, Internal Clock, Manic Depression, Body Clock, Sleep Deprivation, Children, Sleep, Living News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

If you're a parent, don't panic - now is the time to instill good sleep habits in your family. A healthy sleep life makes for a healthy life in general, regardless of the risk for any single illness or condition.

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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
Jamie Frevele

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
Jamie Frevele

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
DJ Jaffe

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
Jenni Schaefer

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
Dana Perry

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
Regina Weinreich

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
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD

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
Therese Borchard

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
Andy Borowitz

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
Charlotte Moses Fischman

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

Read More: Health, Mental Illness Care, Depression, Mental Health, Crespi, Mental Health Research, The New York Times, Synaptical Connections, Genetic Mental Illness, Mental Illness, Bipolar Disorder, Brain Chemistry, Eric Kandel, Badcock, Research Funding, Schizophrenia, Genes Mental Disorders, Chronic Mental Illness, Adult Homes, Mental Facility, Living News
Jay Neugeboren

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
Liz Spikol

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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
John W. Whitehead

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
Dr. Peter Breggin

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

Read More: Video, Elyn Saks, Elyn Saks Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder Treatment, Bipolar Disorder, The Icarus Project, Mad Pride Cabaret, Mad Rights, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness, MindFreedom International, Elyn Saks Mental Illness, An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness, Schizophrenia, Extreme Mental States, Liz Spikol Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Freedom Center, Radical Mental Health Collective, Mental Illness, Mad Pride March, Elyn Saks the Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness, National Institute of Mental Health, Liz Spikol Blog, Liz Spikol the Trouble With Spikol, Schizophrenia Treatment, Mad Movement, Liz Spikol, Mental Illness Advocacy, Bonkersfest, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Electroshock Therapy, Living News

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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Bipolar Disorder At-Home Test Causes Stir

AP | MARCUS WOHLSEN | Posted 04.01.2008 | Living

Read More: Bipolar Disorder Home Test, Psynomics Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Disorder Gene, Manic Depression Cause, Bipolar Disorder, Manic Depression Test, Bipolar Disorder Tests, Bipolar Disorder Cause, Dr. John Kelsoe, Living News

SAN DIEGO — Dr. John Kelsoe has spent his career trying to identify the biological roots of bipolar disorder. In December, he announced he had d...

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Sinead O'Connor Reveals Bipolar Disorder, Gives Britney Advice

Huffington PostSinéad O'Connor revealed her struggle with bipolar disorder on Oprah. She then answered questions about Britney posed by Oprah. | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Oprah, Sinead O'Connor, Bipolar Disorder, Britney Spears, Entertainment News

Sinéad O'Connor revealed her struggle with bipolar disorder on Oprah today. After discussing her struggle, and how medication has helped her. Oprah a...

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