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5 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Bipolar Disorder - Article
1. How do you know I don't have bipolar disorder? Why you should ask this question: If you've never had an episode of mania, your doctor's honest answer should be "I can't know yet whether you have bipolar disorder." Most people with bipol...
Back to School With Bipolar? How College Can Unleash Mania - Article
The rituals of college—making new friends, studying until dawn, excessive partying—can stress out any young adult. But students with bipolar disorder, or those at risk for the condition, are even more vulnerable in a college environment. Academi...
8 Myths About Bipolar Disorder - Article
Because of increased awareness and diagnosis, more people than ever before have a basic understanding of bipolar disorder, the condition formally known as manic depression.Yet myths persist about this mental disorder that causes mood shifts from dep...
How a Bipolar Patient Learned to Manage Mania - Article
If someone had told me when I was in my teens that one day I'd be a spokesperson for a mental health group, I wouldn't have believed them. Chances are, I wouldn't have understood them either. When I was 18, I was drowsy on antipsychotics and hospita...
How to Get Your Depressed or Bipolar Child an Accurate Diagnosis - Article
A flurry of news reports and articles on the growing number of children diagnosed with bipolar disorder and other mental health illnesses has many parents in a panic.When are mood swings, temper tantrums, and aggressive behavior the sign of pediatri...
Unlocked: the secrets of schizophrenia - Article
Scientists have discovered a remarkable similarity between the genetic faults behind both schizophrenia and manic depression in a breakthrough that is expected to open the way to new treatments for two of the most common mental illnesses, affecting ...
Madness A Bipolar Life - What I Am Reading
I picked up Madness A Bipolar Life by Marya Hornbacher at the library a few days ago and even though I am only half way through this book I would highly recommend it. One big warning though as this book is a personal account by the writer there are...
The Challenge of Accurately Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder Article
The Challenge of Accurately Diagnosing Bipolar DisorderYou’ve read up on bipolar disorder and think it may be causing your intense mood swings and problems with relationships at school or work.But you aren’t sure. Your symptoms—or those of the...
Famous People With Mental Illness
I found this list over at NAMI (National Alliance On Mental Illness) and figured I would share it with the rest of you.Abraham LincolnThe revered sixteenth President of the United States suffered from severe and incapacitating depressions that occas...
