Saturday, January 06, 2007

O Mighty Crisis



Slate - Experts testifying for the prosecution and the defense often agree on a diagnosis—and then clash over whether a defendant's schizophrenia or bipolar disorder or manic depression meant that he didn't know what he was doing and so shouldn't be held
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From The Archives



Bridgeton News - John F. Kennedy was a president without precedent: the youngest man ever elected to the Oval Office, the first to be born in the twentieth century, and the first president-elect to become a father. Right from the start it was clear this was going to
Source: www.nj.com


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Alberta in brief



Daily Herald Tribune - I'm bipolar and have mood swings and manic depression with it.'' Accused in triple murder back in court MEDICINE HAT (CP) - A man accused of murdering three members of a family in southern Alberta made a brief court appearance Thursday. Matters for
Source: www.dailyheraldtribune.com

Beyond Blue
Belief.Net - Granted, an MRI won’t map the destroyed brain tissue that my bipolar has caused. Blood work can’t determine exactly One, you could have a hormonal imbalance (permanent PMS on top of manic depression . . . wonderful). Two, you could have a tumor
Source: www.beliefnet.com

Bipolar disorder more common than thought
Health 24 - The study findings also indicate that as many as 80 percent of those who screened positive for bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, hadn't been diagnosed with the illness, and nearly one-third had been misdiagnosed with major depression.
Source: www.health24.com

An immense number of patients get worse from new antidepressant drugs
24-7PressRelease.com - Spjut), in Sweden and the rest of the Western world is the sale of "Bipolar Disorder" (Manic-Depression). Patients are to be told their "old" diagnosis of depression was a bit wrong and that the "correct" diagnosis was "Bipolar" (both these diagnoses
Source: www.24-7pressrelease.com

Psynova injected with a further £250k as it develops commercial
Cambridge Network - Initially concentrating on Schizophrenia and Bipolar Affective Disorder (previously referred to as manic depression) Psynova intends to, longer term, move into related therapeutic areas, such as depression, neurodegenerative disorders and substance
Source: www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk


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Friday, January 05, 2007

The Bigger Picture



Communitycare.co.uk - includes anorexia nervosa, where sufferers eat very little because they think that they are too fat, and bulimia nervosa, the symptoms of which include binge eating, vomiting and the taking of laxatives. -  manic depression : Also known as bipolar
Source: www.communitycare.co.uk

Psynova injected with a further £250k as it develops commercial
Cambridge Network - Initially concentrating on Schizophrenia and Bipolar Affective Disorder (previously referred to as manic depression) Psynova intends to, longer term, move into related therapeutic areas, such as depression, neurodegenerative disorders and substance
Source: www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk

Think Quickly for a Natural High
ABC News - Psychologists Emily Pronin of Princeton and Daniel Wegner of Harvard were studying manic depression, a bipolar disorder that switches victims from being very excited and productive to being very depressed, when they hit upon an idea. During the manic
Source: abcnews.go.com


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Psynova injected with a further £250k as it develops commercial



Cambridge Network - Initially concentrating on Schizophrenia and Bipolar Affective Disorder (previously referred to as manic depression) Psynova intends to, longer term, move into related therapeutic areas, such as depression, neurodegenerative disorders and substance
Source: www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk


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NEGLECT IN CUSTODY | A SPECIAL REPORT: Mentally ill inmate dies in



Detroit Free Press - He was bipolar and had other medical conditions. Related articles: • FREE PRESS EDITORIAL: Locked in to prison costs • IN Because he was taking medications for multiple medical conditions -- including manic-depression, psychosis and hypertension -- he
Source: www.freep.com


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Thursday, January 04, 2007

What is psychosis?



Health 24 - Organic brain damage may also result from toxic reactions to drugs and other toxic substances (toxic psychosis). Bipolar disorder (manic depression): psychosis generally appears as part of a more general mood disturbance. Psychotic symptoms tend to
Source: www.health24.com

Accelerating the hunt for bipolar disorder genes:
WebWire - Manic depression, also known as bipolar disorder, causes brain chemical imbalances that lead to deep depressions, manic episodes and suicidal impulses in millions of Americans. Worldwide, depression is associated with the loss of 850,000 lives every
Source: www.webwire.com


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What is depression?



Health 24 - Due to the long-term impairment of functioning, many do not realise their full potential.  Dysthymia can therefore have severe long-term consequences and can be severly disabling. Bipolar Disorder – This used to be called manic depression. This
Source: www.health24.com

Psychological Health Center
HealthCentral.com - Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) Autism Bipolar Affective Disorder Bulimia Depression Hyperactivity Memory Problems Panic Attacks Schizophrenia Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Stress Stuttering Suicide Fears/Phobias Manic Depression Mental Illness/Retardation
Source: www.healthcentral.com

JEFF GERRITT: Prison death demands a fix
Detroit Free Press - Prison was no place for Souders, who had a bipolar disorder. He took medications for multiple conditions, including manic depression, psychosis and hypertension. Souders received seven misconduct reports: four for simply being out of place and
Source: www.freep.com

Actors feel 'Misery' again
Canada.com - Five years ago, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, or manic depression, and with the help of a doctor, family, and friends, he has regained control of his life. "The acting has turned out to be the perfect outlet for me," said Gale. Some of his
Source: www.canada.com

Seasonal affective disorder (winter depression)
Tiscali - It is possible that these individuals have a seasonal bipolar affective disorder (seasonal manic depression) and again the mood stabilising treatments for the more common non-seasonal form of the illness are available. What causes winter depression? In
Source: www.tiscali.co.uk


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Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Personal Accounts: Hold on Tight



Psychiatric Services (subscription) - Dec 7, 2006... I had quickly acknowledged that I was an alcoholic, but bipolar disorder, manic depression�it all made sense. Addiction and mental illness. Together as one. ...
Source: psychservices.psychiatryonline.org

Pensioner died after electric shock therapy
icBerkshire, UK - Dec 13, 2006... manic depression for 60 years, died after undergoing electric shock therapy at Reading's Prospect Park Hospital. Violet Dixon, 81, who suffered from bipolar ...
Source: icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk

Noteworthy Bipolars
Blogger News Network - Dec 23, 2006Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that affects 2-3% of the population. ... Manic-depression, as it was formerly called, is rooted in a chemical imbalance within ...
Source: www.bloggernews.net

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Losing the plot



Guardian Unlimited, UK - Dec 12, 2006... At the same time he was attractive, intelligent, talented. In the UK, the mental illness du jour seems to be bipolar disorder ("manic depression" rebranded). ...
Source: society.guardian.co.uk

Antidepressants Associated With Increased Risk For Suicide ...
Science Daily (press release) - Dec 7, 2006... Bipolar disorder -- Bipolar disorder (previously known as Manic Depression) is a psychiatric diagnostic category describing a class of mood disorders in which ...
Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Picture of hope
NorthJersey.com, NJ - Dec 5, 2006... Fredericks, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, manic depression and schizoaffective disorder, was institutionalized nearly two years ago after ...
Source: www.northjersey.com

New moms at risk for variety of mental problems, large study finds
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,  United States - Dec 5, 2006... Problems included postpartum depression, but also bipolar disorder, with altering periods ... landed in the hospital with depression or manic depression within the ...
Source: www.stltoday.com

Zyprexa Cat Out Of The Bag
CounterCurrents.org, India - Dec 20, 2006... who did not see patients with schizophrenia or manic depression, to prescribe ... doctors �do treat dementia� but �do not treat bipolar; schizophrenia is ...
Source: www.countercurrents.org

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SFPD has a 'beanbag gun' officers can use to subdue suspects who ...



San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Dec 5, 2006... After pleading with the woman -- who suffered from manic depression and had a history of bipolar disorder -- to put down the knife and leave the room, an ...
Source: sfgate.com

Pensioner died after electric shock therapy
icBerkshire, UK - Dec 13, 2006... manic depression for 60 years, died after undergoing electric shock therapy at Reading's Prospect Park Hospital. Violet Dixon, 81, who suffered from bipolar ...
Source: icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk

Mind over matter
Guardian Unlimited, UK - Dec 4, 2006... He admits his colleagues were "pretty horrified" to learn he has bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression. "There were a ...
Source: society.guardian.co.uk

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What is depression?



Health 24 - Due to the long-term impairment of functioning, many do not realise their full potential.  Dysthymia can therefore have severe long-term consequences and can be severly disabling. Bipolar Disorder – This used to be called manic depression. This
Source: www.health24.com

Psychological Health Center
HealthCentral.com - Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) Autism Bipolar Affective Disorder Bulimia Depression Hyperactivity Memory Problems Panic Attacks Schizophrenia Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Stress Stuttering Suicide Fears/Phobias Manic Depression Mental Illness/Retardation
Source: www.healthcentral.com

Disaster for SA mental health
Health 24 - People suffering from bipolar mood disorder (BMD, previously known as manic depression) and depression are particularly at risk," says Zane Wilson, founder of SADAG. "As with numerous physical diseases such as hypertension, sufferers of BMD
Source: www.health24.com

Psynova injected with a further £250k as it develops commercial
Cambridge Network - Initially concentrating on Schizophrenia and Bipolar Affective Disorder (previously referred to as manic depression) Psynova intends to, longer term, move into related therapeutic areas, such as depression, neurodegenerative disorders and substance
Source: www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk

Is Karien losing her mind?
Health 24 - Organic brain damage may also result from toxic reactions to drugs and other toxic substances (toxic psychosis). Bipolar disorder (manic depression): psychosis generally appears as part of a more general mood disturbance. Psychotic symptoms tend to
Source: www.health24.com


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What is depression?



Health 24 - Due to the long-term impairment of functioning, many do not realise their full potential.  Dysthymia can therefore have severe long-term consequences and can be severly disabling. Bipolar Disorder – This used to be called manic depression. This
Source: www.health24.com

Family: Suspect in crash needs help
Myrtle Beach Online - The 67-year-old businessman had vanished late Saturday from his home in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., without taking his medication for bipolar disorder and manic depression, said his daughter, Kimberly McGillewie. Jacobs remained jailed without bond
Source: www.myrtlebeachonline.com

The Genetics Of Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder In Children And
Medical News Today - and a team of researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) to identify key genetic underpinnings of bipolar Commonly referred to as manic depression, BPD is a mood disorder that goes beyond the day's ordinary ups and downs, becoming a
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com


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Zyprexa Cat Out Of The Bag



CounterCurrents.org, India - Dec 20, 2006... who did not see patients with schizophrenia or manic depression, to prescribe ... doctors �do treat dementia� but �do not treat bipolar; schizophrenia is ...
Source: www.countercurrents.org

SFPD has a 'beanbag gun' officers can use to subdue suspects who ...
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Dec 5, 2006... After pleading with the woman -- who suffered from manic depression and had a history of bipolar disorder -- to put down the knife and leave the room, an ...
Source: sfgate.com

Dana Parker: Long road to mental wellness
Detroit Free Press, United States - Dec 18, 2006... He didn't run when Dana told him she had bipolar disorder ... Unmedicated at times, or insufficiently medicated with drugs only for manic depression, Dana slid into ...
Source: www.freep.com

Personal Accounts: Hold on Tight
Psychiatric Services (subscription) - Dec 7, 2006... I had quickly acknowledged that I was an alcoholic, but bipolar disorder, manic depression�it all made sense. Addiction and mental illness. Together as one. ...
Source: psychservices.psychiatryonline.org

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Tuesday, January 02, 2007

SFPD has a 'beanbag gun' officers can use to subdue suspects who ...



San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Dec 5, 2006... After pleading with the woman -- who suffered from manic depression and had a history of bipolar disorder -- to put down the knife and leave the room, an ...
Source: sfgate.com

Letters | A Reader Responds
Centre Daily Times, PA - Dec 11, 2006... I founded the group in 1986 when I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and wondered, "Is there life after manic depression," its earlier and more descriptive ...
Source: www.centredaily.com

Mental health workers rewarded
Richmond and Twickenham Times, UK - Dec 10, 2006... first-hand experience of illnesses, ranging from schizophrenia to bipolar depression. ... psychiatrists, on the nature of schizophrenia and manic depression, and a ...
Source: www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk

Biomarkers trump behavior in mental illness diagnosis
Nature.com (subscription), UK - Dec 28, 2006... disorganized thinking and other psychotic symptoms can result from schizophrenia, Alzheimer disease, bipolar disorder, manic depression or dementia. ...
Source: www.nature.com

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Antidepressants Associated With Increased Risk For Suicide ...



Science Daily (press release) - Dec 7, 2006... Bipolar disorder -- Bipolar disorder (previously known as Manic Depression) is a psychiatric diagnostic category describing a class of mood disorders in which ...
Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Survey shows mental health care problems may be rising; treatment ...
ArmyTimes.com, VA - Dec 26, 2006... Certain medications also disqualify troops from deployment, such as lithium or anti-convulsants prescribed for manic depression or bipolar disorder and anti ...
Source: www.armytimes.com

Bulletin Board for Broward County
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Jan 1, 2007... Free. Call 877-435-7443. Depression/manic depression (bipolar) support group, 7:30-9 pm at Atlantic Shores Hospital, 4545 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. ...
Source: www.sun-sentinel.com

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The Role of Decision Making for the Bipolar



American Chronicle, CA - Dec 11, 2006... Attention deficit and Bipolar are addressed primarily as mental illness yet ... in dejection cannot be attributed to a syndrome of manic/ depression when lack of ...
Source: www.americanchronicle.com

Pensioner died after electric shock therapy
icBerkshire, UK - Dec 13, 2006... manic depression for 60 years, died after undergoing electric shock therapy at Reading's Prospect Park Hospital. Violet Dixon, 81, who suffered from bipolar ...
Source: icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk

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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST



MetroMix - Hemingway, it seems clear now, suffered from misdiagnosed bipolar disorder. His father almost certainly had it too Drinking is the classic way to try to quell all this, and suicide is more likely to be associated with manic depression than with
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An immense number of patients get worse from new antidepressant drugs



24-7PressRelease.com - Spjut), in Sweden and the rest of the Western world is the sale of "Bipolar Disorder" (Manic-Depression). Patients are to be told their "old" diagnosis of depression was a bit wrong and that the "correct" diagnosis was "Bipolar" (both these diagnoses
Source: www.24-7pressrelease.com

Think Quickly for a Natural High
ABC News - Psychologists Emily Pronin of Princeton and Daniel Wegner of Harvard were studying manic depression, a bipolar disorder that switches victims from being very excited and productive to being very depressed, when they hit upon an idea. During the manic
Source: abcnews.go.com

Barriers to beating mood disorders
Health 24 - According to an executive of the National Depression and Manic Depression Association (NDMDA), Lydia Lewis, these new If you have depression or bipolar disorder and would like to join a support group, or if you would just like more
Source: www.health24.com


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Monday, January 01, 2007

Layton couple pleads not guilty to theft of funds



Deseret News, UT - Nov 27, 2006... to a son of the couple, who used it to cope with his bipolar disorder. "This book has nothing to do with the illness of manic depression," Bearnson said. ...
Source: deseretnews.com

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Alberta in brief



Daily Herald Tribune - I'm bipolar and have mood swings and manic depression with it.'' Accused in triple murder back in court MEDICINE HAT (CP) - A man accused of murdering three members of a family in southern Alberta made a brief court appearance Thursday. Matters for
Source: www.dailyheraldtribune.com


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My life with bipolar disorder



Health 24 - My life with bipolar disorder We have featured bipolar disorder on this site a couple of times. Today, one of our users I did not know what manic depression was, as it was called at that time, but i suspected that my somewhat bizarre behaviour was
Source: www.health24.com


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Are You Going



Everyday Gospel Magazine, MI - Nov 30, 2006... two very personal messages dealing with the extremes of Schizophrenia and Manic Depression. ... Elijah, on the other hand, epitomizes a bipolar manic depressive ...
Source: www.everydaygospelmagazine.com

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Psychological Health Center



HealthCentral.com - Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) Autism Bipolar Affective Disorder Bulimia Depression Hyperactivity Memory Problems Panic Attacks Schizophrenia Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Stress Stuttering Suicide Fears/Phobias Manic Depression Mental Illness/Retardation
Source: www.healthcentral.com


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Sunday, December 31, 2006

Beyond Blue



Belief.Net - Granted, an MRI won’t map the destroyed brain tissue that my bipolar has caused. Blood work can’t determine exactly One, you could have a hormonal imbalance (permanent PMS on top of manic depression . . . wonderful). Two, you could have a tumor
Source: www.beliefnet.com


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Crazy Law:



Slate - Experts testifying for the prosecution and the defense often agree on a diagnosis—and then clash over whether a defendant's schizophrenia or bipolar disorder or manic depression meant that he didn't know what he was doing and so shouldn't be held
Source: www.slate.com

Barriers to beating mood disorders
Health 24 - According to an executive of the National Depression and Manic Depression Association (NDMDA), Lydia Lewis, these new If you have depression or bipolar disorder and would like to join a support group, or if you would just like more
Source: www.health24.com

Psynova injected with a further £250k as it develops commercial
Cambridge Network - Initially concentrating on Schizophrenia and Bipolar Affective Disorder (previously referred to as manic depression) Psynova intends to, longer term, move into related therapeutic areas, such as depression, neurodegenerative disorders and substance
Source: www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk


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The Bigger Picture



Communitycare.co.uk - includes anorexia nervosa, where sufferers eat very little because they think that they are too fat, and bulimia nervosa, the symptoms of which include binge eating, vomiting and the taking of laxatives. -  manic depression : Also known as bipolar
Source: www.communitycare.co.uk

Study probes bipolar disorder
Yale Daily News - Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is one of the most common mental illnesses and a chronic medical disorder. Patients with Bipolar disorder are marked by having emotional ups, downs or both. These emotional variations manifest
Source: www.yaledailynews.com

Bipolar disorder
CNN - From high to low. From euphoria to depression. From recklessness to listlessness. These are the extremes associated with bipolar disorder, which can be a serious and disabling mental illness. Bipolar disorder is also known as manic-depression or
Source: www.cnn.com


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Biomarkers trump behavior in mental illness diagnosis



Nature.com (subscription), UK - Dec 28, 2006... disorganized thinking and other psychotic symptoms can result from schizophrenia, Alzheimer disease, bipolar disorder, manic depression or dementia. ...
Source: www.nature.com

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Family: Suspect in crash needs help



Myrtle Beach Online - The 67-year-old businessman had vanished late Saturday from his home in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., without taking his medication for bipolar disorder and manic depression, said his daughter, Kimberly McGillewie. Jacobs remained jailed without bond
Source: www.myrtlebeachonline.com

Is Karien losing her mind?
Health 24 - Organic brain damage may also result from toxic reactions to drugs and other toxic substances (toxic psychosis). Bipolar disorder (manic depression): psychosis generally appears as part of a more general mood disturbance. Psychotic symptoms tend to
Source: www.health24.com


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Book Review: The Yellow House - Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine ...



Blogcritics.org, OH - Dec 12, 2006... Gayford's conclusion is that Van Gogh probably suffered from bipolar disorder, or manic depression - a condition that would explain why Vincent could go from ...
Source: blogcritics.org

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Accelerating the hunt for bipolar disorder genes:



WebWire - Manic depression, also known as bipolar disorder, causes brain chemical imbalances that lead to deep depressions, manic episodes and suicidal impulses in millions of Americans. Worldwide, depression is associated with the loss of 850,000 lives every
Source: www.webwire.com

Think Quickly for a Natural High
ABC News - Psychologists Emily Pronin of Princeton and Daniel Wegner of Harvard were studying manic depression, a bipolar disorder that switches victims from being very excited and productive to being very depressed, when they hit upon an idea. During the manic
Source: abcnews.go.com

An immense number of patients get worse from new antidepressant drugs
24-7PressRelease.com - Spjut), in Sweden and the rest of the Western world is the sale of "Bipolar Disorder" (Manic-Depression). Patients are to be told their "old" diagnosis of depression was a bit wrong and that the "correct" diagnosis was "Bipolar" (both these diagnoses
Source: www.24-7pressrelease.com

Alberta in brief
Daily Herald Tribune - I'm bipolar and have mood swings and manic depression with it.'' Accused in triple murder back in court MEDICINE HAT (CP) - A man accused of murdering three members of a family in southern Alberta made a brief court appearance Thursday. Matters for
Source: www.dailyheraldtribune.com

Fish for depression
Health 24 - In the study ( Archives of General Psychiatry, 5/99), 30 patients with manic depression--also called bipolar disorder--received either fish oil or olive oil (as a placebo) along with their standard medications, including lithium. After four months, 65
Source: www.health24.com


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