Monday, December 25, 2006

Help for families with mentally ill members



Bladen Journal - Her husband, Robert, was diagnosed with manic depression, a debilitating mental illness also known as bipolar disorder, in the with mentally ill relatives tools to cope with the illness and skills to be proactive in their loved ones’ treatment.
Source: www.bladenjournal.com

Bipolar disorder
CNN - Bipolar disorder is also known as manic-depression or manic-depressive illness — manic behavior is one extreme of this Lithium (Eskalith, Lithobid) has been widely used as a mood stabilizer and is generally the first line of treatment for
Source: www.cnn.com

Transsexual expert 'put patients at risk'
Guardian Unlimited - Ferguson, a senior gender psychiatrist based in Nottingham, told the hearing that Dr Reid rushed patients into treatment female-to-male transsexual in the case, Dr Ferguson said Dr Reid should have recognised she was suffering from manic depression.
Source: www.guardian.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 Rosenberg added that bipolar disorder is a serious issue because about one in five people who do not seek treatment end
Source: www.yaledailynews.com

Manic depression is no death sentence
The Sun - Manic depression is no death sentence Maria J. Dass Manic depression, which doctors call bipolar disorder, is usually a genetic bipolar disorder will usually deny that there is anything wrong with them and therefore are not likely to seek treatment
Source: www.sun2surf.com


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