Depressed OAP died after electric shock treatment
IC Berkshire - A FRAIL pensioner who battled with manic depression for 60 years, died after undergoing electric shock therapy at Reading's Prospect Park Hospital. Violet Dixon, 81, who suffered from Bipolar affective disorder was given Electroconvulsive Therapy
Source: icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk
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Daily Herald - Suffering from manic depression, grieving the death of his wife to cancer, fighting his own demons on a daily basis, and losing his family, James had hit bottom. Then, in the summer of an early morning of 1987 the phone rang. The conversation is
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The science of love - I get a kick out of you
Indolink - Some researchers suggest this mental state might share neurochemical characteristics with the manic phase of manic depression. Dr Fisher's work, however, suggests that the actual behavioural patterns of those in love—such as attempting to evoke
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New York -- Home to the Wealthy, Homeless
Think & Ask - His health care coverage ended at that time, and he could no longer afford medication for manic depression. "I don't feel the cold," he said. "It won't last long so I'm just waiting it out and watching you all walk by." Both men were
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Question and answer
Better Health Channel - I have suffered most of my adult life before being diagnosed with manic depression. (Female, aged 32) Depression has no genetic association. However there are concerns that people who live with people with depression are more susceptible to
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