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Sue Bergeson

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EHR, PHRs, and is “Big Brother” Really Watching Us?

The abbreviations EHR and PHR are short for “Electronic Heath Record” and “Personal Health Record.” A great deal of work is being done at the government and private levels to create a standard electronic health record for all of us. The idea is to allow our doctors access to our information in any treatment setting—if I end up in the ER,... Read moreChevron
posted 03/21/2007, comment (1)|
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Lynne Taetzsch

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New Recovery Program: Working toward Wellness

When young people first come out of a hospital diagnosed with a mental illness, they are often too ill to immediately return to school or work, yet they still need someplace to go and something to do.  This is what motivated Carole Stone of Ithaca, New York, to work with others to form a board and incorporate Compos Mentis: Working Toward... Read moreChevron
posted 03/19/2007, comments (2)|
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The Recent Controversy over Children and Bipolar Disorder

The New York Times ran an article the other day, Debate Over Children and Psychiatric Drugs. In the article they describe a 4 year old girl who died from an overdose of psych medications. She had been prescribed Seroquel, Depakote, and Clonidine since her diagnosis of bipolar disorder two years earlier.You read that correctly, she was diagnosed... Read moreChevron
posted 02/22/2007, comments (4)|
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Lynne Taetzsch

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Facing College with Bipolar Disorder

A recent New York Times article by Lynette Clemetson discusses the problems faced by bipolar students going off to college for the first time. It is difficult enough to make the transition to life at college in a dormitory, with the temptations of night cramming, drinking, partying, and the freedom of living away from home. Having the additional... Read moreChevron
posted 12/12/2006, comments (8)|
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A Better Drug for Depression on the Way?

While full-blown manic episodes are what some of us fear most, many of us with bipolar disorder suffer more from long-term depression and rarely experience mania or even hypomania. Several members of my bipolar support group have suffered all their lives with long bouts of depression, and have found little relief from available medication. I, too,... Read moreChevron
posted 10/20/2006, comments (0)|
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