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posted 01/24/2012, comments (0)|
Twice as many w/BP in US as global average ...
The World Health Organization World Mental Health Survey Initiative found 2.4% prevalence of bipolar disorder among the total population in 11 countries but 4.4% in the US. The report appears in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The researchers conducted cross-sectional,... Read more
posted 03/14/2011, comments (0)|
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Fanning the Flames: Can Kindling Explain Relapse?
They say whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger, but how well does this home-baked philosophy stand up to our understanding of bipolar disorder? Well, not at all according to the kindling model of mood disorders. The issue of relapse has never fully been understood beyond some of the factors known to, or suspected of, acting as... Read more
posted 02/16/2011, comments (3)|
Holiday LED Christmas Lights
With the holidays upon us, it seems people are using Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights more and more every year. I jumped on the bandwagon and bought 4 strings of cute round LED mini-lights at Target, and hung them in my 3-seasons room. They are so beautiful and Soooooo bright blue. After 4 days I took them down and plan to... Read more
posted 11/20/2010, comments (11)|
Really??
My husband and I both have a diagnosis of BP Type II, he was diagnosed about 8 years ago and I about 4 years ago. We've been married 16 years. We just stumbled on this HealthCentral site and were pretty impressed until we got to this page: Mental Illness/Retardation Health Center Really? Isn't there enough... Read more
posted 07/27/2010, comments (2)|
