Bipolar Disorder Articles
Reporter and bipolar disorder (BPD) sufferer Melody Moezzi talks about Unquiet Mind, a memoir of BPD by Kay Redfield Jamison. Jamison, a professor of psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is a leading expert on BPD, and she was brave enough not only to admit that she has the disease, but also to write extensively about her experiences with it, Moezzi says. In this article from NPR, Moezzi talks about the book and how it gives a "brilliant" and "brutally honest" account...
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Bipolar Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder and Schizophrenia
There is a close relationship between bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. These three conditions share genetic... Read more »
Antipsychotics in Kids: The New York Times Gets it Right: and Wrong
What I have to write about here is both extremely complex and highly emotionally-charged. If you are prone to anger and rash judgments,... Read more »
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... Read more »
Not Sure If You Have Bipolar Disorder?
I recently answered a question here on HealthCentral by a person who doubted whether the Bipolar II diagnosis received in 2007 was correct... Read more »
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Ask the Author: Living Well with Depression and Bipolar Disord...
Expert patient John McManamy, who has battled bipolar disorder, is taking his voice to a new level. His informative and provocative book, Living... Read more »
Tips for Raising a Child with Bipolar Disorder
My wife and I have 5 kids in various stages of growth, including a son who’s been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. When it comes to parenting, the... Read more »
9 myths about bipolar disorder
Are people who have bipolar disorder just "crazy?" Is manic depression a different condition than bipolar disorder? In this article, a psychologist... Read more »
Growing Up with Bipolar Disorder
More and more children are being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, a trend that may be due to increased awareness of the condition in younger people.... Read more »
Viewpoint: The voices of bipolar disorder
This article from The New York Times includes a link that lets you hear the stories of nine people who suffer from bipolar disorder (BPD) in their... Read more »
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