Bipolar Disorder Stories
Raising a child with bipolar disorder presents significant challenges, from finding the right doctor and creating an effective treatment regimen to providing support.
Expert Patient G.J. Gregory, who copes with bipolar disorder, candidly shares excerpts from his experience raising his 23-year old son Kyle, who also lives with bipolar disorder. Filled with strategies for overcoming obstacles in the home, the health care system and the working world, G.J.'s poignant stories shed light on what...
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From Our Experts
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 »
My Visionary Idea
In my last blog, I related how it helps to be a bit crazy to come up with a visionary idea. We bipolars tend to be blessed with craziness... Read more »
Does Bipolar Disorder Run in the Family?
There's no doubt that there is a genetic component to the risk of developing mental illnesses. Several studies have confirmed this. It's... Read more »
From Our Sources
Review: A personal story of bipolar disorder
J. Gart is among the most recent reviewers of An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness, a psychiatrist's first-person account of living with... Read more »
Meet Lynne Taetzsch
Im an artist and writer who has struggled with bipolar disorder since I was a teenager, but I wasnt diagnosed until I was in my forties. At that... Read more »
The Top 10 Myths About Bipolar Disorder
Like many mental illnesses, the commentary surrounding bipolar disorder is saturated with myths--it's hard to tell what's true and what's not. Below... Read more »
Share Your Story With BipolarConnect
Bipolar Connections thrives because individuals like you are willing and eager to share their experience--and expertise--with others coping with... Read more »
Documentary focuses on boy with bipolar disorder
On August 3, 2009, cable network HBO will present a documentary about Evan Scott Perry, a 15-year-old who lost his life-long battle with bipolar... Read more »
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